The Wire - August 20, 2024

//The Wire//2200Z August 20, 2024//
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//BLUF: LUXURY YACHT SINKS OFF SICILY, VIPS REMAIN MISSING AT SEA. NO NEW INFO ON JBSA SHOOTING.//
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-International Events-
Italy: The sailing vessel BAYESIAN sank off the coast of Sicily overnight, reportedly due to severe weather conditions. This vessel was owned by British software tycoon Mike Lynch and onboard the vessel were a number of VIPs, to include Morgan Stanley Chair Jonathan Bloomer. Of the 22x personnel onboard the vessel, 15x passengers and crew were rescued, including Lynch’s wife. Italian rescue and salvage crews have located the wreck of the vessel and have begun rescue/salvage operations as necessary. So far, one body has been recovered (the onboard chef), but all others not accounted for remain missing at sea.
-HomeFront-
Texas: A spokeswoman for JBSA-Lackland has stated that Saturday’s engagements are not being treated as terror attacks. AC: No arrests have been made, nor has any information come to light regarding the firefights Saturday morning. As such, it’s not clear as to how base leadership can not know who the attacker(s) were or anything about them, yet can somehow rule out terrorism.
Illinois: Limited disruptions have been reported at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Several perimeter breaches have been reported and most of the demonstrations have been of a Pro-Palestine nature, with a few arrests being reported as some demonstrations get out of hand.
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Analyst Comments: The sinking of the BAYESIAN has drawn much interest due to events in the United Kingdom overnight. Yesterday, Stephen Chamberlain was struck and killed by a vehicle in Cambridgeshire. He was a defendant alongside Mike Lynch in the fraud scandal that emerged from the sale of their company (Autonomy) to Hewlett-Packard. Both Chamberlain and Lynch were acquitted in this trial two months ago, leading even mainstream media sources to note the extremely coincidental nature of both men meeting their untimely ends on almost the exact same day, under vastly different circumstances. Of course, the data itself doesn’t provide many concrete details support to this idea, beyond the timing and nature of the incidents themselves.
Analyst: S2A1
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