//The Wire//2200Z September 20, 2024//

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//BLUF: MAJOR FIRE BREAKS OUT IN OHIO. POTENTIAL FOR WAR IN LEBANON CONTINUES TO MOUNT.//

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-International Events-

Middle East: This morning Israeli bombing continued in Lebanon, to include the targeting of at least one major residential structure in Beirut. Hezbollah rocket attacks have continued in kind, though more randomly and sporadically. AC: No indications of an Israeli ground offensive occurring yet, though forces continue to stage in the region.

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Ohio: A major fire is underway at a scrapyard facility in Columbus. The Columbus Auto Shredding facility on Alum Park Drive caught fire early this morning. Local air quality advisories are in effect due to the HAZMAT concerns from the fire. No word yet on what started the fire.

Washington D.C. – In response to the growing concern regarding the lack of substantial increases of security postures in the current threat environment, the US Secret Service director has highlighted the current stance of the USSS. Acting Director Ronald Rowe stated that “We have to be able to have the personnel, the assets, and be able to spread those out for an indefinite period of time in the event that another situation, a geopolitical conflict, or some other tension, requires us to do so”.

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Analyst Comments: Statements by Director Rowe have raised eyebrows considering this is the second time this week his comparatively odd statements on the topic have left citizens wondering what he is insinuating. Many concerns lie with the nature of the “geopolitical conflict” Director Rowe has referred to twice now, and what kind of geopolitical conflict could possibly have anything to do with the US Secret Service. Any event whatsoever that would require the USSS to spread their forces thin would likely be an event of gargantuan significance. As there’s nothing to go on but implications and insinuations, this is merely a continuation of indications and warnings of the current threat environment, as tensions continue to mount this election season.

Analyst: S2A1

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