JUNE 21, 2004
http://www.blackwaterusa.com/

**FROM THE EDITOR:**

Good morning,

FEATURE ARTICLE....

'Our Enemy Is Not Terrorism'

The former Secretary of the Navy and current member of the Kean Commission investigating the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States addressed the U.S. Naval Institute 130th Annual Meeting and Annapolis Naval History Symposium on 31 March. Following is an edited version of his remarks.
http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2004/articles/0614lehman.html

Sincerely,
Gary Jackson: garyj@blackwaterusa.com
President
Blackwater

QUOTE FOR THE WEEK

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function."
-F. Scott Fitzgerald

PROFESSIONAL ARTICLES, EDITORIALS AND OPINIONS

I AM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR PROFESSIONAL ARTICLES. PLEASE DO NOT
HESITATE TO SEND ME SOMETHING YOU HAVE WRITTEN THAT MIGHT
BE OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS.

Bodyguards in Film by Nick Spill

Brian De Palma's "Femme Fatale" (2002)
Two bodyguards make nine classic mistakes
A news search for the term "bodyguard" on the internet reveals a series of unfortunate consequences for bodyguards:, being tried for murder, not stopping a client being embarrassed or even worse, death by association. There is never any good news printed about bodyguards. If you make the news, as a bodyguard, you are in trouble.
http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2004/articles/0621bodyguard.html.html

INVESTIGATING AL QAIDA

New York Special Agent Testifies Before the 9-11 Commission from an Operational Perspective
Read the full testimony. Among other things, you will learn:

·  When the FBI identified the first seeds of Islamic-extremist terrorism in the U.S.

·  The role of Khalid Sheikh Mohamed in Ramzi Youssef's terrorist plots in New York and Manila--and when and where he was arrested.

·  How the "corporate" command-and-control structure of the Al Qaida organization has been identified...and what it looks like.

·  What we know about the training camps, methods, tradecraft, and intent of Al Qaida.
http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress04/doran061604.htm

Identity Theft

This COPS POP Guide addresses the problem of identity theft, and reviews the factors that increase the risk of it. (NCJ 205701)

Full text of the report: PDF
http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/mime/open.pdf?Item=1271

BREAKING NEWS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL

Gun Buyer's Resolution Guide
Explanation and Information on a Delayed NICS Response http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/nics/gunbuyer.htm

White House Lawyer Questioned in CIA Leak
AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House's top lawyer was questioned by a federal grand jury Friday in the criminal investigation of who in the Bush administration leaked the name of a covert CIA operative last year.
http://news.findlaw.com/ap_stories/a/w/1151/6-18-2004/20040618151511_32.html

Capitol plane scare blamed on lack of communication
Review shows breakdown between FAA and military officials Authorities evacuated the U.S. Capitol on June 9 because of a communication failure between Federal Aviation Administration flight controllers and Washington air defense officials tracking a plane carrying Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher (R) to Ronald Reagan's funeral, a government review has concluded.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5245975/

Standoff traps shoppers in Texas Wal-Mart
Gunman, police officer dead; 2nd officer wounded
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - A gunman in a van in a Wal-Mart parking lot killed one police officer and critically wounded another Friday, prompting an hours-long standoff that trapped customers in the store for hours before the attacker was found dead.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5241608/

Florida restores thousands of felons' rights
Thousands of ex-felons will be able to vote, serve on juries and take jobs with state-licensed firms after having their civil rights restored by Gov. Jeb Bush and the Cabinet, sitting as Florida's clemency board.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/18/voterrolls.felons.ap/index.html

SECURITY FOR THE PROFESSIONAL
Sponsored by Blackwater Security Consultants

Blackwater Security is conducting a recruiting drive for a new Department of State contract. Answer the questionaire to see if you should be making this call today.http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2004/articles/0614question.html

The main recruiter is at ext 284 and his direct dial number is 252-435-2048.

Slain terrorists were cell leaders
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi officials confirmed Saturday that four men killed in a shootout in downtown Riyadh on Friday were top leaders of the al Qaeda cell that beheaded an American hostage hours earlier and carried out a string of lethal attacks against foreigners in the kingdom.
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/nation/8967965.htm

16 killed as U.S. targets militant hideout
Falluja residents outraged at strike Attack aimed at Al-Zarqawi forces
BAGHDAD-In a surprise attack, the U.S. military launched an air strike into a poor neighbourhood of Falluja yesterday, pulverizing a suspected hideout for fighters loyal to fugitive militant leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1087683009540&call_pageid=968332188854&col=968350060724

al-Qaida Group Beheads American Hostage
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - An al-Qaida group beheaded American engineer Paul M. Johnson Jr., posting grisly photographs Friday of the hostage's severed head. Hours later, Arab TV reported the death of the chief suspect.
http://news.findlaw.com/ap_stories/i/1107/6-18-2004/20040618151511_34.html

Ships and ports are terrorism's new frontier

As airports boost security, seaports remain vulnerable It is one of the most heavily-guarded checkpoints on the border between Israel and the Gaza strip. Security is so tight at Karni that goods are transferred from trucks parked back-to-back to prevent smuggling.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5069435/

FRANKS REVIEW

Switching Gears: Truck Bed Refinishing +

No, it's not guns, knives, clothes, bullets, boots or body armor: It's a self-applied bed liner made by Old World Industries and called HERCULINER. With a plethora of available spray in bed liners, and with a growing market for "do it yourself" bed liners (and with a Dodge Dakota that I wanted to put a bed liner into) it seemed a good time to test one out. As circumstances would have it, Herculiner was the package that was made available. My evaluation of the product included ease of application and durability.

http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2004/articles/0621frank.html

Frank Borelli
frank.borelli@us.army.mil
frankborelli@comcast.net

CHAPLAINS CORNER

DEDICATED TO MY "GENTLE GIANT", MY SON JAMES EDWARD STATON,"JAMIE" WHO HAS NOW GRADUATED THIS LIFE AND MOVED TO THE NEXT LIFE... HOW GREATLY WE MISS HIM!!! THROUGH ALL OF THIS THE PEACE KEEPING COMMUNITY HAS BEEN MORE OF A FAMILY THAN THE MIND CAN IMAGINE... SOME VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE PRESENTED THEMSELVES AND THEIR CONDOLENCES TO ME IN PERSON AND THAT WAS THE GREATEST HELP I COULD EVER HAVE RECEIVED... THANK YOU IS NEVER ENOUGH... BUT THANK YOU AND ANY SERVICE I MIGHT EVER BE TO YOU IS ALL AND THE BEST I HAVE TO GIVE. GOD BLESS YOU MOST SPECIALLY, FRIENDS, COHORTS, PEACE KEEPERS... AND ALL OTHERS EVERYWHERE WHO MADE THE EFFORT TO LIGHTEN MY MOMENTS OF THAT VERY, VERY LONG WEEK.

LAST MONDAY'S CHAPLAIN CORNER WAS ALREADY WRITTEN BEFORE I RECEIVED TRAGIC NEWS LAST SUNDAY MORNING THAT MY 26 YEAR OLD SON, JAMES, WAS KILLED IN A FATAL AUTO CRASH IN HIS NEW TRUCK ON I-89 NEAR BURLINGTON, VERMONT AT ABOUT 0430. I USUALLY WRITE THESE MESSAGES ON SATURDAY AND GARY DID NOT HAVE TIME TO INCLUDE THE INFORMATION IN THE NEWS LETTER LAST MONDAY BECAUSE HE DID NOT RECEIVE THE MESSAGE UNTIL MONDAY.
Read the rest>>>>http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2004/articles/0621chaplain.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)
chpln1@juno.com

BUMPER STICKER (As seen on our highways; send your sightings)

I'm in no hurry. I'm on my way to work.