The Entrepreneurial Spirit
A definition is in order. Privatization, in its broadest sense, is the transfer of assets or service from the tax-supported and politicized public sector to the enterpreneurial initiative and competitive markets of the private sector. The superiority of the latter is now approaching the status of undisputed conventional wisdom: The private sector exacts a toll from the inefficient for their poor performance, compels the service provider or assets owner to concern himself with the wishes of customers, and spurs a dynamic, never-ending pursuit of excellence- all without any of the political baggage that haunts the public sector as elements of its very nature.Lawrence W. Reed
President, Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Read his thoughts here: http://www.amigospais-guaracabuya.org/oagim002.php Gary Jackson
President
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Purported al Qaeda Newscast Debuts on Internet
From our friends at The Terrorism Research Center (http://www.terrorism.com/An Internet video newscast called the Voice of the Caliphate was broadcast for the first time on Monday, purporting to be a production of al Qaeda and featuring an anchorman who wore a black ski mask and an ammunition belt. http://www.terrorism.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=WarReports&file=index&view=685
DOGS OF PEACE: A POTENTIAL ROLE FOR PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES IN PEACE IMPLEMENTATION
Scott Fitzsimmons, Department of Political Science, University of CalgaryScholars and practitioners generally agree that one of the keys to effective implementation of peace settlements is the provision of strong third party security guarantees.1 The United Nations (UN) has been largely ineffective at this task and great powers who could be effective are often reluctant to act when national interests are not at stake. This paper argues that Private Military Companies (PMCs) may be able to do the job more effectively than the traditional blue helmets.2 This paper addresses two important questions about the potential role of Private Military Companies in peace implementation. First, how can third parties more effectively deliver security guarantees in order to enforce peace settlements in the aftermath of violent conflict? And second, are United Nations military forces the optimum source for strong security guarantees in peace enforcement operations or could PMCs do a better job? I argue that third parties can more effectively deliver security guarantees to enforce peace settlements in the aftermath of violent conflict if they possess the structure and interests to provide three military capabilities necessary to deliver strong guarantees: the ability to project force against belligerents, the ability to rapidly transport elements of an intervention force into http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2005/articles/101005pmc.html
Enforcing Criminal Law on Native American Lands
By M. WESLEY CLARK, J.D., LL.M.As published in the LEB
Policing in and adjacent to land within "Indian country"1 is often a complex and, at times, confusing jurisdictional puzzle. Solving this puzzle depends on a variety of factors, including whether the crime is a felony or misdemeanor, whether the subjects and victims are Indians, and whether the crime violates tribal, state, or federal law. Many law enforcement agencies (LEAs) have an interest in the answer to these questions. This article explores the complexities of Indian country jurisdiction, including the role of state, local, and federal law enforcement. In addition, the article discusses the various judicial venues in which crimes occurring within Indian country may be prosecuted.
http://www.fbi.gov/publications/leb/2005/apr2005/april2005leb.htm#page22
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Bush wants right to use military if bird flu hits President George W. Bush asked Congress on Tuesday to consider giving him powers to use the military to enforce quarantines in case of an avian influenza epidemic. He said the military, and perhaps the National Guard, might be needed to take such a role if the feared H5N1 bird flu virus changes enough to cause widespread human infection. http://reuters.myway.com/article/20051004/2005-10-04T185015Z_01_DIT460356_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-BUSH-BIRDFLU-DC.html FBI Probes Ex-Marine on Classified Info The FBI is investigating whether a former Marine took classified information from the White House when he worked in the vice president's office and passed it to Filipino officials, U.S. government officials say. Leandro Aragoncillo, 46, a 21-year Marine veteran who became an FBI intelligence analyst last year, already has been charged in New Jersey with passing classified information about Filipino leaders to current and former officials of that nation. http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/10/06/D8D2J6703.html
New York subway system on alert
New Orleans Police Beating Caught on Tape A super-flu could kill up to 1.9 million Americans, according to a draft of the government's plan to fight a worldwide epidemic. Officials are rewriting that plan to designate not just who cares for the sick but who will keep the country running amid the chaos, said an influenza specialist who is advising the government on those decisions. "How do you provide food, water ... basic security for the population?" asked Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota, a government adviser who has a copy of the draft plan and described it for The Associated Press. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20051009/D8D4CPHG0.html
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4 British Officials Hurt in Afghan Blast A suicide attacker rammed a car laden with explosives into an armored vehicle carrying British government officials Sunday in southern Afghanistan, wounding four of them, a U.S.-led coalition commander said. The four Britons were traveling in a Land Cruiser in Kandahar http://apnews.myway.com/article/20051009/D8D4H0E00.html
10,000 photos of Bali suspects dropped on city No. 2 in terror group warns leader in Iraq against harming Muslims The Pentagon said on Thursday the United States had obtained a letter written by al-Qaida's second in command, Ayman al-Zawahri, to the network's leader in Iraq saying tactics being used such as bombing mosques and killing hostages might alienate the Muslim masses. Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman described the letter as written by Zawahri, the No. 2 in al-Qaida behind Osama bin Laden, to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Jordanian who heads al-Qaida's branch in Iraq that is engaged in a guerrilla war with U.S. troops and Iraqi forces. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9618532/ Arab paper: Al-Qaida puts job ads on Internet Organization with alleged ties to terror group seeks video, Web producers Al-Qaida has put job advertisements on the Internet asking for supporters to help put together its Web statements and video montages, an Arabic newspaper reported. The London-based Asharq al-Awsat said on its Web site this week that al-Qaida had "vacant positions" for video production and editing statements, footage and international media coverage about militants in Iraq, the Palestinian territories, Chechnya and other conflict zones where militants are active. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9610350/ 2 African Union peacekeepers die in Darfur Ambush also kills two civilian contractors in volatile region Two African Union peacekeeping soldiers from Nigeria were killed in an ambush Saturday in Sudan's volatile Darfur region, a senior AU official said, marking the first deaths sustained by the African mission since deploying here last year. Two civilian contractors attached to the AU peacekeeping team were also killed in the attack that occurred near Kourabishi, a town in South Darfur state, said the AU's acting head of mission, Jean-Baptiste Natama, in a telephone interview. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9632022/ |
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Service Equipment Review:XS Sights 24/7So, any excuse to visit Blackwater and shoot free bullets is a good one. Every now and then I actually get invited down there to do something fun and shoot free bullets. XS Sights was nice enough to include me on their list of invitees for a Writers' Round Table event. Now, I hate to say this, but I didn't know anything about XS Sights before attending. I had seen some advertisements for them; I had seen a couple of people with the XS Sights on their weapons; but I never took the time, or had the interest, to get myself educated about XS Sights.The past couple of days corrected that. I guess I should start of by saying that I didn't know the idea of a sight which incorporated a dot sitting on a post was such an old idea. I knew SigArms had done it as recently as the late '80s, but I didn't know it existed much before that. Apparently - as was part of my education Friday and Saturday - the idea of a big front dot sitting on a rear post evolved on big game rifles in the 19th century. Hunters, when faced with large, dangerous, fast approaching game apparently came to appreciate the speed with which the big dot could be picked up (visually) and shots placed efficiently. From that idea, a former peace officer named Ashley Emerson took the next step, recognizing that "bad guys" are large, dangerous, often fast approaching animals that have to be stopped with quickly placed shots. For the rest of the story: http://www.borelliconsulting.com/evals/others/xssights.htm ---------------- Recreational Equipment Review:Revision ANT Tactical GogglesCourtesy of Chuck BennettAbout a month ago I had a package thrown at me and was told to "Wring these out and tell me what you think." Inside I found a pair of Revision Military Eyewear's Tactical Goggles. I'm not one to sit on my laurels (despite what Borelli may say), so I grabbed my jump gear and headed out to the drop zone. My initial impression of these goggles was that they fit great and didn't cover much facial area. I prefer a smaller goggle during the summer (especially on the east coast with humidity levels matching the temps), so I was looking forward to jumping these. For the rest of the story: http://www.borelliconsulting.com/recevals/sky/revisiongoggle.htm Frank Borelli
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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.
LIFE IS ARBITRARY AND CANNOT BE AVOIDED..OUR COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF IS MERCIFUL TO US, HE MAKES PROVISION WHEN WE REQUEST IT AS WE ARE INSTRUCTED TO DO!SADNESS.. MIXED WITH GIVING OF THANKS.An officer is shot down pursuing a bank robber in the neighboring city of Chesapeake.. risking his life to capture a criminal and to save a hostage.. the criminal died in the gun battle with the officer.. the hostage was wounded but not critically.. the officer was wounded critically and died at a local hospital.. Multiplied thousands have given their lives in law enforcement for the keeping of peace since the founding of this nation.. PoliceOne.com reports six officer deaths in the past week ending Friday.. 18 U.S. Troops were killed this week in Iraq.. 1950 deaths since 03/03.. 14,903 wounded since 03/03.. U.S. Troops are still dying in Afghanistan.. many, many multiplied thousands have given their lives in wars for the peace of this nation and other nations since the founding of this nation.. The cost of peace and safety is ever more expensive. The tree of liberty is all too often watered with the blood of the patriots who see to that tree being preserved and making sure it can thrive, grow and continue for the good of the people. The ripples of sadness are more and more widening. Changes are taking place in our world.. but all the changes are not pleasant.. http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2005/articles/092605chaplain.html
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