I think DEFCON is DC, as in Washington, DC. Also suggested by Defense r Condition.
Perhaps ties into the IAD op that was [future].
I like that thought.
Clever and possible.
The explanation needs to cover both [1] and 1 appended to DEFCON, because both were used.
There was that bit at the end about how New York City tended to settle rapidly an onslaught of lawsuits, thought it was like laundering. Not sure how that ties into the rest of the picture, but it smells right.
Blackwater was active there in the arrests and incarcerations.
kek to all that
Would explain why the markets haven't tanked.