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Good Morning
April is just a few days away. The weather is fantastic,
casses are filled and we are getting ready for the World
SWAT Challenge, don't miss out on the experience of
training at Blackwater.
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
It is possible to fail in many ways...while to
succeed is possible only in one way.
Aristotle
BUMPER STICKER
If all else fails...kill it.
TERRORIST TACTICS
Terrorist tactics for war with the
West: Al-Qaeda and other jihadist groups have adopted
the principles contained in an American military
initiative as an attempt to overcome traditional
strategic defenses.
Experts and evidence confirm that the al-Qaeda
terrorist organization has borrowed both doctrine and
strategy from an American military initiative to fight the
terror War against the United States. Called
the "Fourth Generation Warfare" doctrine, it was laid
out and codified in 1989 by a handful of American
military officers and a civilian military adviser to a U.S.
senator. But while the Department of Defense (DoD)
ignored it, al-Qaeda's battle planners claim they have
used it so successfully that, "in many instances, nation-
states have been defeated by stateless nations."
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Status Report to the Attorney General on Body
Armor Safety Initiative Testing and Activities
On November 17, 2003, the Attorney General
announced the U.S. Department of Justice's Body
Armor Safety Initiative. As part of that initiative, he
directed the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to
undertake a comprehensive body armor testing program
and provide a status report in 90 days. The status
report has been sent to the Attorney General and is
now available for downloading from the Office of Justice
Program's Body Armor Safety Initiative web site.
Download the full report in Adobe Acrobat format.
https://vests.ojp.gov/docs/ArmorReportWithPres
s.pdf
Pulse Check: Drug Markets and Chronic Users in 25
of America's Largest Cities
This ONDCP report provides information on drug abuse
and drug markets as reported by local researchers,
treatment providers, and law enforcement officials in 25
U.S. cities. (NCJ 201398)
http://www
.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/drugfact/pulsec
hk/january04/index.html
Police Practice: Drug-Endangered Children
The number of children in the United States
exposed to the inherently hazardous processes used in
the illicit manufacture of the controlled dangerous
substance methamphet-amine or meth has more than
doubled in the past few years. Unfortunately, despite
law enforcement efforts, these numbers continue to
rise.
Just as alarming is the number of children
negatively impacted by physical and emotional abuse,
as well as neglect, by parents, guardians, or other
adults who expose them to toxic meth lab operations,
firearms, pornographic material, criminals and their
unlawful activity, and domestic violence, just to name
a few of the dangers. Methamphetamine abuse and
production have become major factors in the increase
of child abuse and neglect cases handled by the child
welfare system.
http://www.blackwaterusa.com/
btw2004/articles/0329drugarticle.html
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Hazardous shipments travel U.S. roads daily
Dangerous cargo includes fuel, toxic
chemicals, nuclear waste
A section of Interstate
95, the main traffic artery between New York and
Boston, could be shut for at least two weeks after a
fiery tanker truck wreck melted a bridge. But this
tanker was only one example of the large amount of
dangerous cargo that travels on American roads every
day.
http:/
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www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4610105/
Punch halts murder trial
PHILADELPHIA - A man accused of raping and murdering
a young girl punched his defense attorney in the face
Monday, bringing his jury trial to a halt.
http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/8250142.h
tm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp
Speed Kills, Military Wants More
Hey, 550 miles per hour is just too slow. And a
1,500-mile range just isn't big enough.
The Tomahawk cruise missile may seem fast and far-
reaching. But Pentagon planners want more. Late last
week, they handed out contracts to 10 firms to start
designing a hypersonic missile that can outrun the now-
retired Concorde, and can hit a terrorist nest in Europe
from the East Coast.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,61268
,00.html?tw=wn_story_related
Meth labs, a toxic threat to rural
America
CROSSVILLE, Tenn. - Along a country
road on the Cumberland Plateau sit the rusting and
charred remains of an illegal methamphetamine lab -
an increasingly common sight in rural America
http://
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4489307/
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Bomb Found on Rail Line in
Northeastern France
PARIS, March 24 - A bomb was discovered on a
rail line in northeastern France today, the second
explosive device found since an obscure terrorist entity
began threatening in December to attack France's
railroads unless it was paid millions of dollars.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/24/intern
ational/europe/24CND-FRAN.html
Israelis Stop Teen Wearing Bomb Vest
HAWARA CHECKPOINT, West Bank
(AP) - A 16-year-old Palestinian with a suicide bomb
vest strapped to his body was caught at a crowded
West Bank checkpoint Wednesday, setting off a tense
encounter with Israeli soldiers whom the army said he
was sent to kill.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/2004032
4/D81GUJ3O0.html
IDF unveils new miniature surveillance
planes
The Israel Defense Forces is equipping
its forces with a new range of spy drones small enough
to fit in a soldier's backpack, including one that weighs
less than a can of soda, the army said Thursday
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/4
08881.html
Records show that "the terrorist organization
Hamas invested millions of dollars during the past
decade in real-estate projects nationwide, including in
suburban Maryland, as part of a scheme to raise cash
to fund acts of terrorism," the Washington Times
reports.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/
20040326-121658-5191r.htm
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CHAPLAINS CORNER |
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TO AND FOR PEACE KEEPERS OF THE MILITARY
AND ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AT ALL LEVELS AND ALL OF THOSE IN THEIR SUPPORT
SYSTEMS AND ALL
WHO CARE ABOUT THEM AND THEIR
WELFARE.
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FOR HE [THE PEACE KEEPER] IS GOD'S SERVANT FOR
YOUR GOOD...
BUT IF YOU DO WRONG, [YOU SHOULD DREAD
HIM AND] BE AFRAID.
FOR HE DOES NOT BEAR AND WEAR THE SWORD FOR
NOTHING...
HE IS GOD'S SERVANT TO EXECUTE (USE THAT POWER,
AUTHORITY AND WEAPONS)
GOD'S WRATH (PUNISHMENT, VENGEANCE) ON THE
WRONGDOER.
ROMANS 13:4 (AMPLIFIED VERSION)
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THIS IS THE DESCRIPTION OF GOD'S ATTITUDE
TOWARD AND FOR OUR MILITARY AND
OUR LAW ENFORCERS...
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POLICING MEANS TO KEEP CLEAN AND ORDERLY A
SOCIETY... ONCE MORE THIS WEEK
THE COST HAS BEEN HIGH...
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HOUSTON, TEXAS;
1 OFFICER KILLED IN TRAFFIC COLLISION... OFFICERS
VEHICLE
STRUCK BY VEHICLE GOING HIGH SPEED... IT TOOK A
HALF BLOCK FOR THE
SPEEDING
VEHICLE TO STOP AFTER THE COLLISION. THE
LIFE OF A PRECIOUS PEACE KEEPER
AND A 19 YEAR CAREER BROUGHT TO A VIOLENT
SUDDEN END!!!
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FRANKS REVIEW |
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LaserMax Gunsights
In past articles I've reviewed several pistol mounted
lights. One of the, the Insight Lights M6 was
both a flashlight and a laser unit combined. As
most of your are aware, I'm not fond of having
flashlights mounted on pistols except for very specific
job duties. In law enforcement, those duties are
K9 Handlers and SWAT team members - most
specifically the guys on point who have to hold the
bunker. Laser sights are different, and in this
week's review, I'm going to take a look at those
available from LaserMax.
To assist me with the evaluation, LaserMax provided
me two units: one to fit my Glock 19 (or 23) and one
for my Glock 36. On LaserMax's website (http://www.lasermax-inc.com), they
proudly make the statement that they now
manufacture an internal laser sight for every Glock
pistol. That is a significant statement when you
consider that two-thirds of the law enforcement
agencies in the United States today are carrying
Glocks. When I spoke with the good folks at
LaserMax, I really didn't expect them to have one
available for my Model 36. After all, it's
predominantly an off-duty gun and the sales might not
justify the development expense. Not so.
They had it readily available, and they have
models to fit the "baby" Glocks as well: the
models 26 and 27. But they don't just make
sights for Glocks. As I type this, I have a unit
for my Springfield-Armory 1911 on order. I
eagerly await its delivery.
http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2004/articles/0329frank.html »
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