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Good Morning
This is a very hard issue to get written. This week
Blackwater has agonized over the loss of four of its
professionals. As most of you know the murders in
Falujah Iraq earlier this week were men employed by
Blackwater. I ask that all of you keep these mens
families in your prayers, contribute to the Victims Fund
if possible and maintain the faith that God has his
plans. A Memorial Fund has been established to
support the victim's families of the March 31, 2004
Fallujah attack. All memorial gifts will be documented
and appropriately acknowledged with due regard to the
wishes of the donor and the nature of the contribution.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the
victims
Please Mail the contributions to:
Memorial Fund
PO Box 159
Moyock, NC 27958
Please Make checks Payable to:
Memorial Fund
Please no cash contributions.
Gary Jackson
Remember you can read old copies of the BTW on-line
at http://www.blackwaterusa.com/new/btwarchive.
html.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Civilization is built on a number of ultimate
principles...respect for human life, the punishment of
crimes against property and persons, the equality of all
good citizens before the law...or, in a word justice.
Max Nordau
BUMPER STICKER
I Love My Country
POEM
Four Brave Men
By Melissa Vaughan
Four Brave Men were slain today,
and their souls arrived in Heaven.
God said to each, "What do you think of this fate
that you have now been given?"
The First Brave Man, standing tall and proud,
said in his voice like a song,
"Our bodies have been burned and broken,
but our souls are whole and strong."
The Second Brave Man, said with tears in his eyes,
gesturing down below,
"Our families may be grieving,
but their love we will forever and always know."
The Third Brave Man, turning to look at the other
three,
said in a voice so sure,
"Our colleagues will no doubt continue on,
making sure other lives are secure."
The Last Brave Man, said with resolve in his voice and
a hand across his heart,
"Our country needed us, and when the time came,
we were honored to do our part."
God looked at each man,
slightly smiling and nodding his head to agree,
"Although it was not your choice to come,
I need you here with me."
"You have proven you are Brave on Earth and in
Heaven,
so Angels you will now and forever be."
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Subject: EQUIPMENT TIPS
Some tactical equipment tips from a recent SOF
deployer. Thoughts on equipment and stuff:
Armor
Pointblank has gotten it right with Interceptor modular
armor. You can set it up exactly how you need it.
There is a pouch available for everything. It's light
enough to wear all day but still stay manuverable. No
more ungainly assault vests to go over your armor
resticting you. Everyone here really likes it. And it will
take hits and keep going. There are more extremity
wounds now than ever before because it is saving lives
by protecting torso's. The ceramic plates weigh 1/4
what the ones I got in 97 weigh. They are rated to 4
hits of .308.
http://www.blackwaterusa.com/
btw2004/articles/040504tips.html
Sudden,Unexplained Infant Death
Investigations
By ERNST H. WEYAND
Investigating sudden, unexplained infant
death (SUID) in the United States serves as one of the
many challenges facing law enforcement officers.
Federal, state, and local investigators alike often
receive little introduction to SUID and do not fully
understand their role in a SUID investigation when
required to handle one. A more complete understanding
of this role can enable law enforcement officers to work
effectively through a SUID investigation, providing a
much greater chance of an accurate determination of
what caused or contributed to a child's death.
http://www.blackwaterusa.com/
btw2004/articles/0405sid.html
Focus on Identity Theft
Identity Theft Within Federal Student Aid Programs
Identity theft is a rapidly growing crime that has
reached the hallowed halls of academia. Identity
thieves have targeted U.S. Department of Education
federal student aid programs, with a potential impact
on million of students at thousands of institutions of
higher learning nationwide. The department processes
over 11 million applications for student financial aid and
disburses over $60 billion a year in federal student aid
funds.
http://www.blackwaterusa.com/
btw2004/articles/0405id.html
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BREAKING NEWS |
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U.S. to Fingerprint More Foreigners
WASHINGTON (AP) - A program requiring foreigners to
be fingerprinted and photographed before entering the
United States is being expanded to include millions of
travelers from some of America's staunchest allies,
officials said Friday.
The move affects citizens in 27 countries - including
Britain, Japan and Australia - who had been allowed to
travel within the United States without visas for up to
90 days. Officials said the change was prompted in part
by concerns that terrorists might try to exploit those
exemptions.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040
403/D81N0AG80.html
Brawl breaks out at anger management
assembly
http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/8250142.h
tm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp
Police: No suspect sought in student
case
NBC: Charges against woman being
considered
The University of Wisconsin student
who claimed that she was abducted from her
apartment by a knife-wielding man recanted part of her
story, and authorities now believe there is no suspect
to pursue, police said Friday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4630360/
Feds Warn of Transit Terror
Attacks
The federal government is
warning local authorities of possible attacks on the U.S.
transportation system this summer, U.S. officials told
Fox News.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,115987,0
0.html/
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'Most wanted' terrorist believed
killed in Pakistan, U.S. officials say
Slain al-Qaida spy chief is believed to be
architect of 1998 U.S. embassy bombings
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - An al-Qaida intelligence
chief reported killed during a 12-day border offensive
by Pakistani forces is believed to be one of the
FBI's "most wanted" terrorists and an architect of the
1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and
Tanzania, senior U.S. officials told NBC News on
Monday.
http://
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26-Pound Bomb Found on Madrid Rail
Line
MADRID, Spain (AP) - A Spanish railroad inspector
found a 26-pound bomb hidden in a bag on a busy high-
speed line Friday, and police said the device may
contain the same dynamite used in last month's Madrid
train bombings that killed 191 people.
Authorities immediately stopped six bullet trains using
the Madrid-Seville line after the bomb was discovered
before noon under a track about 40 miles south of
Madrid. About 1,600 passengers left their trains and
were taken to their destinations by charter buses.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040
402/D81MVCL00.html
More Civilians Bearing Brunt in
Mosul
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) - Fewer U.S. troops patrol the
streets of Iraq's third-largest city, while more Iraqi
security forces drive through busy markets or sprawl on
median strips in firing positions.
Deadly attacks on local police, translators and
government officials also have become more familiar in
Mosul, once seen as a success story of the U.S.-led
occupation.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/200404
03/D81N8QVO0.html
Marines Release Little on Attacks in Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) - Citing a need to protect the
troops, the Marine Corps operating in Fallujah and
elsewhere in the volatile Sunni Triangle of central Iraq
is restricting the information it releases about insurgent
attacks that kill Marines.
On Friday, for example, a statement from the Marines'
base camp outside Fallujah said a Marine had been
killed the day before "as a result of enemy action" in
Anbar province. In a break from the practice of other
U.S. forces in Iraq, the Marines gave no details.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040
402/D81MTH5O0.html
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Wellsmade Custom Holsters: Truly Well
Made
Before I begin this week's review, I'd like to take the
opportunity to offer my condolences, thoughts and
prayers to the surviving family and friends of the
Blackwater Security Professionals lost in Iraq.
//// This week we're going to review
some custom designed and manufactured holsters and
belts made out of exotic leather. Why?
Because we're all off-duty sometimes, but - as I
learned from LtCol Dave Grossman: "Off-duty" is
a state of mind. So (for those of you who are
familiar with LtCol Grossman's teachings will recognize
this) instead of "baaaaing" like a sheep as I step out
my door, I find a way to comfortably and effectively
carry a sidearm every time I leave my house.
Wellsmade Holsters may be exotic, but they
certainly do the job in comfortably securing your
weapon.
George Wells, the gentleman behind the company - and
who still drives the company doing the large majority of
the work - contacted me after seeing some other
holster reviews in the Blackwater Tactical Weekly.
Specifically he was looking for some critical
feedback on his holsters and felt that the Blackwater
community would be the ideal place to get it.
After all, no one ever accuses those who
frequent Blackwater of holding their tongue. If
things work, it gets said. If equipment doesn't
work, or performs poorly, that gets said too.
That kind of feedback is what George was
looking for.
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