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| Solving the Interagency Puzzle For any nation, coordinating the diverse elements of national power - diplomatic, economic, intelligence, military, and law enforcement to name a few - is inherently difficult. The stakes of poor coordination among the various agencies that wield the instruments of national power, however, are exceptionally high - a reality that struck home for all Americans and most of the world on September 11, 2001. Although the United States government's "interagency community" - including departments, independent agencies, and many other organizations - is one in which the power of a unified whole would be greater than the sum of its parts working separately, unifying the whole has been elusive. As illuminated by testimony to the 9/11 Commission, a systemic problem is widely acknowledged. The problem, however, is much deeper than the legal and bureaucratic impediments and much broader than the intelligence and law-enforcement agencies currently under scrutiny. Rather, the essence of the problem is that the entire interagency community is dominated by individual agency cultures rather than a common interagency culture. Read the rest: http://policyreview.org/feb05/desai.html |
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Maritime terrorism: a new challenge for NATO
By Ali M. Köknar is an associate fellow at the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS)Maritime terrorism has emerged as a formidable threat in the world, targeting both civilian and naval vessels in NATO's area of operations. The threat is compounded by the use of maritime vessels and shipping lanes by criminals who are often in league with terrorists. With the possibility that weapons of mass destruction could be used as a terrorist weapon, efforts to pre-empt such attacks which could cause mass civilian casualties has become a top NATO priority, making it necessary for the alliance to expand its maritime frontier. As the stakes are raised, NATO must innovate in order to counter the new maritime threats.
Memories of the hijacking of the Italian-flagged cruise ship P/V Achille Lauro in 1985 off Port Said, Egypt, were revived this year when the mastermind of the hijacking, Muhammad Abbas, died in Iraq. Members of the Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) had held the ship with 180 passengers and 331 crewmembers on board, hostage, demanding the release of 50 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. They killed an invalid Jewish American passenger, before negotiating the release of the rest of the hostages against their safe passage. Europe did not witness acts of such maritime terrorism for the next ten years, but today illegal acts directed against ships, their passengers, cargo or crew, or against sea ports with the intent of directly or indirectly influencing a government or group of individuals, are a formidable threat.
http://www.iags.org/n0121051.htm
Surviving the Myth
By Dave SpauldingIf you are not subscribing to the Blackwater Tactical Weekly then you are missing out on one of the best training and tactical information outlets currently available. This free internet bulletin comes from one of the worlds most famous security contractors and the best equipped public firearms training facility in the world. I have had the good fortune to attend Blackwater on several occasions and look forward to when I can go back. As many readers may remember, it was Blackwater who lost four operators in Fallujah, Iraq in the Spring of 2004. These men were betrayed by locals and set up for an ambush that resulted in their death in a very public fashion. This one incident gives the reader an idea of how dangerous the missions that Blackwater operatives take on really are. The training courses that Blackwater provides and the information their bulletin discusses reflects this high level of risk.
While reading a recent edition of the Tactical Weekly, I came across an article entitled ONE SHOT DROPS: Surviving the Myth by Anthony Pinizzotto, Harry Kern and Edward Davis, all assigned to the FBI National Academy. The article was originally written for the October 2004 edition of the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin and had been included in the Blackwater bulletin. The authors have been studying officer involved shootings for over a decade in an effort to determine if police officers had died due to any of the following factors:
http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2005/articles/032105onpatrol.html
Al Qaeda: Statements and Evolving Ideology
Osama Bin Laden and the Al Qaeda terrorist network have conducted a sophisticated public relations and media campaign over the last ten years. Terrorism analysts believe that these messages have been designed to elicit psychological reactions and communicate complex political messages to a global audience as well as to specific populations in the Islamic world, the United States, Europe, and Asia. Some officials and analysts believe that Al Qaeda's messages contain signals that inform and instruct operatives to prepare for and carry out new attacks. Bin Laden has referred to his public statements as important primary sources for parties seeking to understand Al Qaeda's ideology and political demands. Global counterterrorism operations in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks appear to have limited Bin Laden's ability to provide command and control leadership to Al Qaeda operatives and affiliated groups. However he and other Al Qaeda leaders continue to release statements that sanction, encourage, and provide guidance for future terrorist operations. Iraq, in particular, has become a focal point for Al Qaeda's rhetoric, as recent statements have underscored Al Qaeda's interest in Iraq and support for the ongoing insurgency.http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2005/articles/032105evolving.pdf
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E-mail virus nets man jail time It caused computers to issue 911 calls A Metairie man who sent an e-mail virus that reprogrammed computers across the country to send out bogus 911 calls was sentenced to six months in prison and ordered to pay $27,000 in damages to Microsoft Corp., authorities said. David Jeansonne, 44, pleaded guilty in February to intentionally damaging computers and causing a threat to public safety, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California, where the case was prosecuted. http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/metro/index.ssf?/base/news-8/111095655087990.xml
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U.S. needs to watch extremists, Fox says
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U.S. Report Lists Possibilities for Terrorist Attacks and Likely Toll The Department of Homeland Security, trying to focus antiterrorism spending better nationwide, has identified a dozen possible strikes it views as most plausible or devastating, including detonation of a nuclear device in a major city, release of sarin nerve agent in office buildings and a truck bombing of a sports arena. The document, known simply as the National Planning Scenarios, reads more like a doomsday plan, offering estimates of the probable deaths and economic damage caused by each type of attack. They include blowing up a chlorine tank, killing 17,500 people and injuring more than 100,000; spreading pneumonic plague in the bathrooms of an airport, sports arena and train station, killing 2,500 and sickening 8,000 worldwide; and infecting cattle with foot-and-mouth disease at several sites, costing hundreds of millions of dollars in losses. Specific locations are not named because the events could unfold in many major metropolitan or rural areas, the document says. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/politics/16home.html?ei=5090&en=447b6571833ca6bd&ex=1268629200&partner=rssuserland&pagewanted=print&position=
Qatar Blames Egyptian for Theater Blast U.N. troops fought the bloodiest clash of their 10-month-old mission in Haiti on Sunday, when a raid to remove armed ex-soldiers from a police station erupted into a gunbattle that left three people dead, including one peacekeeper, officials said. Three peacekeepers were also wounded. The Sri Lankan soldier who died in the raid in Petit-Goave, an ex-soldier stronghold about 45 miles (72 kilometers) west of Port-au-Prince, is the first peacekeeper killed in a clash since the force arrived, U.N. spokesman Toussaint Kongo-Doudou said. http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/03/20/haiti.gunbattle.ap/index.html Pakistan Shrine Blast Kills 30 The number of people killed in the bombing of a festival at a Shiite Muslim (search) shrine rose to at least 30 Sunday, and frightened pilgrims jammed onto buses trying to escape the southwestern village that was hosting the annual veneration of a Shiite saint. The bomb, which also injured 20, went off Saturday, hitting devotees as they were eating dinner at the shrine in Fatehpur village, 210 miles south of Quetta in restive Baluchistan province. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,150950,00.html
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Rock Island Arms 6+1 .45ACPBy: Frank Borelli, 21 March 2005A few months back I had a brother police officer approach me to ask if I knew anything about Rock Island pistols. He had heard, through that very carefully controlled information service we all know as the rumor mill, that the guns were decent and cost effective. Read "decent" and "cost effective" to mean "perform acceptably" and "don't cost as much as premium grade pistols". I had never heard of Rock Island Armory before, but it bothers me when I get questions that I can't even begin to research properly (since I didn't know the answer) and I made it a point to find out something about Rock Island. What I found out is that it's hard to find out much about them. There are some being sold by dealers you can find on the internet. There is mention of Rock Island .45s on numberous discussion boards online. I had no success in finding a Rock Island Armory website nor in locating a headquarters for Rock Island Armory. Further research revealed why... From what I've been able to ascertain, "Rock Island Armory" is a trade name for a Phillipino gun manufacturer. I haven't been able to pin down the company. The .45s are relatively simple - not fitted with contemporary upgrades, design changes, etc. The Rock Island Armory .45s are almost completely basic GI .45s they way they were years and years ago. Almost... For the rest of the story: http://www.borelliconsulting.com/evals/guns/rockisland45.htm Frank Borelli
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PEACE KEEPERS ARE SEEKERS..Seeking that which is a danger to life and peace..Seeking the threats and the perpetrators.. Seeking.. Hunting.. Stopping.. Restoring.. Keeping! Law Enforcers are interspersed throughout the society of which they are part.. yet separate.. They come from the herd or flock but are not like the herd nor flock.. Commandos among the populace.. guards within the herd or flock.. usually work alone or in pairs except in extremely threatening circumstances.. working within jurisdictional boundaries.. yet part of a larger mutual aid composed of many jurisdictions prepared and ready to assist when the need arises. Military are separated from the herd or flock.. they come from the herd or flock.. but are not like the herd nor flock.. They stand ready to repel invaders of our Nation.. and to seek and destroy threats to our National well being wherever the threat is raised.. usually work in teams ranging from small groups to task force in size except for snipers.. all branches of the military have specific areas of expertise but work together to defeat any common foe. Read the rest>>>>http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2005/articles/032105chaplain.html
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