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Archive for January, 2011
Sheepdog at Tucson Shooting
Warriors run toward the gunfire.
Daniel Hernandez did just that.
From: Yahoo
“When I heard gunshots, my first instinct was to head toward the congresswoman to make sure that she was okay,” Hernandez said in an interview with ABC’s Christine Amanpour Sunday. “Once I saw that she was down, and there were more than one victim, I went ahead and started doing the limited triage that I could with what I had.”
…”It was probably not the best idea to run toward the gunshots,” he told the Arizona Republic. “But people needed help.”
Car Theft by Remote Control
Posted by Gary in Comms, Threat Watch on 9/Jan/2011 16:15
From: MIT
Car thieves of the future might be able to get into a car and drive away without forced entry and without needing a physical key, according to new research that will be presented at the Network and Distributed System Security Symposium next month in San Diego, California.
The researchers successfully attacked eight car manufacturers’ passive keyless entry and start systems—wireless key fobs that open a car’s doors and start the engine by proximity alone.
Using tragedy to create a political advantage.
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Opinion on 9/Jan/2011 13:39
Jared Lee Loughner in March 2010. This was someone's little boy - where and how did he go wrong? Photograph: Mamta Popat/AP/Arizona Daily Star
After the Fort Hood shooting, the liberal media went out of it’s way to avoid any mention of Islamic motivations for the shooting. The murderer Hasan was characterized as being troubled, mentally unstable, in an effort to downplay the clear Islamic motive behind the killings.
Anyone who made that connection was labeled as Islamophobic, xenophobic or bigoted. Americans had to dig to find out that Nidal Malik Hasan, as he was shooting, was shouting, “Allahu Akbar” a clear link to jihadist motivation for his attack. This was not fully investigated or reported by the liberal press.
Contrast that with the recent shooting in Arizona.
Immediately, the media began either implying that “The Tea Party” or “Conservatives” were to blame because they used language and graphic symbols that implied gun use, with many accusing their opponents of “inflaming the American public”. They used this tragedy to place blame on their political opponents and ironically contributed to the “political vitriol” that they claim to abhor.
Jared Lee Loughner, shooter in Arizona murders
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 8/Jan/2011 23:15
This is the YouTube channel of the shooter in today’s tragedy in Arizona, Jared Lee Loughner :
http://www.youtube.com/user/Classitup10
This guy was clearly mentally unhinged, psychotic, schizo, something along those lines.
Read some of what he had written, from his YouTube channel description.
He said:
“The Sheepdog Concept” by Nutnfancy
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 8/Jan/2011 16:45
by Nutnfancy:
“Your actions could save lives.
At the heart of what I have referred to as The Sheepdog is a selflessness that looks outwardly to the needs of others. They cannot abide watching their fellow humans beings suffer and die while they do nothing. They are compelled into action even when those actions could lead to their own deaths or injury.
The Sheepdog comes from every walk of life, every race, and can be male or female; it is impossible to identify them from appearance alone. It is their actions in the face of horrific situations that reveals the Sheepdog as they step forward when no one else will.
Fifteen bodies, all but one of them decapitated, found in Acapulco
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 8/Jan/2011 16:21
(Reuters) – Fifteen bodies, all but one of them decapitated, were found early on Saturday in the Pacific resort city of Acapulco as drug violence in Mexico intensified.
The victims, all male, were discovered at dawn near a shopping mall along with several, threatening hand-written messages that are typically left as a calling card by drug cartels, authorities said.
At least a dozen more bodies were found at several scenes of violence around the city early on Saturday, local media reported in more examples of drug gang skirmishes and killings.”
Pistol comparison: Glock, M&P, XD
Posted by Jack Sinclair in Glock, Handguns, Opinion, Smith & Wesson, XD on 8/Jan/2011 15:00
Why the Glock? Lee Ermey “The Gunny” sounds off
Posted by Jack Sinclair in Glock, Opinion on 8/Jan/2011 13:51
Nutnfancy response to the Fort Hood incident: Sheepdogs must engage when a wolf attacks
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 8/Jan/2011 13:25
“Sheepdogs are kind and empathetic but they are also warriors and deadly to the wolf.
In this to-the-point video, I recommend closing with a mass murderer to engage him. This will save lives and other “feel good” alternatives to prevent these shootings have failed, resulting in more dead people.
Thousands of responsible civilian Sheepdogs will GREATLY improve public safety and it is the REAL answer to stop these killings, not more asinine disarmament laws that have never worked. These shootings are rare but nevertheless continue to claim innocent lives. Placing more good armed people in the paths of these wolves can help de-rail their success.
Always use good judgment, maturity, and your own “unlock codes” (correct situational assessment and weighing of alternatives) before deciding to use lethal force and intervening in these situations. Non-lethal alternatives can be employed by the Sheepdog to disable the shooter but they must achieve immediate and reliable incapicitation to be effective. Generally a decisive lethal counterforce will need to be employed against such a mass murderer.
Also note that history has shown in these situations that surrender does not work, begging for your life does not work, and as many victims have found out, cowering in a corner does not work. Only the use of directed and effective gunfire so far has stopped these murderers (but other options as discussed do exist). Engage the bad guy with good tactics, preferably from behind or on a flank.
Choosing to implement lethal force is a serious decision to be weighed carefully by the individual. A clear understanding of your local laws and the implications of your decision should be considered before such an action.”    – Nutnfancy
The Mohammed Cartoon Dust Has Not Settled
Posted by Brian in Opinion, Threat Watch on 6/Jan/2011 15:47
The Mohammed Cartoon Dust Has Not Settled is republished with permission of STRATFOR.
By Scott Stewart
When one considers all of the people and places in the West targeted by transnational jihadists over the past few years, iconic targets such as New York’s Times Square, the London Metro and the Eiffel Tower come to mind. There are also certain target sets such as airlines and subways that jihadists focus on more than others. Upon careful reflection, however, it is hard to find any target set that has been more of a magnet for transnational jihadist ire over the past year than the small group of cartoonists and newspapers involved in the Mohammed cartoon controversy.
Every year STRATFOR publishes a forecast of the jihadist movement for the coming year. As we were working on that project for this year, we were struck by the number of plots in 2010 that involved the cartoon controversy — and by the number of those plots that had transnational dimensions, rather than plots that involved only local grassroots operatives. (The 2011 jihadist forecast will be available to STRATFOR members in the coming weeks.)
Groups such as al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) have gone to great lengths to keep the topic of the Mohammed cartoons burning in the consciousness of radical Islamists, whether they are lone wolves or part of an organized jihadist group, and those efforts are obviously bearing fruit. Because of this, we anticipate that plots against cartoon-related targets will continue into the foreseeable future. Read the rest of this entry »
BATFE moving to gain “emergency powers†in order to monitor purchases from gun stores.
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 4/Jan/2011 23:41
“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste,”
-Rahm Emanuel
“The BATFE is using their favorite bogey man of terrorism and drug-related violence in other countries to trump the charge that your purchase of rifles is to blame. They are stealing powers away from your elected representatives and into their own hands to spy on and record your purchases if you buy more than one gun in a week.
Read the rest of this entry »
Master CFI-Helicopter Accreditation
FAA Safety Team | Safer Skies Through Education
Master CFI-Helicopter Accreditation Now Available
Notice Number: NOTC2738
Master CFI-Helicopter
Master Instructors LLC of Longmont, Colorado recently introduced its new Master CFI-Helicopter (MCFI-H) accreditation. Designed to better serve the needs of the nation’s rotorcraft instructors, the MCFI-H designation is the sixth in a line of Master accreditations offered by the company.
Improved safety in rotary wing instruction and EMS operations has taken on a renewed emphasis in recent years. Thus, with input from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the International Helicopter Safety Team (http://www.IHST.org/), and the Helicopter Association International (HAI), Master Instructors LLC modeled the MCFI-H designation after its Aerobatic Instructor Designation program, but tailored to flight instructors who devote a majority of their instructional time to helicopters.
The Master Helicopter designation establishes higher professional standards to which helicopter instructors can aspire, and for which helicopter instructors who maintain those high standards can be recognized.  To qualify, a minimum of 50% of the activities submitted by applicants must be helicopter related.
Consistent with the original Master Instructor accreditations introduced in 1997, the new MCFI-H acknowledges an individual’s continuing professional growth and involvement in a broad spectrum of aviation endeavors while recognizing an ongoing commitment to excellence, professional growth, and service to the aviation community. The two-year MCFI-H designation can be used for CFI certificate renewal as well, and is approved for FAA WINGS credit.
Program creators Sandy and JoAnn Hill have been serving the Master Instructor community since 1995.  In 2009 they formed Master Instructors LLC to bring greater autonomy and impartiality to their program, which is open to all qualified applicants regardless of their other aviation affiliations.  Noted author, aviation educator, helicopter instructor and Master CFI Michael Maya Charles of Erie, Colorado, has joined the Master Instructor Board of Review to evaluate MCFI-H portfolios.
See http://www.MasterInstructors.org/ for additional information and application forms.
Concealed carry: those who are not armed benefit.
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 4/Jan/2011 19:51
“Since concealed carry permits prevent the criminal from knowing who is armed and who is not, those who are not armed benefit from the general deterrent effect as criminals choose non-confrontational crime rather than risk being shot.”
– Dangerous Women: Feminism, Self Defense and Civil Rights – Robert L. Barrow and Dr. Gary Mauser
Egypt and the Destruction of Churches: Strategic Implications
Posted by Brian in Opinion, Threat Watch on 4/Jan/2011 17:36
Egypt and the Destruction of Churches: Strategic Implications is republished with permission of STRATFOR.
By George Friedman
Over the past few days, Christian churches have been attacked in at least two countries — Nigeria and Egypt — while small packages containing improvised explosive devices were placed on the doorsteps of Christian families in Iraq. Attacks against Christians are not uncommon in the Islamic world, driven by local issues and groups, and it is unclear whether these latest attacks were simply coincidental and do not raise the threat to a new level or whether they indicate the existence of a new, coordinated, international initiative. There is a strong case to be made for the idea that there is nothing new in all of this.
Yet I am struck by the close timing of events in three distant and dispersed countries. Certainly, Egyptian intelligence services are looking for any regional connections (e.g., whether Iraqi operatives recruited the Egyptian bomber). While there have been previous bombings in Egypt, they have focused on tourists, not churches. What is important is this: If the recent attacks are not coincidental, then a coordinated campaign is being conducted against Christian churches that spans at least these countries. And it is a network that has evaded detection by intelligence services.
Obviously, this is speculative. What is clear, however, is that the attack on a church in one country — Egypt — is far from common and was particularly destructive. Egypt has been relatively quiet in terms of terrorism, and there have been few recent attacks on the large Coptic Christian population. The Egyptian government has been effective in ruthlessly suppressing Islamist extremists and has been active in sharing intelligence on terrorism with American, Israeli and other Muslim governments. Its intelligence apparatus has been one of the mainstays of global efforts to limit terrorism as well as keep Egypt’s domestic opposition in check.
Therefore, the attack in Egypt is significant for no other reason than that it happened and represents a failure of Egyptian security. While such failures are inevitable, what made this failure significant was that it occurred in tight sequence with attacks on multiple Christian targets in Iraq and Nigeria and after a threat al Qaeda made last month against Egyptian Copts. This was a warning, which in my mind increases the possibility of coordinated action, but the Egyptians failed to block it. Read the rest of this entry »
Blackhawk Specops Recoil Reducing Stock
Posted by Jack Sinclair in Accessories, Warrior Tools on 3/Jan/2011 23:40