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OK, they got me, I usually catch the legends but last week one got by me: "I thought you'd like to know that you're promoting an urban legend on your web site. At the link for "A good set of rules to live by," you list information warning people about the sound of a crying baby outside. This appears to have no basis in reality. See the following web site (which debunks urban legends) for further details. http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/crybaby.htm" Thanks to the 10,067 readers to send me an e-mail to let me know I screwed up : ) JOB OPPORTUNITYRegional Coordinator needed to oversee administrative, logistical, and manning issues for protective services contract in Iraq region. Ensures compliance with all aspects of federal contract. Must have seven (7) or more years of experience providing security services pertinent to area of assignment. Must have at least three (3) years of OCONUS experience, and five (5) years or more of supervisory and logistics experience. Must be able to understand, review and submit detailed financial reports, and work effectively with a broad range of people with a wide variety of skills and experience. Must have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to motivate staff and communicate clearly. MBA or substantial experience in business is strongly preferred, as is military or other federal protective service. Send resume and salary requirement to hr@blackwaterusa.com. EOE M/F/D/V |
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Active Shooter Response Training: A Modern Police Necessity
With the advent of Active Shooter training that has developed in response to incidents like the Columbine High School shootings, the law enforcement community has come full circle. In response to critical incidents that the "average" cop was once called on to handle, Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) teams were developed. Alongside that development, police doctrine and training changed so that the patrol officer wasn't required to handle hostage and barricade situations. "Surround and contain" became the patrol doctrine norm so that SWAT could be called out to work with negotiators in resolving the situation. With regard to incidents like the one at Columbine High School, the law enforcement community has had to evolve again to depend on patrol officers to take aggressive action to resolve deadly situations. Let's take a look at some of the incidents that spawned SWAT teams and then those that have mandated a more aggressive response from patrol officers.For the rest of the story: http://www.borelliconsulting.com/articles/activeshooter.htm
Tactical First Aid Kits for Police Officers
By Fabrice Czarnecki, M.D., M.A., M.P.H.*Police officers should carry a medical kit specifically designed for penetrating trauma injuries such as gunshot and stab wounds. Such a kit can be assembled at a fairly low cost, while meeting your requirements better than most commercial kits.
Individual medical kit
While it's a good idea for all officers to carry this small kit at all times, they should definitely carry the individual kit during high risk activities like warrant service, protective details and firearms training (in case of accidental injuries). Contents should include:
http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2005/articles/040405firstaid.html
The International Peace Operations Association (IPOA) Quarterly Newsletter
The International Peace Operations Association (IPOA) is an association of private sector service companies engaged in international peace operations around the world. Member companies are involved in all sectors of peace and stability operations including mine clearance, logistics, security, training, and emergency humanitarian services.Download: http://www.ipoaonline.org/uploads/IPOANewsletter-January2005.pdf
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New Special Purpose Army "The Special-Purpose Army" by Russian Gazeta.ru web site on 11 March In the very near future, a new combat arm may appear in the army in Russia - the Special-Purpose Forces [Russian: sily spetsialnogo naznacheniya, SSN], which will include the special-purpose units of the military districts and fleets. They will be subordinate to the minister of defence and the president personally and perhaps will be able to start wars outside Russia's borders without the authorization of the Federation Council. The decision to create the Special-Purpose Forces may be made at the next session of the Security Council, where continuing the reform of the armed forces - creating a qualitatively new look to the Russian army and optimizing its structure, fighting complement, and numbers - will be discussed. The question of the creation of the Special-Purpose Forces is being reviewed within the framework of the new plan for building the armed forces in the period 2006-2010. http://www.gateway2russia.com/st/art_272412.php
Focusing Defense Resources to Meet National Security Requirements
Border Security: Setting the Right Federal Priorities
Government wiretaps, searches up 75 percent
FBI finds explosives in Nichols home
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Will democracy, security-sector reform discourage terrorism? The tragedy of Sept. 11 in the United States and other terrorist attacks in many regions of the world, including in Indonesia, have increased the significance of security sector reform in general and in Indonesia in particular. This is mainly due to the fact that terrorist acts are attacks on freedom and civilization throughout the entire world. The globalization of terror and the resultant fear of it has forced nation states to reconceptualize and to strengthen their (national) security. http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaileditorial.asp?fileid=20050328.E03&irec=2
System For Screening Passengers For Terrorism Risk Not Ready For Liftoff, Report 44 U.S. forces wounded in gunbattle outside Baghdad prison BAGHDAD, Iraq - Al-Qaida's wing in Iraq on Sunday claimed responsibility for a brazen overnight raid on Abu Ghraib prison that wounded 44 U.S. soldiers, according to an Internet statement, and said more attacks would follow. The U.S. military said dozens of insurgents carried out Saturday's attack on the notorious prison outside Baghdad, detonating two suicide car bombs and firing rocket-propelled grenades at U.S. forces before the assault was repelled. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7364844/ Terror Broker Bin Laden needed a role in the Iraqi insurgency, and Zarqawi needed outside support. How a deadly deal was made. Hardly anyone was more surprised by Iraq's insurgency than Osama bin Laden. The terrorist chief had never foreseen its sudden, ferocious spread, and he was likewise unprepared for the abrupt rise of its most homicidal commander, Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi. Bin Laden and his aides knew the Jordanian-born Palestinian from Zarqawi's Afghan days, but mostly as a short-tempered bully and a troublemaker. So in the late summer of 2003, unwilling to sit on the sidelines, bin Laden sent two of his most trusted men to assess the Iraqi resistance and carve out a leading role for Al Qaeda. "The resistance happened faster than we expected, and differently, so we were not prepared to assist and direct it," one of the two envoys later told a senior Tali-ban official. "The sheik sent me to see how we could help." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7369892/site/newsweek/ Bombs in Thailand Kill at Least Two Bombs exploded Sunday at an airport, department store and hotel in a region of southern Thailand gripped by an Islamic insurgency, killing at least two people and injuring more than a dozen, officials and media reports said. The explosions in Songkhla province's Hat Yai airport killed two people and injured at least 15, provincial Gov. Somporn Chaibongyang said. Witnesses said the explosion occurred near the airport's check-in counters, and all departing flights were immediately canceled. However, an airport official later said departures were continuing. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050403/D8981BU80.html
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Beretta M9 / 92FSBy: Frank Borelli, 4 April 2005In the motorcycle community you are either a Harley Davidson fan.. or you're not. Some people wouldn't be caught dead on one: others wouldn't be caught dead on anything else. Those who carry handguns are often just as loyal to a given manufacturer, model or pistol. Some folks like Glocks, or Sigs, or Rugers.. Some folks wouldn't be caught dead with a Beretta, and some just won't carry anything else. My agency is a Beretta agency. The United States military is (by and large) a Beretta organization. Are you a Beretta fan? I enlisted in the Army prior to the switch from the M1911 to the M9. I was taught how nothing ever had compared to "Old Slab Sides" and nothing ever would. Three years later, those same military instructors (I'm sure) were telling a new bunch of recruits how great the Beretta M9 was / is, and how nothing would ever compare to it. Well, they're right: nothing compares to it.. For the rest of the story: http://www.borelliconsulting.com/evals/guns/berettam9.htm
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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.
WHERE ARE WE GOING???..I wonder how often we take the time to check on the above question..Some days are very, very active.. Some days are very, very slow.. Some days there is little trouble.. Some days trouble comes so fast as to cause us to reel back from the demands.. Some days our plan works well.. Some days nothing in our plan gets accomplished. Some days we are strong and healthy.. other days we are ill.. or injured.. or incapacitated and cannot act.. Some days life goes our way.. Some days life seems to be against us.. Each line holds two extremes of the same thought.. Most days fall someplace in between these extremes and most of us cope with it satisfactorily.. Following are some extremes faced by Peace Keepers this past week; ================================================================= PoliceOne.com, week 223, vol. 3, 04/02/05 Officers Share Dramatic Details of Tuesday's Deadly Encounter With 300-lb. Naked EDP Read the rest>>>>http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2005/articles/040405chaplain.html
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