MSA WORLDVIEW 23 JUNE 2020
Jeff Johnson
President at Summit Solutions Group | Summit Point Training Facility | Motorsports Park | Driving business growth through customer relationships.
President Donald Trump has announced plans to deploy a “surge” of federal troops to several cities across the U.S. in an effort to clamp down on recent spikes in crime, a move that has sparked controversy in light of the recent developments in Portland, Oregon. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, “Operation Legend” will see hundreds of agents from the FBI, Marshals Service, and other federal agencies work with local law enforcement in Chicago, Albuquerque, Kansas City, and several other cities. Chicago has seen 34 percent more homicides than last year, violent crime rates in Albuquerque are 3.7 times the national average, and Kansas City is on track to record its most homicides ever in 2020. Gun violence has also spiked in metropolitan areas including New York City, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Milwaukee. However, the deployment of federal troops has led to widespread criticism by those who view the move as government overreach. In Portland, which has seen 55 nights of consecutive protests calling for police reform, Mayor Ted Wheeler has called for federal troops to leave, accusing them of stoking tensions with arbitrary arrests.
Domestic
Trump to Send “Surge” of Hundreds of Federal Agents to Cities
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53507660
In Another Night of Unrest in Portland, Tear Gas Hits Mayor
“Occupy City Hall” Encampment Taken Down in Pre-Dawn Raid by N.Y.P.D.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/22/nyregion/occupy-city-hall-protest-nypd.html
Twitter Says it’s Cracking Down on QAnon Conspiracy Theory
https://apnews.com/66151ad1c38ee6715e15d9775c7a3888
International:
“Dangerous Adventure:” Turkey Warns Egypt over Libya Invasion
Coronavirus Surges Across Middle East and North Africa, in Nations Both Rich and Poor
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/17/middleeast/coronavirus-middle-east-surge-intl/index.html
Jihadists in Northeast Nigeria Execute Five Abducted Humanitarian Workers
Uganda - Where Security Forces May be More Deadly than Coronavirus
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53450850
Former SS Nazi Guard Convicted in Germany's “Last” Holocaust Trial
https://www.dw.com/en/nazi-holocaust-stutthof-trial/a-54274225
Turkey-Greece Tensions Escalate over Turkish Mediterranean Drilling Plans
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53497741
U.S. Offers $5M Bounty for Top Venezuela Judge, Maduro Ally
https://apnews.com/851abaf040c0a3d6895b09f0f852ab63
U.K. Suspends Extradition Treaty With Hong Kong Over Security Law
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/20/world/asia/extradition-treaty-hong-kong.html