August 2, 2004
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**FROM THE EDITOR:**
Good morning,
Job Opportunity:
YOU MUST MEET OR EXCEED ALL OF THE
FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
Must have minimum of one (1) year experience in providing protective security
services in: Special Operations,US military Special Forces, US Secret
Service, Department of State Diplomatic Security Service, or commercial
executive protection services, law enforcement experience (i.e. US Military
Police/Criminal Investigation Division, local & state law enforcement
agencies).
PLUS these BSC Requirements:
· Must be willing and able to deploy overseas
for at least 6 months
· Must be a U.S. Citizen, proof of
citizenship required (copy of Blue Tourist Passport).
· Must be able to pass a general health
physical.
· Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance.
· Weight must be proportionate to height.
· Must be able to pass a physical fitness
test.
· Must present and maintain a neat and clean
appearance.
· No history of major illness or mental
disorder.
· Experience must be verifiable, submit a
DD-214 or other paperwork that can be independently verified.
· Must have an Honorable Discharge.
· Must possess good written and verbal
communications skills in English.
· No felony or violent crime convictions (NO
WAIVERS).
· No personal bankruptcy or outstanding
credit deliquency within seven years.
· No DUI or illegal drug use history within
seven years.
· No spouse abuse or domestic violence
conviction. Send your resume today: bobkasper@earthlink.net
Sincerely,
Gary Jackson: garyj@blackwaterusa.com
President
Blackwater
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History's
Verdict
The
summers of 1944 and 2004.
About this time 60 years ago, six weeks after the
Normandy beach landings, Americans were dying in droves in France. We think
of the 76-day Normandy campaign of summer and autumn 1944 as an astounding
American success - and indeed it was, as Anglo-American forces cleared much
of France of its Nazi occupiers in less than three months. But the outcome
was not at all preordained, and more often was the stuff of great tragedy.
Blunders were daily occurrences - resulting in 2,500 Allied casualties a day.
In any average three-day period, more were killed, wounded, or missing than
there have been in over a year in Iraq.
Pre-invasion intelligence - despite ULTRA and a variety of brilliant analysts
who had done so well to facilitate our amphibious landings - had no idea of
what war in the hedgerows would be like. How can you spend months spying out
everything from beach sand to tidal currents and not invest a second into
investigating the nature of the tank terrain a few miles from the beach? The
horrific result was that the Allies were utterly unprepared for the disaster
to come - and died by the thousands in the bocage of June and July.
http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2004/articles/0802history.html
Nontraditional
Training Systems
Realizing the Effectiveness of an Agency's Most Valuable Resource
By BRIAN C. DELLA, M.S.
Training is the most significant human resource function undertaken by law
enforcement agencies. All law enforcement management textbooks cover the
importance of implementing effective training programs. Each similarly
defines training as the "planned effort by an organization to facilitate
employees' learning of job-related competencies."1 Most law enforcement
officers receive more training now than they have in the past. Many agencies
spend a significant amount of time training new officers and increasing
on-the-job learning through in-service training programs. The majority of
this training focuses on cognitive (or factual) outcomes, not affective (or
emotional) outcomes. Most law enforcement agencies, however, can make better
use of their in-service training programs by shifting their paradigm to take
into account the needs of adult learners and by teaching with purpose, not
just to cover the material.2
http://www.fbi.gov/publications/leb/2004/june2004/june04leb.htm#page_2
Police
Practice - Role-Play Training for Negotiators in Diverse Environments
By James R. Maher, M.S., M.P.A.
Negotiations in the new millennium present significant challenges for crisis
intervention teams throughout America. The multitude of violent incidents
that take place in previously unusual venues, such as schools in Columbine,
Colo-rado, and the recent random shootings in the Washington, D.C. area,
confirm that the United States has entered an increasingly complex and
difficult era. These "new-age offenders"1 possess sophisticated
weaponry and a willingness to harm innocent people in areas previously
considered sacrosanct.
Hostage negotiators must train for these new challenges. For a long time,
experts in © Mark C. Ide the field have felt that negotiators can enhance
their communication abilities through training "as a way of improving
their negotiation skills" and by providing members "with a
structured opportunity to practice their new skills to enhance
confidence."2 Further, practicing strategies and risk assessments using
actual case studies can prove extremely helpful.3 By using locations previously
unfamiliar to team members and tactical units, commanders may decrease the
anxiety associated with a particular environment while also role-playing in a
realistic setting.
http://www.fbi.gov/publications/leb/2004/june2004/june04leb.htm#page_11
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BREAKING NEWS FOR THE
PROFESSIONAL
Homeland Security Given Data on Arab-Americans
The Census Bureau has provided specially tabulated population statistics on
Arab-Americans to the Department of Homeland Security, including detailed
information on how many people of Arab backgrounds live in certain ZIP codes.
The assistance is legal, but civil liberties groups and Arab-American
advocacy organizations say it is a dangerous breach of public trust and liken
it to the Census Bureau's compilation of similar information about
Japanese-Americans during World War II.
The tabulations were produced in August 2002 and December 2003 in response to
requests from what is now the Customs and Border Protection division of the
Department of Homeland Security. One set listed cities with more than 1,000
Arab-Americans. The second, far more detailed, provided ZIP-code-level
breakdowns of Arab-American populations, sorted by country of origin. The
categories provided were Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan,
Palestinian, Syrian and two general categories, "Arab/Arabic" and
"Other Arab."
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/30/politics/30census.html
Seize Cars, Stop Crime
LAPD wants to take vehicles from drug, prostitution, illegal dumping
offenders
On any given night in Los Angeles , not too long ago, hundreds of drivers and
fans would gather in parking lots and on back roads to street race.
The illegal competitions quickly became a deadly game and after four people
died in a matter of weeks the Los Angeles Police Department brought the
racing to a screeching halt by confiscating the vehicles involved.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,125749,00.html
Strike Threats May Hinder Olympics
Doctors do it. Journalists, too. Lawyers, cab drivers and even priests take
part. Strikes and labor protests in Greece come in just about every fashion.
But a new one could be brewing: walkouts during the Summer Games that begin
in two weeks.
http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2004/articles/doi.pdf
Reputed Mobster Convicted of All Charges
NEW YORK - Bonanno crime boss Joseph Massino (search) was found guilty Friday
of racketeering and other charges, including having a role in the slaying of
the man who let FBI (search) agent "Donnie Brasco" infiltrate the
family. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,127587,00.html
Record expense, security plans set
for Olympics
Summer Games will make Greece 'security superpower,' official says
The safest place in the world during the 2004 summer Olympics in Athens may
be right inside Olympic stadium where spectators and athletes will be
protected by the most elaborate, most expensive security system ever built
for a public event.
And yet people are staying away in droves, if advance ticket sales, hotel and
other reservations are any indication.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5490540/
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Syrian music star sings praise of
suicide bombers
The Syrian singer of a band that was detained by the FBI's Terrorism Task
Force for suspicious activity during a recent flight to Los Angeles has
written about the "glorification" of suicide bombers to liberate
Palestine.
Singer Nour Mehana's latest album includes the song "Um El
Shaheed," or "Mother of a Martyr," said Aluma Dankowitz of the
Middle East Media Research Institute......
Mr. Mehana's 14 Syrian band members were detained by officials June 29 upon
deplaning Northwest Flight 327 from Detroit to Los Angeles, for acting in a
suspicious manner that concerned the flight crew and air marshals on board.
Meanwhile, federal officials were summoned to Capitol Hill yesterday to brief
Senate and House Judiciary Committee staff in response to reports of the incident,
and the Federal Air Marshals Association requested a meeting with top
officials in the Homeland Security Department.
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040728-111758-3815r.htm
Three killed in Uzbekistan blasts
At least three people were killed and several others wounded in explosion
near the U.S. and Israeli embassies as well as at the state prosecutor's
office the Uzbek capital of Tashkent.
A group calling itself the Islamic Jihad Group in Uzbekistan claimed
responsibility for the attacks. The claim was made in a statement posted to
an Islamic Web site linked to al Qaeda.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/07/30/uzbek.blasts/index.html
Terror Handbook
Understanding and facing the threat to America
How to Save Your Life http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,114244,00.html
Tips for Traveling Abroad Safely http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,122969,00.html
Are You Prepared for an Attack? http://www.ready.gov/
Ghailani lived shadowy life
Slight, unassuming Tanzanian had $25 million price on his head
Baby-faced and slightly built, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani didn't present a
physical threat, but his knowledge of explosives and commitment to radical
Islam made the Tanzanian one of the most sought-after terrorists in the world
with a $25 million price on his head.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5553021/
Protect nuclear plants with smoke
screens?
German utilities want to use them against terrorists; U.S. hasn't studied
Nuclear power plants are an easy target for airborne terrorists, so how to
defend against an attack? Several German utilities want to develop a
smoke-screen defense, and have asked the company Rheinmetall to install
systems for the country's 18 active nuclear reactors.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5490540/
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FRANKS REVIEW
Everyday
Holsters and More
This week's review is a follow-up for several
previous equipment reviews. Why? Because often it's one thing to do an
initial evaluation of something, but then when testing continues for a period
of months or years, additional observations are made that need to be passed
along. That is the case here. As I was cleaning out my storage closet (in my
office) this past week, I realized how much stuff I had accumulated for
testing and that a great deal of it is set aside after I've tested it and
written it up. It's not set aside because it's bad gear, but simply because
it doesn't suit my particular daily need. That led me to thinking about the
stuff that I do use daily (or almost daily) and how much more I've learned
about it. So here ya' go...
First off, most of my work is done in plain clothes. However, I always like
to have a few things with me and some more available in my vehicle. Those
things I like to have with me are: my gun, extra mag, flashlight, a couple
knives (one for each side), my phone and a lighter. I'm not about to evaluate
cell phones just because there's so much redundancy and the industry is
moving toward a "do it all" hand held device. I may review Pocket
Computers in the future, but that'll be the closest I get to cell phones. A
lighter is a lighter is a lighter, right? Maybe... but I have a preference
for Zippos, even though I have to check and refill them on a regular basis.
Simple maintenance is something we all have to do for everything we use if we
want it to work when we need it. Why should the lighter be different? Let's
get to the good stuff.
http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2004/articles/0802frank.html
Frank Borelli
frank.borelli@us.army.mil
frankborelli@comcast.net
CHAPLAINS CORNER
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.
If you read the article last week and thought I was praising or commending
the
Islamic Militants I am sorry that it appeared that way to some readers.
That was not the case.
The article may have not been as clear to you as my meaning of the article
was to me. I was not paying homage to them in any manner and
if that did not come across then it is my fault. English can be very clear to
one but not so clear to another. The safety I was referring to was for the
foreign civilian contractors such as the truck drivers and not for the
Islamic Militants (I. M.). All foreigners are enemies OF THE I. M. in their
minds and as
such are fair game to them. The terrorist tactics are being used to scare all
foreigners out of the whole area and not just Iraq. It is the I. M., or as
some
call them, the insurgents, that need to be defeated, corralled, captured or
wiped out.
They need to be stopped. "All that is necessary for the forces of evil
to win in the
world is for enough good men to do nothing." (Edmund Burke) That also
echoes the
teachings of the Bible as I understand it
Read the rest>>>>http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2004/articles/0802chaplain.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
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