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Archive for September, 2010
Concealed Carry Pistol Packer pocket holster review
Posted by Jack Sinclair in Handguns on 10/Sep/2010 21:26
Pakistani Government Minister: Obama should should offer Eid prayers at Ground Zero Mosque and become “Allama Obama” – Caliph of the Muslim World
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 10/Sep/2010 21:11
ISLAMABAD – In a development that could be duly termed as one and only of its kind, an incumbent Government’s Minister has urged US President Barrack Obama to offer Eid prayers at Ground Zero Mosque and become “Ameer-ul-Momineen†of Muslim Ummah.
Minister of State for Industries and former member Pakistan Ideological Council Ayatullah Durrani called TheNation on Wednesday to register his demand made to President Obama.
“The coming Eid would expectedly be observed on 9/11, this a golden opportunity for President Obama to offer Eid prayers at Ground Zero and become Amir-ul-Momineen or Caliph of Muslims. In this way, all the problems of Muslim World would be solved,†he thought.
Durrani argued that Muslim World was in “dire need†of a Caliph and the distinguished slot of Caliphate would earn President Obama the exemplary titles of what he termed, “Mullah Barrack Hussain Obama†or “Allama Obama.â€
“The time is approaching fast. Barrack Hussain Obama must act now. This is a golden opportunity, Muslims badly need it,†he added, saying that the elevation of President Obama to Muslim’s Caliphate would be the “key to success.â€
Another Mexican Mayor killed by Drug Cartel Gunmen
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 10/Sep/2010 17:01
Mayor Alexander Lopez Garcia
“The San Luis Potosi state government said in a statement, citing witness testimony, that four hooded assailants burst into the town hall in the municipality of El Naranjo at around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Two of the gunmen made their way to the offices of Alexander Lopez Garcia, the 35-year-old mayor, and opened fire, the statement said.
The slain mayor had been in office since October 2009, while the area where El Naranjo is located – a highland town of some 20,000 inhabitants – has seen much of the violence affecting San Luis Potosi, blamed on turf battles between rival drug gangs.”
http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2010/09/another-mexican-mayor-slain-by.html
Gunmen Free Prisoners, Kill 2 Guards in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 10/Sep/2010 16:59
“Gunmen rescued two inmates who were being transferred from a hospital to a prison and killed the two guards escorting the men in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico’s murder capital, a military spokesman said.
The incident occurred Tuesday morning at the intersection of Adolfo Lopez Mateos street and La Raza avenue in the northeastern section of the border city, Military Police spokesman Jaime Torres said.
“Regrettably, the two guards died when they were attacked by a convoy of armed men, who rescued the two inmates who had been taken to the General Hospital to receive medical care and were on their way back†to the prison, Torres said.
Ciudad Juarez, with 191 homicides per 100,000 residents, was the most violent city in the world in 2009, registering a higher murder rate than San Pedro Sula, San Salvador, Caracas and Guatemala, two Mexican non-governmental organizations said in a report released earlier this year.”
http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2010/09/gunmen-free-inmates-kill-2-guards-in-cd.html
Six Police Killed in Tamaulipas, Mexico
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 10/Sep/2010 16:57
“Six police were killed Wednesday in a clash with gunmen in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, authorities said.
The battle took place shortly after 3:00 a.m. near the town of Padilla on the highway linking Ciudad Victoria, the state capital, with Matamoros, just across the border from Brownsville, Texas.
The victims were identified only as three members of the Tamaulipas Rural Police and three municipal traffic officers.”
Glock “Generations” Explained
Posted by Jack Sinclair in Glock on 10/Sep/2010 16:54
An explanation of the Glock variations, so you can have a more clear idea of what you’re looking for if you are deciding on a Glock.
What you need to know when shopping for an AK47 variant
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 10/Sep/2010 16:41
Things to look for, identifying shoddy workmanship, etc.
A Hoodie and a Camera = Terrorist?
Posted by Brian in News, Threat Watch on 10/Sep/2010 14:08
Wired’s Threat Level reports that the TSA has a new ad campaign that asks people to report suspicious activity around airports. The picture on the ad is some what concerning because it shows a guy taking pictures as suspicious activity. Many people take pictures and a lot of them take pictures of airplanes. I am an aviation buff, and the only way to get a good picture of an airplane is when it is on the ground at an airport. Maybe the TSA should worry less about photographers and more about questioning young men between 18-30, who look nervous.
Soldiers rebuild a jeep in under 4 minutes
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Warriors on 10/Sep/2010 01:01
Army Helo Unit Reassembles Chinook by Night, Flies by Day
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Warriors on 9/Sep/2010 22:42
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Soldiers with the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, steady the aft pylon as it’s lowered onto the main body of a CH-47 Chinook on the flightline, Sept. 6. The Chinook is disassembled to fit on transport aircraft carrying the helicopter over long distances. Once re-assembled, the helicopter will undergo ground runs and maintenance test flights to ensure it’s ready for operations. Photo by Staff Sgt. Kali Gradishar
Hillary Clinton compares Mexico to Colombia’s drug-financed leftist insurgency
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 9/Sep/2010 22:21
“Mexico’s violent drug cartels increasingly resemble an insurgency with the power to challenge the government’s control of wide swaths of its own soil, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday.
Clinton’s comments reflected a striking shift in the public comments of the Obama administration about the bloodshed that has cost 28,000 lives in Mexico since December 2006. They come as U.S. officials weigh a large increase in aid to the southern neighbor to help fight the cartels.
Clinton compared the conflict in Mexico to Colombia’s recent struggle against a drug-financed leftist insurgency that, at its peak, controlled up to 40% of that country. She said the United States, Mexico and Central American countries need to cooperate on an “equivalent” of Plan Colombia — the multibillion-dollar military and aid program that helped turn back Colombia’s insurgents.
http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2010/09/clinton-says-mexico-drug-wars-starting.html
Crime rampant in Nuevo Leon, Mexico – but as bad or worse in Texas
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 9/Sep/2010 22:16
“Although Monterrey, Nuevo Leon is suffering through it’s worse security crisis in history, a report made public yesterday by the citizen awareness organizaion, Nuevo Leon Seguro, states crime rates in neighboring Texas cities are the same, if not worse.
The organization’s founder, Roel Santiago, said homicide and auto theft statistics in San Antonio and Houston, two cities which have become popular alternatives for emigrating regios seeking secure environments, are alarming to say the least and should be reviewed before choosing to abandon Monterrey.
The study is based on reported incidents of homicide, auto theft, rape, and assault in rates per 100,000 habitants in the following five cities: San Antonio, Houston, Monterrey, San Pedro, and San Nicolas.
While I most definitely agree, the U.S. is not exempt to violent crime, attempting to validate Monterrey’s non-existent security by publicizing butchered facts goes far and beyond the absurdity of ‘comparando peras con manzanas‘.
Even the simple comparison of homicide and auto theft statistics, on it’s own, is ludicrous.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but there’s a hell of alot of difference between having your vehicle stolen from your local Walmart parking lot in Texas and having a 17 year old, AK-47 wielding cholo rip you and your family from your moving vehicle during a downtown Monterrey narco-bloqueo.
http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2010/09/crime-rates-are-worse-in-texas-claims.html
SHTF Scenario: what rifle / weapon platform would give the most options? Yankeeprepper’s view.
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 9/Sep/2010 18:25
Gauging the Threat of an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack
Posted by Brian in Opinion, Threat Watch on 9/Sep/2010 17:40
Gauging the Threat of an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack is republished with permission of STRATFOR.
By Scott Stewart and Nate Hughes
Over the past decade there has been an ongoing debate over the threat posed by electromagnetic pulse (EMP) to modern civilization. This debate has been the most heated perhaps in the United States, where the commission appointed by Congress to assess the threat to the United States warned of the dangers posed by EMP in reports released in 2004 and 2008. The commission also called for a national commitment to address the EMP threat by hardening the national infrastructure.
There is little doubt that efforts by the United States to harden infrastructure against EMP — and its ability to manage critical infrastructure manually in the event of an EMP attack — have been eroded in recent decades as the Cold War ended and the threat of nuclear conflict with Russia lessened. This is also true of the U.S. military, which has spent little time contemplating such scenarios in the years since the fall of the Soviet Union. The cost of remedying the situation, especially retrofitting older systems rather than simply regulating that new systems be better hardened, is immense. And as with any issue involving massive amounts of money, the debate over guarding against EMP has become quite politicized in recent years.
We have long avoided writing on this topic for precisely that reason. However, as the debate over the EMP threat has continued, a great deal of discussion about the threat has appeared in the media. Many STRATFOR readers have asked for our take on the threat, and we thought it might be helpful to dispassionately discuss the tactical elements involved in such an attack and the various actors that could conduct one. The following is our assessment of the likelihood of an EMP attack against the United States. Read the rest of this entry »