Blackwater Tactical Weekly
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 Editors Note February 02, 2004 
in this issue
  • ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A FEW MORE GOOD OPERATORS
  • ARTICLES AND MORE
  • BREAKING NEWS
  • SPONSOR
  • SECURITY NEWS WORLDWIDE
  • COMIC OF THE WEEK
  • SPONSOR MALL
  • CHAPLAINS CORNER
  • FRANKS REVIEW

  • Good Morning

    Published some junk last week, you can read in the mail from readers about a couple of them.
    http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2004/ mail/0202mail.html

    Remember you can read old copies of the BTW on-line at http://www.blackwaterusa.com/new/btwarchive. html.

    Gary Jackson


    QUOTE OF THE WEEK

    "I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters."
    - Frank Lloyd Wright


    BUMPER STICKER
    As long as there are still tests there will be prayer in school

    ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A FEW MORE GOOD OPERATORS


    Blackwater Security is growing daily, they continue to add contracts to their portfolio and this requires good operators. BSC has developed a worldwide reputation of providing the absolute best in tactically orientated, professionally trained operators.

    Blackwater Security has acquired its past performance as a company not on the reputations of a couple of individuals in the chain.

    If you are ready to be a part of a close knit unit, respond as the true professional and are prepared to start now, send a one page resume to resume @blackwatersecurity.com

    ARTICLES AND MORE
    A Comparison of the Afghan Mujahideen (1979-89) and the Iraqi Insurgency 2003):
    A Review of the: Tactics, Weapons, Training and Composition

    By C. L. Staten CEO and Sr. National Security Analyst
    Emergency Response & Research Institute (ERRI)
    http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw20 04/downloads/afghan.ppt>>>
    (This is a PowerPoint presentation {1 meg)

    Pickpockets, Their Victims, and the Transit Police
    By David Young
    Law enforcement officers can help citizens reduce their chances of becoming victims of pocket-picking. http://www.blackwaterusa.com/ btw2004/articles/0202pickpocket.html>>>

    When an Informant's Tip Gives Officers Probable Cause to Arrest Drug Traffickers
    By Edward M. Hendrie
    The degree of corroboration necessary for officers to establish probable cause depends on the informant's credibility and basis of knowledge. http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2 004/articles/0202cause.html

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    BREAKING NEWS
    Bryant statements to be heard in secret
    DENVER, Colorado (AP) -- Evidence or testimony about statements Kobe Bryant made to investigators in his sexual assault case will be heard behind closed doors next week, but discussions of whether the evidence was obtained legally will be open to the public, a judge has ruled.
    http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/30 /bryant.case.ap/index.html

    Rudolph defense may seek venue change
    Attorneys for accused bomber Eric Rudolph are expected to file a change of venue motion by a Friday deadline, arguing their client cannot get a fair trial in Birmingham, Alabama.
    http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/30/ rudolph.venue/index.html

    Famous people, cases to fill courtrooms in 2004
    Several high-profile criminal cases that gained attention during protracted, pre-trial proceedings in 2003 appear destined to become the big trials of the dawning new year. From the execution-style murder of a TV star's wife three years ago to the mysterious deaths of Laci Peterson and her unborn son just last year, the docket of cases likely to grab the spotlight in 2004 is long and diverse.
    http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/02/ctv.2 004/index.html

    Lawmakers trying to protect rape victims' identities
    A woman misidentified as the accuser in the Kobe Bryant case asked lawmakers Wednesday to tighten the rules on identifying sexual assault victims, saying she was hounded and threatened.
    http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW /01/29/sex.assault.victims.ap/index.html

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    SECURITY NEWS WORLDWIDE
    Security News Worldwide is sponsored by Blackwater Security Consulting. Check out their website here.
    President Bush wants the facts on WMD
    WASHINGTON (CNN) -- It was a candid statement from the president. Even he is now no longer sure whether Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction just before the U.S.-led invasion.
    "I want the American people to know that I, too, want to know the facts. I want to be able to compare what the Iraq Survey Group has found with what we thought prior to going into Iraq," the president told reporters at the White House Friday.
    http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/01/30/wbr.Bush.fa cts/

    At least 50 dead in Iraq suicide blasts
    Top Kurdish official killed; many people wounded
    At least 50 people were killed, including a top Kurdish official, and many more were wounded in nearly simultaneous suicide attacks Sunday morning at the offices of two Kurdish political parties in the northern Iraq town of Erbil, officials said.
    http://www.cnn.com/2004/WO RLD/meast/02/01/sprj.nirq.main/index.html


    U.S. general: Extremists in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan top terror threats
    Bigger challenge than wars in Iraq, Afghanistan

    WASHINGTON - Even with the continuing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the bigger challenge in the global war on terrorism is the threat posed by extremists in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, the commander of U.S. forces in that region said Thursday. Gen. John Abizaid, commander of U.S. Central Command, told a group of reporters that Pakistan has been a vital ally in the war on terror and should continue to receive as much U.S. assistance as it needs to defeat extremism.
    http:// www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4098648/


    Official: Saddam Questioning Yielding Useful Info
    BAGHDAD, Iraq - The United States has used information gained during interrogations of Saddam Hussein to help round up insurgents and identify false leads, a senior military official said Sunday.
    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,110086,0 0.html Top of Page

    COMIC OF THE WEEK

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    CHAPLAINS CORNER
    ALERT, WATCHFUL, SUSPICIOUS...

    David, the Warrior King, learned about that attitude while tending sheep as a youth... but did not always remember it when he should have... AND ONE OF HIS SONS TOOK HIS KINGDOM AND HIS WIVES FROM HIM...
    AND HE WAS EXILED!

    Careers have ended tragically all around me in these past 41 years because intelligent people did not CONSTANTLY practice that attitude OF BEING ALERT, WATCHFUL AND SUSPICIOUS... ALONG WITH CONSTANTLY APPLIED INTELLIGENCE!

    SOME WERE KILLED BY OTHERS...

    SOME WERE KILLED BY ATTITUDE... THEY BECAME COMPLACENT...
    Read the rest of the story....

    http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2004/articles/0202chaplain.html »

    FRANKS REVIEW

    Blue Wonder Gun Cleaner:

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    This evaluation is going to be about a product called "Blue Wonder Gun Cleaner".  It's a gun cleaner manufactured by Novum Solutions.  Now, I'm a veteran police officer and trainer.  Anyone who sends me the "end all be all" gun cleaner is going to get a raised eyebrow.  Why?  Because while many gun cleaners are good to use on most guns, I've yet to find a single gun cleaner that works on every weapon I own.  The reason?  The guns are so different in design, finish, construction materials, etc.  A chemical cleaner that works great on a chrome lined barrel may harm a polymer handgun frame.  A cleaner that works well on blued steel might not be so friendly to a wood or synthetic stock.  Then I also have to consider whether or not residue left over from the cleaner will have any affect on the ammunition if I use the cleaner on magazines, or if any is left over in the chamber?

    http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2004/articles/0202frank.html »

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