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Sorry the BTW is a little later than usual, will not go into a long explanation. We start the World SWAT Challenge this week. If you are in the area, the competetion on Friday and Saturday is open to spectators. Dinner on Thursday night at Waterside has a fantastic guest speaker in Ambassador Cofer Black. Ambassador Black's responsibilities include coordinating U.S. Government efforts to improve counterterrorism cooperation with foreign governments, including the policy and planning of the Department's Antiterrorism Training Assistance Program. You can still register for the dinner at http://www.swatchallenge.com
FEATURE LETTER THIS WEEK....
WHY CAN'T SHE TAKE IT LIKE A MAN?
Behind The Lines - Dr. Jack Wheeler
Friday, May 14, 2004
We know conclusively that the Abu Ghraib abuse scandal is as phony as a Bill Clinton sex denial because there are no calls for the resignation of the one individual most responsible for the abuses.
That would be the officer in charge of Abu Ghraib and all US military prisons in Iraq, the commander of the 800th Military Police Brigade, Army Brigadier General Janis Karpinski. And why have there been no calls for her resignation? Let's be honest. It is because she is a woman. Thus the frightening lesson of the abuse scandal: Political correctness trumps national security even in wartime. http://www.tothepointnews.com/article.php?id=283&i=
Sincerely,
Gary Jackson: garyj@blackwaterusa.com
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How Intelligent Is Intelligence?
Louis Vincent Riggio
Thursday, June 12, 2003
Recent revelations have called into question the quality and accuracy of American and British intelligence employed as the principal justification for the invasion and pacification of Iraq, that is, the certainty of the presence of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
Most prominently, Bill O'Reilly, host of Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor," obviously a man of unshakable faith and confidence, had counted upon the veracity of this information in promoting the hostilities that would lead to the Iraqi regime's demise.
http://newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/6/12/120332.shtml
By Talley Griffith
In watching the September 11 Commission hearings recently, it became stunningly clear where the failures rest in our inability to prevent these attacks and to eliminate their perpetrators. The sad part is that these failures are nothing new. The very frightening part, is that unless changes happen fast, it will undoubtedly happen again.
The faults, failures, and blames do not belong at the feet of President Bush, or Vice-President Cheney. They do not belong with Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Condoleeza Rice, or John Ashcroft. Anyone who has ever worked with, or dealt with, the federal government knows that there is no way the top leaders in Washington have a clue what is happening "in the field" except by way of their daily reports. To blame the leaders is simple, but inaccurate. It is akin to blaming a parent when their great-grandchild makes a mistake. You must blame the child itself. In this case, the child is the "Careerist" in the government intelligence agencies, and it is high time responsibility was brought upon them for their failures and negligence. http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2004/articles/0517griffith.html The Edge of the Razor
Summary
The strategy of the United States in its war with radical Islam is in a
state of crisis. The global strategic framework is in much better shape than the
tactical situation in the Iraq theater of operations -- but this is of only
limited comfort to Washington because massive tactical failure in Iraq could
lead to strategic collapse. The situation is balanced on the razor's edge.
The United States could recover from its tactical failures, or suffer a
massive defeat if it fails to do so. One thing is certain: The United States
cannot remain balanced on the razor's edge indefinitely.
Read the Analysis here>>>> http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2004/articles/0517razor.html
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Feds investigate child porn on P2P networks
A nationwide probe into child porn on Internet file-sharing networks has resulted in 1,000 investigations and at least 65 arrests, officials say.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4980441/
Seniors warned about ID theft, fraudulent cards
As if sorting through the 70 or so new Medicare-approved prescription drug discount programs wasn't confusing enough, senior citizens now have something else to worry about: con artists taking advantage of the mess. Scattered reports from around the United States indicate criminals are using this month's launch of the discount program to sell bogus cards or commit identity theft.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4971039/
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This site summarizes U.S. statistics about drug-related crimes, law enforcement, courts, and corrections from Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and non-BJS sources (See Drug data produced by BJS below). It updates the information published in Drugs and Crime Facts, 1994, (NCJ 154043) and will be revised as new information becomes available. The data provide policymakers, criminal justice practitioners, researchers, and the general public with online access to understandable information on various drug law violations and drug-related law enforcement.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/dcf/contents.htm
Public Advisory: Special Report for Consumers on IDENTITY THEFT
The United States Department of Justice and the Department of the Solicitor General of Canada are jointly issuing a Special Report to advise the public on current trends and developments in Identity Theft.
Identity theft refers to all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person's personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain. United States and Canadian law enforcement agencies are seeing a growing trend in both countries towards greater use of identity theft as a means of furthering or facilitating other types of crime, from fraud to organized crime to terrorism. This Public Advisory will highlight some of the most significant forms of identity theft in Canada and the United States, and explain how to recognize them and respond if you become a victim of identity theft.
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Arriving in Windward, a planned neighborhood tucked inside the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, the first things you notice are the trees. Strategically placed in thickets, they shield residents from unsightly views of the Georgia 400 toll road, which pumps traffic out of the bustling city to the south and into the affluent northern enclaves. The trees divide the 3,400-acre development into sections, comprising office parks, strip malls, chain restaurants and subdivisions of single family homes costing from $200,000 to $2 million. At the center of this idyllic landscape sits the corporate headquarters for ChoicePoint Inc. - a company that is central to the federal government's efforts to give all of America the kind of safe and secure world that Windward symbolizes.
http://www.govexec.com/features/0304/0304s1.htm Dispatch #006 from Camp Mittica near Tallil airbase, Iraq
ON PATROL WITH MULTI-NATIONAL DIVISION, CENTRAL SOUTH (MND/CS) MPs
Major Florea is head of the Romanian Military Police (MP) detachment at Camp Mittica, Iraq, where he must coordinate his patrol and peacekeeping activities with Italian Carabinieri and Portuguese gendarmeries. They are all cops, though, pretty much like cops anywhere and the camaraderie is evident as we tool around the area. To be effective in their jobs they spend a certain amount of time in their patrol vehicles, but their best moments are on foot, mingling with the locals. That is where the goodwill is created, up close, on the beat, walking the blocks and meeting the locals in person.
http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2004/articles/0517dispatch.html American Cannibalism
We are doing to ourselves what the enemy could not.
By Victor Davis Hanson
Have we any memory of a man in a suit and tie, nearly three years ago wading through the din and panic amid the morning rubble, assuring millions of stunned Americans that the national headquarters of their armed forces was still intact and capable of defending us after the mass murder of 3,000? And have we no shame in recognizing that should some congressional critics and Washington harpies get their way, Americans will accomplish what bin Laden's suicide bombers could not on September 11: remove America's finest Secretary of Defense in a half century?
http://www.nationalreview.com/hanson/hanson200405140838.asp
Pentagon denies prison scandal stems from secret program gone awry
The Abu Ghraib prison scandal was not the result of a few misguided soldiers, but of a decision last year by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to expand a clandestine operation against al Qaeda to the treatment of prisoners in Iraq, according to a report in The New Yorker.
Rumsfeld's goal was to bring the success of the secret terrorism program to Iraq in an effort to "generate more intelligence about the growing insurgency," the magazine reports.
The rules governing the secret operation were "Grab whom you must. Do what you want," according to a former intelligence official whom Seymour M. Hersh quotes anonymously in "The Gray Zone."
The Pentagon sharply rejected the author's conclusions.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/15/iraq.abuse.main/index.html
ARTICLE 15-6 INVESTIGATION OF THE 800th MILITARY POLICE BRIGADE
U) On 19 January 2004, Lieutenant General (LTG) Ricardo S. Sanchez, Commander, Combined Joint Task Force Seven (CJTF-7) requested that the Commander, US Central Command, appoint an Investigating Officer (IO) in the grade of Major General (MG) or above to investigate the conduct of operations within the 800th Military Police (MP) Brigade. LTG Sanchez requested an investigation of detention and internment operations by the Brigade from 1 November 2003 to present. LTG Sanchez cited recent reports of detainee abuse, escapes from confinement facilities, and accountability lapses, which indicated systemic problems within the brigade and suggested a lack of clear standards, proficiency, and leadership. LTG Sanchez requested a comprehensive and all-encompassing inquiry to make findings and recommendations concerning the fitness and performance of the 800th MP Brigade.
http://news.findlaw.com/cnn/docs/iraq/tagubarpt.html
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I was remiss last week in not mentioning National Police Week, which we've now come to the end of. For all that is going on around the world, and all of the fallen soldiers we honor, let's take a moment to remember the fallen police officers and deputy sheriffs here at home that fall as they protect and serve the public. If you've never been to Washington DC during police week - and most especially if you're a part of the law enforcement community, you should make the time to go. It's a moving experience, even if you don't attend the candlelight vigil. That can make hardened men cry, but the camaraderie and brotherhood (including our sister cops too!) is overwhelming.This week we're going to check out some folding knives from a well-known - but still growing - knife manufacturer: SOG. A couple weeks back, my good friend Al Garcia provided us with an overview of some of the SOG fixed blade knives that have a high usage rate for soldiers and law enforcement special operations personnel. I'm sure there are also quite a few on hunters, hikers and campers belts or backpacks. Still, the fixed blade knife just isn't going to be accepted on a police officer's gunbelt - and that is where the folders come in. Sure, the SOG folder would also be great in the pocket of that soldier, hunter, hiker, camper or cop - but as a police officer myself, I tend to view the utility use of knives from that perspective.
http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2004/articles/0517frank.html
Frank Borelli
frank.borelli@us.army.mil
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AT ALL LEVELS AND ALL OF THOSE IN THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND ALL
WHO CARE ABOUT THEM AND THEIR WELFARE.
MY SENSE OF JUSTICE IS PERTURBED... GREATLY TROUBLED!!!
AS I BEGIN I STATE PLAINLY... THAT THE TREATMENT OF IRAQI PRISONERS
WHICH HAS RECENTLY COME TO LIGHT IS NOT JUSTIFIABLE BASED UPON THE
ABOVE LIST OF DEFINITIONS...
BUT THE PERPETRATORS OF THE UNLAWFUL ACTS SHOULD BE TRIED BY THE
ESTABLISHED AUTHORITY TO WHICH THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE...
NOT IN THE NEWS MEDIA...
WE DID NOT NEED TO SHOW ALL THOSE PHOTOS TO THE WHOLE WORLD...
WE DID NOT NEED TO SHOW THOSE PHOTOS TO ANYONE OUTSIDE THE
CONSTITUTED AUTHORITY... NOW VERY GREAT EFFORT MUST BE EXERCISED
TO GET JUSTICE AND EQUITY... IF THAT IS POSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE...
AND THESE ARE RIGHTS GUARANTEED TO THE ACCUSED UNDER OUR
SYSTEMS OF AUTHORITY... BOTH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN!!!
Read the rest>>>>
http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2004/articles/0517chaplain.html
Be Blessed(a condition to be envied by the world).
Be Successful. Be SAFE.
VSP ALUMNI 757-431-2190
Chaplain D.R.Staton, VBPD (Don, C1)
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