text: FRINGE GROUPS PROTESTORS CALL FOR RESIGNATION OF CZECH GOVERNMENT: Tens of thousands of alt-right and communist demonstrators took to the streets in Prague to demand the resignation of the Czech Government. Protest organizers claim the Czech government has failed to fulfill its mandate to ensure ”security and economic prosperity” and instead serves as a puppet for the EU, America, and NATO. Security officials noted the number of protesters had significantly diminished from the 70,000 who marched in Prague on 03 September.Latin America SITREPCOLOMBIA-VENEZUELA BORDER REOPENS: The governments of Colombia and Venezuela opened their border at the Simon Bolivar International Bridge yesterday. Crowds from both sides of the border turned out en masse for the event. Colombia’s new leftist President Gustavo Petro said the reopening was “a giant leap forward for human rights along the entire Venezuelan-Colombian frontier.” Gustavo is looking to resume $600 million in annual trade between the two countries after seven years of border closure.LEFTIST LULA POSTS INCREASING LEAD OVER BOLSONARO IN BRAZIL ELECTION: In a potential Brazilian remake of the U.S. 2020 election, former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has unexpectedly widened his lead in the upcoming presidential elections in Brazil. A national poll showed Lula with a 13 point lead over the country’s right-leaning, pro-Trump incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. Brazil remains tense as accusations of vote-rigging and authoritarian responses to the election are being traded back and forth by “experts.” The election of Lula would follow a series of hard core leftist heads of state elected across South and Central America this year.China & Indo-Pacific SITREPNORTH KOREA GREETS KAMALA HARIS WITH TWIN MISSILE TESTS: South Korean defense officials revealed North Korean forces tested two ballistic missiles on Wednesday. The unidentified missiles launched 10 minutes apart matched a similar test on Sunday, flying irregular trajectories designed to confuse missile defense systems before landing in waters off the country’s eastern coast. Defense officials state the performance of the missiles bears a striking similarity to Russian Iskander ballistic missiles, with performance indicating a highly maneuverable nuclear-capable platform. The test comes less than 24 hours before a scheduled visit to South Korea by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and in the middle of joint U.S – ROK military exercises off South Korea’s east coast. CHINA REPORTS LOWEST YUAN VALUATION RATE SINCE 2010: Despite a host of Chinese government interventions in its currency, the Yuan tumbled to a record low against the dollar yesterday. Bloomberg reported the offshore yuan, traded outside of China, fell to 7.2386 against the dollar at the close of markets yesterday. Coincidentally, the British pound sank to a record low against the dollar over fears its rudderless economy is in trouble. Investors are dumping local currencies to buy the dollar, a traditional safe haven, which has become even more valuable due to inflation-fighting rate hikes by the U.S. Fed.LOW INTENSITY CONFLICT INTSUM