Archive for September, 2012

Ice T on Gun Control

You may have seen this already but it is an important point that he makes:

 

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Todd Jarrett: Tactical Reload

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Iran could launch pre-emptive strike on Israel, commander says

Iran could launch pre-emptive strike on Israel, commander says

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/iran-could-launch-pre-emptive-strike-on-israel-commander-says/article4561930/

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Lever Gun as Personal Protection

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FBI Executives Brief Congress on Threats to Nation

Two Executives Brief Congress on Threats to Nation
FBI Associate Deputy Director Kevin Perkins and Deputy Assistant Director of the Counterterrorism Division Michael Clancy testified before a Senate committee and subcommittee, respectively, on the increasingly complex threats facing our nation and how the FBI is continually evolving to counter those threats.

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FBI Computer Scam Alert

IC3 Scam Alerts

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Aspiring Jihadist Arrested in Chicago

Aspiring Jihadist Arrested in Chicago is republished with permission of Stratfor.”

By Ben West

On the evening of Sept. 15, Adel Daoud parked a Jeep Cherokee loaded with a large explosive device outside a bar in downtown Chicago. As he walked down the street away from the vehicle, he activated a trigger to detonate the bomb. The bomb, however, was inert, and FBI agents positioned nearby immediately took Daoud, an 18-year-old from the Chicago suburbs, into custody.

Daoud had been the subject of a four-month FBI investigation and sting operation, during which undercover agents had been communicating with Daoud and recording his statements. Sting operations have become the tactic of choice for the FBI and other U.S. law enforcement organizations when investigating would-be jihadists. As U.S. law enforcement agencies perfect their sting operations to identify aspiring jihadists and prevent attacks, jihadists, too, can be expected to innovate and evolve alternate means of communication and vetting of those with whom they collaborate. Read the rest of this entry »

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Mosin Nagant Takedown, Bolt Disassembly

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VEPR 7.62x54R AK Review

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Iranian Quds Force poses threat to U.S. Homeland

From: Washington Times

Iran’s extremist militias and their proxies were behind a recent string of terror attacks against Israeli diplomatic targets around the globe and might seek to strike the United States, U.S. counterterrorism officials said Wednesday.

Mr. Olsen said the Quds Force, the elite division of the Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps responsible for operations abroad, “poses a threat beyond the immediate [Middle East] region,” including to the U.S. homeland.

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Missing Person

Missing Teen

Seeking Public Assistance

Information is being sought in connection with the September 17 abduction of 15-year-old Ailene Mariz Lander from Dothan, Alabama by her stepfather, Charles “Dean” Partin. Details

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Armada of British naval power massing in the Gulf as Israel prepares an Iran strike

From: The Telegraph

Battleships, aircraft carriers, minesweepers and submarines from 25 nations are converging on the strategically important Strait of Hormuz in an unprecedented show of force as Israel and Iran move towards the brink of war.

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From Gadhafi to Benghazi

From Gadhafi to Benghazi is republished with permission of Stratfor.”
By George Friedman

Last week, four American diplomats were killed when armed men attacked the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The attackers’ apparent motivation was that someone, apparently American but with an uncertain identity, posted a video on YouTube several months ago that deliberately defamed the Prophet Mohammed. The attack in Benghazi was portrayed as retribution for the defamation, with the attackers holding all Americans equally guilty for the video, though it was likely a pretext for deeper grievances. The riots spread to other countries, including Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen, although no American casualties were reported in the other riots. The unrest appears to have subsided over the weekend.

Benghazi and the Fall of Gadhafi

In beginning to make sense of these attacks, one must observe that they took place in Benghazi, the city that had been most opposed to Moammar Gadhafi. Indeed, Gadhafi had promised to slaughter his opponents in Benghazi, and it was that threat that triggered the NATO intervention in Libya. Many conspiracy theories have been devised to explain the intervention, but, like Haiti and Kosovo before it, none of the theories holds up. The intervention occurred because it was believed that Gadhafi would carry out his threats in Benghazi and because it was assumed that he would quickly capitulate in the face of NATO air power, opening the door to democracy. Read the rest of this entry »

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Spy Law Extended For 5 Years

From Threat Level:

The FISA Amendments Act, (.pdf) which is expiring at year’s end, allows the government to electronically eavesdrop on Americans’ phone calls and e-mails without a probable-cause warrant so long as one of the parties to the communication is believed outside the United States. The communications may be intercepted “to acquire foreign intelligence information.”

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When Things Go Bad

When Things Go Bad is republished with permission of Stratfor.”

By Scott Stewart

Over the past several weeks, we have discussed a number of different situations that can present a common problem to people caught up in them. First, we discussed how domestic terrorism remains a persistent threat in the United States, and that despite improvements in security measures since 2001, soft targets still remain vulnerable to attack by terrorist actors driven by a variety of motivations. Due to the devolution of the jihadist threat toward the grassroots, there is also a growing trend of jihadist actors using armed assaults instead of bombing attacks. We also discussed the continuing problem of workplace violence, and finally, we discussed last week evacuation plans for expatriates due to natural disaster, civil unrest or war.

People caught in any of these situations could find themselves either confronted by an armed assailant or actually coming under fire in an active shooter scenario. Of course, there are other situations where people can find themselves confronted by armed assailants, from street muggings and carjackings to bank robberies. Because of this, we thought it might be useful to our readers to discuss such situations and how to react when caught in one. Read the rest of this entry »

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