Blackwater Tactical Weekly
May 2, 2005
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**FROM THE EDITOR:**

Good Morning,

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THE PEACE KEEPER'S PRAYER..

(AMPLIFIED AND EXPANDED FROM MATTHEW 6:8-13)
OUR COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, CREATOR OF US ALL, I GIVE THIS, MY LIFE,
BACK TO YOU.. SO THAT I CAN BE TRULY YOUR PEACE KEEPER..
AND NOT JUST YOUR PROPERTY..
FULFILL YOUR NEEDS, OF ALL YOU NEED TO RECEIVE FROM ME,
BY GIVING TO ME THE FOLLOWING..
GIVE ME YOUR KINGDOM'S RULE AND REIGN RIGHT HERE INSIDE ME..
AND ALL AROUND ME..
GIVE ME YOUR WILL.. YOUR PLAN IN OPERATION INSIDE ME..
AND ALL AROUND ME..
GIVE TO ME ALL I NEED FOR THIS DAY.. MY DAILY PROVISION.. ALL I NEED TO COPE WITH THE ARBITRARINESS OF LIFE IN THIS WORLD..
FORGIVE ME WHERE I HAVE FALLEN SHORT OF YOUR DESIRES AND
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ME, AND TO ME, IN EXACTLY THE SAME MANNER
THAT I FORGIVE OTHERS WHO HAVE FALLEN SHORT IN RELATION TO ME..
LEAD ME, GUIDE ME, SO THAT I NOT FALL INTO TEMPTATION...
TEACH ME ABOUT TEMPTATION SO THAT I CAN RECOGNIZE IT AND AVOID IT..
DELIVER ME, KEEP ME FREE FROM EVIL IN ALL OF IT'S FORMS..
TEACH ME ABOUT EVIL SO THAT I CAN RECOGNIZE IT.. AND AVOID IT.. AND PUT IT DOWN.. ELIMINATE IT.. ENLARGE MY TERRITORY.. YOUR AFFECT UPON ME... AND YOUR AFFECT UPON THIS WORLD THROUGH ME..
AND KEEP ME IN YOUR COMPANY SO THAT I NOT CAUSE UNNECESSARY PAIN..
FOR THE KINGDOM, THE RULE AND REIGN IS YOURS.. NOT MINE..
THE POWER, THE CAN DO FOR ALL THINGS INVOLVING ME IS YOURS.. NOT MINE..
THE GLORY, ALL SUCCESS AND ALL CREDIT FOR GOODNESS IS YOURS.. NOT MINE..
I HAVE NOTHING THAT YOU DID NOT GIVE TO ME ALREADY... AND I WILL NOT RECEIVE ANYTHING GOOD UNLESS YOU GIVE IT TO ME.. FOR YOU ARE THE SOURCE OF ALL THINGS GOOD AND USEFUL..
IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOREVER..
AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE THIS WAY FOREVER!!!
SO LET IT BE AS I HAVE SPOKEN IT,
YOUR WILL PERFORMED IN THIS LIFE YOU HAVE GIVEN TO ME!!! AMEN!!!
 Chaplain D.R.Staton, VBPD (Don, C1)

Sincerely,
Gary Jackson
President
Blackwater

QUOTES FOR THE WEEK

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.
-Albert Schweitzer

PROFESSIONAL ARTICLES, EDITORIALS AND OPINIONS

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Active Shooter Response Training: A Modern Police Necessity

By Frank Borelli
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.
http://www.borelliconsulting.com/articles/activeshooter.htm

Executive Summary: U.N. Report on Hariri Killing

Following is the text of the executive summary of the U.N. report:
On 14 February 2005, an explosion in downtown Beirut killed twenty persons, among them the former Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri. The United Nations' Secretary-General dispatched a Fact-Finding Mission to Beirut to inquire into the causes, the circumstances and the consequences of this assassination. Since it arrived in Beirut on 25 February, the Mission met with a large number of Lebanese officials and representatives of different political groups, performed a thorough review of the Lebanese investigation and legal proceedings, examined the crime scene and the evidence collected by the local police, collected and analyzed samples from the crime scene, and interviewed some witnesses in relation to the crime.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/Investigation/story?id=613896&page=1

LAW ENFORCEMENT GUIDE TO INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST GROUPS AND THEIR KNOWN EMBLEMS

Law enforcement officers should be on the watch for these emblems and/or named groups during traffic stops and other contacts. These emblems may be found on jewelry, documents, auto stickers, and other forms of advertisement. Their display may indicate membership in these groups and/or financial/general support for the listed groups. Some of these groups appear on the US Secretary of State'S list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations, or are groups that are believed to incorporate violence in the pursuit of their political objectives.
http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2005/articles/050205emblem.pdf


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BREAKING NEWS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL
U.S. Agents Arrest Alleged Afghan Drug Kingpin
Federal authorities in New York announced today the arrest by American drug agents of an Afghan heroin lord listed by the Bush administration as one of the world's most wanted narcotics dealers.
The drug lord, Haji Bashir Noorzai, is accused of building his multi-million dollar drug trade through an "unholy alliance" with the Taliban, the former fundamentalist Islamic regime in Afghanistan, according to an indictment unsealed today in federal court in Manhattan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/25/national/24cnd-afghan.html?hp&ex=1114488000&en=af2f4b68d5e82df5&ei=5094&partner=homepage

Feds Indict 14 Reputed Mob Figures
Fourteen reputed Chicago mob figures were indicted Monday on charges of plotting at least 18 murders, including the 1986 slaying of the crime organization's top man in Las Vegas, Tony "The Ant" Spilotro, who was buried alive in a cornfield.
Those indicted included Joey "The Clown" Lombardo, long alleged to be one of the top leaders of the Chicago mob. Federal authorities were looking for him.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=701106

AFGHAN AUTHORITIES WIN A BATTLE IN THE COUNTRY'S WAR ON DRUGS
The Afghan government's efforts to contain the cultivation and trafficking of narcotics registered perhaps its biggest success to date when members of an elite unit confiscated nearly a half-ton of heroin and arrested seven suspected smugglers, authorities announced April 23. US military advisers who had helped forged the Afghan Transnational Border Security Force hailed the operation as "counter-narcotics at its best."
With reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan struggling to gain traction in many areas, many Afghans have once again turned to poppy cultivation as a source of sustenance. Since the radical Islamic Taliban movement was driven from power in 2002 during the US-led campaign against terror, Afghanistan has reemerged as the world's leading producer of opium and other poppy-related narcotics.
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/civilsociety/articles/eav042505.shtml#

Investigation Finds Italian Officer's Death a 'Tragic Accident'
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2005 - Army investigators have recommended that no disciplinary action be taken against U.S. soldiers in the March 4 killing of Italian intelligence officer Nicola Calipari, Multinational Force Iraq officials announced April 30. Calipari's death, according to a recently completed Army investigation, was wholly unintentional and not attributable to negligence by the soldiers.
"This was a tragic accident and the coalition expresses its deepest sympathies to the Calipari family," said Brig. Gen. Peter Vangjel in a statement. Vangjel was appointed by Lt. Gen. John R. Vines on March 8 to investigate the accident. Vines commands Multinational Corps Iraq.
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/May2005/20050501_822.html

What 'minuteman' vigil accomplished
A volunteer network's effort to close part of border slowed illegal immigration - in one small area.
Retired pilot Joe McCutchen spent three weeks, $6,000, and put 4,600 miles on his car driving round trip from Fort Smith, Ark., to the Arizona border. In between, he spent 14 days in a folding chair, buffeted by wind storms, face- cutting sand, freezing cold, and scorching sun.
He says he'll be back to do it again in October.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0502/p01s04-ussc.html


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Official: Zarqawi Eludes Capture; Computer Discovered
Iraq's Most Wanted Fugitive on the Run After Leaving Behind Valuable Information
Jordanian rebel Abu Musab al-Zarqawi - Iraq's most wanted fugitive - recently eluded capture by American troops, but left behind a treasure trove of information, a senior military official told ABC News.
On Feb. 20, the alleged terror mastermind was heading to a secret meeting in Ramadi, just west of Fallujah, where he used to base his operations, the official said.
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/IraqCoverage/story?id=701049&page=1

Weapons Inspector Ends WMD Search in Iraq
Wrapping up his investigation into Saddam Hussein's purported arsenal, the CIA's top weapons hunter in Iraq said his search for weapons of mass destruction "has been exhausted" without finding any.
Nor did he find any evidence that such weapons were shipped officially from Iraq to Syria to be hidden before the U.S. invasion, but he couldn't rule out some unofficial transfer of limited WMD-related materials. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=704309

Car Bomb Blast at Baghdad Funeral Kills 30
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A car bomb exploded at the funeral of a Kurdish official in northern Iraq on Sunday, killing about 30 Iraqis and wounding more than 50, the U.S. military, as the death toll in a wave of violence against Iraq's new government rose to at least 120. Insurgents launched several other attacks across Iraq, killing 10 people, on Sunday. U.S. and Iraqi forces also detained several suspects in the abduction of a British aid worker believed killed last year and found clothing and documents that apparently belonged to her.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050501/D89QJCSG0.html

Locals Offer Insight Into Egypt Terrorist
SHUBRA EL-KHEIMA, Egypt (AP) - Once the cheerful leader of a school singing group, Ehab Yousri Yassin underwent a drastic change a few years ago, mingling with Islamic extremists, talking only about religion and forcing his sisters to wear head-to-toe veils. Residents of this impoverished city on.. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050501/D89QL15O0.html

Radical Islamic Group Growing in Asia
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) - Abdullah Modmarov was in the middle of a soccer game when Uzbek police waving their rifles hauled him off the field and arrested the 33-year-old on charges of belonging to an outlawed radical Islamic party. The crackdown on Hizb ut-Tahrir - or Party of Liberation - has...
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050501/D89QJCHO0.html

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Remington 870 Shotgun: Tried & True

By: Frank Borelli, 2 May 2005

In January of 1950 Remington introduced the Model 870 "Wingmaster" shotgun. Remington's history information claims that the Remington 870 shotgun is the largest selling pump action shotgun in the world. Fifty-five years later it would not surprise me. I've had mine (on and off - but I'll explain that later) since 1988.

In my gun safe are my own Remington 870 and my wife's Remington 870. Thanks to the ease of operation and extreme variety of loads available, the twelve gauge shotgun is hard to beat for versatility. In today's review we're going to take a look at the Remington 870's many uses; a little history; some "war stories" involving the 870 and some factual data about it (because I will get an email if I fail to give the barrel length or some other specific measurement).

For the rest of the story: http://www.borelliconsulting.com/evals/guns/rem870.htmhttp://www.borelliconsulting.com/evals/guns/rem870.htm
Frank Borelli

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.

SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS..

In the business of Peace Keeping, the more simple the instruction the better it can
be implemented.

The same is true for all of life.

Why do most U.S. citizens hate the filing of tax returns with the Internal Revenue
Service?.. the instructions are too complicated.

FORCE SCIENCE NEWS has just put out the second section on edged weapon
attacks. After all the reading in the report the conclusion is simple.. but it is based
upon the attitude so often seen in these messages I send to you... TRAIN.. TRAIN..
TRAIN.. PRACTICE.. PRACTICE.. PRACTICE. SIMPLE MANEUVERS CAN
CONFUSE AN ATTACKER WITH A KNIFE ONCE HE IS COMMITTED IN THE
LAUNCH OF HIS ATTACK.. CERTAIN SIMPLE MOVES CAN BUY YOU TIME
TO PULL YOUR WEAPON AND COUNTER THE ATTACK.

If you do not subscribe to FORCE SCIENCE NEWS it is readily available to Peace
Keepers. Subscriptions are free and sent via e-mail. To register for your free,
direct-delivery subscription, please visit forcesciencenews.com and click on the
registration button. Messages #17 and 18 pertain to edged weapon attacks and are
well worth the read.

Tragic things happen in our world of Peace Keeping.. Following are a few of
them this week;

http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2005/articles/050205chaplain.html

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

The best things in life are not things



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