23 DEC 2024: Special Headline Brief: Domestic Events, Global Affairs, and Good Medical News!
The Wright Report
Bryan Dean Wright
4.9 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 23 December 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he covers today's top stories shaping America and the world. In today's episode, we delve into:
U.S. Navy Friendly Fire Incident: Two pilots eject safely after their F/A-18 Hornet is accidentally shot down over the Red Sea by a missile launched from the USS Gettysburg. We examine the leadership and technology failures behind this costly mishap.
Mysterious Drone Sightings: The FAA expands flight restrictions across New York following more unexplained drone activity targeting critical infrastructure. Anti-drone tech is deployed, but questions about the origin of these drones linger.
Trump's Take on the Panama Canal: Donald Trump suggests reclaiming control of the Panama Canal if fees and Chinese influence aren't addressed, citing historical treaties and America's strategic interests.
Turkey's Moves in Syria: Satellite images reveal Turkish forces preparing to attack U.S.-backed Kurdish allies, escalating tensions as the Biden administration seeks diplomatic solutions.
Good News Roundup:
- A breakthrough in solar panel efficiency from a U.S.-based company could reduce the land needed for solar farms by 40%.
- German researchers discovered that an ingredient in common cough syrup may help treat lung fibrosis.
- New insights link high-fructose corn syrup to tumor growth, urging consumers to reconsider dietary habits during the holidays.
"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32
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| 0:00.0 | It's December 23rd. I'm Brian Dean Wright, former CIA operations officer, and this is The Wright Report. |
| 0:12.2 | A good day to you, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to The Wright Report, Your Daily News, podcast. |
| 0:22.4 | It's a headline brief this morning. Heavy on news, light on analysis for this holiday week. |
| 0:27.5 | But as ever, the news is still going to shape America and the world. |
| 0:32.7 | We first begin with U.S. service members in the Middle East, two of them. |
| 0:36.9 | Two U.S. naval pilots are safe |
| 0:38.7 | this morning, but only after they ejected from their F.A. 18 Hornet jet. That was over the |
| 0:43.8 | weekend. It was accidentally shot down over the Red Sea by their fellow servicemen on the USS |
| 0:50.0 | Gettysburg. The Washington Post and others are reporting that the friendly fire incident took |
| 0:55.6 | place yesterday morning after the jet took off from the USS Harry Truman and inexplicably, |
| 1:01.6 | the USS Gettysburg then took aim at the jet. It fired a surface-to-air missile called the |
| 1:06.4 | SM2. The pilots ejected, thank God, suffered only minor injuries. They are now safe. The jet is not. It sits on the seafloor this morning. A full investigation is now underway. Pivoting to quick analysis and opinion, folks, this is remarkable and frightening. For this to have happened would have required a shocking number of |
| 1:28.6 | failures up and down the chain of command and a failure of technology on certainly the ship |
| 1:33.6 | and on the jet that is designed to prevent this from happening. So let's put this incident |
| 1:38.5 | on our radars, especially as we think about leadership and tech failures in the military this |
| 1:43.1 | morning. We are also going to |
| 1:44.6 | be watching for how or if this jet can be recovered. It's got some sensitive technologies on board. |
| 1:51.6 | By the way, this accident is going to cost taxpayers like you a pretty penny. We'll start with a |
| 1:56.6 | little cost, the SM2. That should not have been fired, but it was. So that's going to cost you |
| 2:01.3 | about $1 to $2 million for that. Meanwhile, the replacement cost for the jet, oh dear, it's going to |
| 2:07.1 | run somewhere between $50 million to $100 million for a new one. So there you go. Next, an update on |
| 2:13.6 | the drone wars here at home. On Friday, the FAA expanded flight restrictions in New York, |
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