S2 Underground

//The Wire//2300Z October 5, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: SAUDI PIPELINE HIT AGAIN BY HOUTHIS, STATUS OF PIPELINE UNCLEAR. BRITISH AUTHORITIES ISSUE DISPERSAL ORDER FOR ENTIRE TOWN TO CONCEAL ILLEGAL MIGRANT INVASION. RESEARCHER DIES OF PLAGUE FOLLOWING LAB ACCIDENT IN SIBERIA. EPSTEIN INVESTIGATOR FOUND DEAD AFTER EXPOSING HOWARD LUTNICK'S FINANCIAL TIES TO EPSTEIN.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE---...

Research Notes/Bibliography can be found here: https://publish.obsidian.md/s2underground  Common Intelligence Picture: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=204a59b01f4443cd96718796fd102c00  Border Crisis Map: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=7f13eda1f301431e98a7ac0393b0e6b0  TOC Dashboard: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/ebe374c40c1a4231a06075155b0e8cb9/  00:00 - Global Overvi...

//The Wire//2300Z October 2, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: VIOLENT RIOTS CONTINUE IN FRANCE. SECURITY INCIDENT REPORTED AT GRAND MOSQUE IN MECCA. TROOP DEPLOYMENT SURGE OBSERVED AT SOUTHERN US BORDER. UNITED STATES CONTINUES STAGING NAVAL FORCES AND MISSILE DEFENSES IN MIDDLE EAST.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Europe: This morning the United States and other G7 countries ga...

//The Wire//2300Z October 1, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: CHINA HALTS ALL FUEL EXPORTS. MIGRANT STUDENT RIOTS CONTINUE IN FRANCE, HUNDREDS ARRESTED AS MOB ATTACKS REMAIN CONSTANT. ENERGY DEPARTMENT FILES CONTRACT FOR AN ADDITIONAL 40 MILLION BARREL RELEASE FROM THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Europe: The fuel crisis continues to deteriorate. T...

//The Wire//2300Z September 30, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: ATTEMPTED HIJACKING OF COMMERCIAL AIRLINER HALTED IN MIDDLE EAST, PILOT SEVERELY WOUNDED DURING ATTACK. SMOKE PLUMES OBSERVED AT MAJOR SAUDI OIL PROCESSING FACILITY. UNITED STATES ANNOUNCES FORMAL WITHDRAWAL FROM IRAQ. IRANIAN ATTACKS ON SHIPPING CONTINUE IN HORMUZ STRAIT.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Middle East...

//The Wire//2000Z September 29, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: GAS PIPELINE IN SYRIA SABOTAGED. GLOBAL FUEL CRISIS CONTINUES TO INCREASE IN SEVERITY. ESTONIA FORMALLY ACCUSES RUSSIA OF LAST MONTH'S SABOTAGE ATTACK IN TALLINN. FBI CO-DEPUTY DIRECTOR RESIGNS.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Estonia: This morning federal authorities officially released the results of the inve...

//The Wire//2300Z September 28, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: QUESTIONS REMAIN AS THE EXACT DETAILS AND MOTIVE OF THE INCIDENT AT RAF FAIRFORD REMAIN UNKNOWN. MAJOR DRONE STRIKES REPORTED IN UKRAINE. WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST REMAINS CONSTANT WITH LITTLE PROGRESS MADE ON THE DIPLOMATIC FRONT.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Ukraine: Substantial strikes on Kiev have continued over...

//The Wire//1300Z September 28, 2026//  //PRIORITY//  //BLUF: INCIDENT REPORTED AT RAF FAIRFORD AS MULTIPLE MEN ARRESTED IN MULTIPLE VEHICLES NEAR THE AIRBASE PERIMETER.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- United Kingdom: Yesterday a possible terror attack was foiled at Fairford Airbase, after a group of men were discovered acting suspiciously in the vicinity of the base. Local a...

Research Notes/Bibliography can be found here: https://publish.obsidian.md/s2underground  Common Intelligence Picture: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=204a59b01f4443cd96718796fd102c00  Border Crisis Map: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=7f13eda1f301431e98a7ac0393b0e6b0  TOC Dashboard: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/ebe374c40c1a4231a06075155b0e8cb9/  00:00 - Global Overvi...

//The Wire//2300Z September 25, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: RUSSIA AND UKRAINE INCREASE MUTUAL TARGETING EFFORTS OVERNIGHT. HOUTHIS ATTEMPT TO STRIKE SAUDI TARGETS, ALL MISSILES INTERCEPTED. AMERICAN ASPIRATIONS FOR INTERVENTION IN CUBA CONTINUE TO MOUNT.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Baltic Sea: Tensions are high as a series of escalations have remained constant between N...

//The Wire//2300Z September 24, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: STABBING REPORTED AT POLISH MONASTERY. INFRASTRUCTURE ATTACKS CONTINUE IN EUROPE. MAJOR MISSILE STRIKES REPORTED IN KIEV. ENERGY CRISIS CONTINUES AS GAS AND DIESEL PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Ukraine: Major missile strikes were reported in Kiev overnight. Several Iskander missiles struck...

//The Wire//2300Z September 23, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONTINUES IN NEW YORK. AMERICAN SANCTIONS ON IRANIAN AIRLINES COME INTO EFFECT. COMMERCIAL VESSEL STRUCK IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ. RUSSIAN HELICOPTER BRIEFLY CROSSES POLISH BORDER, ESCALATING GROWING CONCERNS OF AIRSPACE INCURSIONS.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- United Kingdom: Immigrati...

//The Wire//2300Z September 22, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: TRUMP SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH GREENLAND, SECURING RIGHT TO BUILD TWO MORE AMERICAN BASES. WHITE HOUSE FLOATS DIESEL EXPORT BAN AMID DWINDLING STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVES. VILNIUS AIRPORT BRIEFLY SHUT DOWN DUE TO BALLOON INCURSIONS.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Saudi Arabia: Officials have announced that some repair...

//The Wire//2300Z September 21, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: BALTIC STATES ISSUE WARNINGS CONCERNING ALLEGEDLY IMMINENT RUSSIAN HYBRID WARFARE ATTACKS. NEWARK ATC SECTOR SHUT DOWN DUE TO CUT CABLE THIS AFTERNOON. UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEGINS IN NEW YORK.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Europe: Tensions are escalating between NATO and Russia, after Lithuania and Latv...

Research Notes/Bibliography can be found here: https://publish.obsidian.md/s2underground  Common Intelligence Picture: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=204a59b01f4443cd96718796fd102c00  Border Crisis Map: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=7f13eda1f301431e98a7ac0393b0e6b0  TOC Dashboard: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/ebe374c40c1a4231a06075155b0e8cb9/  00:00 - Global Overvi...

//The Wire//2300Z September 18, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: EUROPEAN ENERGY CRISIS CONTINUES TO DEVELOP AS WORLD LEADERS ATTEMPT TO MITIGATE EFFECTS OF DWINDLING SUPPLY. IRANIAN TARGETING ESCALATES IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ. SAUDI EFFORTS TO REPAIR EAST-WEST PIPELINE CONTINUE.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Europe: Throughout the continent, various world leaders are attempting to...

//The Wire//2000Z September 17, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: SAUDIS CLAIM THAT THE EAST-WEST PIPELINE WILL BE REPAIRED SOON, DESPITE THE TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF SEVERAL PUMPING STATIONS. UNITED STATES WEIGHS MITIGATION ACTIONS TO PREVENT DIESEL CRISIS FROM EXPANDING. PRESIDENT XI AND PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA REPORTEDLY FELL ILL DURING BRICS SUMMIT.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Ind...

//The Wire//2100Z September 16, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: OIL EXECUTIVES SOUND ALARMS REGARDING FUEL CRISIS, STATING THAT FUEL PRICES ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE SHARPLY AND IMMINENTLY. HOUTHIS SHOOT DOWN SAUDI FIGHTER AIRCRAFT. HELICOPTER CRASH REPORTED IN LOS ANGELES. DC POLICE UNION VOICES CONCERN WITH POLICE OFFICERS BEING SURVEILLED BY FLOCK SENSORS.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -Internationa...

//The Wire//2000Z September 15, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: SABOTAGE ATTACKS STRIKE DUTCH RAIL NETWORK. JOLIET REFINERY OFFLINE DUE TO UNPLANNED POWER OUTAGE. SAUDI ARABIA ANNOUNCES COMPLETE HALT TO EXPORT OPERATIONS IN YANBU, FURTHER SEPTEMBER CONTRACTS FOR OIL WILL NOT BE DELIVERED. LIBYAN OIL FIELDS SHUT DOWN DUE TO WORKER PROTESTS.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Russia:...

//The Wire//1800Z September 14, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: DAMAGE TO SAUDI PIPELINE WORSE THAN INITIALLY SUSPECTED. SAUDI FORCES PRESENT INDICATIONS OF MILITARY ESCALATION IN YEMEN, STRIKES IN SANAA REPORTED. COSTCO BEGINS RATIONING OF KIRKLAND BRAND MOTOR OIL.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Saudi Arabia: Over the weekend the scale of the damage to Saudi petroleum faciliti...

Research Notes/Bibliography can be found here: https://publish.obsidian.md/s2underground  Common Intelligence Picture: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=204a59b01f4443cd96718796fd102c00  Border Crisis Map: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=7f13eda1f301431e98a7ac0393b0e6b0  TOC Dashboard: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/ebe374c40c1a4231a06075155b0e8cb9/  00:00 - Global Overvi...

//The Wire//1500Z September 11, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: HOUTHIS STRIKE SAUDI EAST-WEST PIPELINE IN MAJOR MISSILE BARRAGE OVERNIGHT. HOUTHIS ALSO EXERT CONTROL OVER BAB EL MANDEB, AFTER CAPTURING ISLANDS THIS MORNING.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Saudi Arabia: Overnight Houthi forces conducted major missile and drone strikes on the Saudi East-West Pipeline. Local sourc...

//The Wire//2100Z September 10, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: HOUTHIS MAKE MAJOR TERRITORIAL GAINS AS SAUDI-BACKED FORCES COLLAPSE OVERNIGHT. TRUMP AND NETANYAHU BEGIN INCREASING STATEMENTS REGARDING IRANIAN NUCLEAR AMBITIONS. DAMAGE REPORTS EMERGE AFTER THE ESCALATION OF TARGETING THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST YESTERDAY.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Middle East: Following the...

//The Wire//1300Z September 9, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: INTENSE FIGHTING REPORTED IN MIDDLE EAST. IRAN CAPTURES HIGHLY CLASSIFIED AMERICAN DRONE SUBMARINE. UNITED STATES TARGETS 5X MORE TANKERS IN GULF.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Middle East: Major escalations were reported around the region, as the fighting on both sides has intensified back to levels not seen since...

//The Wire//1300Z September 8, 2026//  //ROUTINE//  //BLUF: WAR REIGNITES BETWEEN SAUDI ARABIA AND THE HOUTHIS, WITH SEVERAL STRIKES REPORTED ON SAUDI POWER PLANTS AND REFINERIES OVERNIGHT. SABOTAGE ATTACKS ON SUBSTATIONS IN GERMANY CONTINUE.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----    -International Events- Saudi Arabia: Overnight, major escalations occurred between the Saudis and the Houthis, after a few day...