| From The Editor June 26, 2006 |
The Worst of Intentions"I WOULD ALSO ARGUE that if Saddam Hussein were left in power, weapons of mass destruction or no, he would be now, if he were in power, trying to acquire those weapons and use them. Eventually the sanctions were eroding," said Sen. John McCain on Fox News following the president's speech Tuesday at Fort Bragg. The senator was responding to critics, such as Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Ted Kennedy, who opposed the decision to remove Hussein from power in 2003, and those like vice presidential candidate John Edwards, who is now apparently not sure if we should have toppled him. But the president and Sen. McCain believe otherwise. Furthermore, beyond the consequences of a Saddam still in power, the Arizona senator maintains that it's also important to "recall the facts as we knew them in March 2003."Full Story Gary Jackson President Blackwater |
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| Physicists and astronomers see their own implications in the world being round, but to me it means that only one-third of the world is asleep at any given time and the other two-thirds is up to something.
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PROFESSIONAL ARTICLES, EDITORIALS AND OPINIONS |
Indonesian Suspect Arrested Over Thai BombingsThe discovery of an Indonesian militant deeply involved in the most recent wave of bombings across Thailand's three southern Muslim-majority provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani, and Yala has been predicted by some analysts for years and, as such, is actually of little surprise. For example, acclaimed researcher Rohan Gunaratna has written extensively about the al-Qaeda-linked web of Islamic militants across southeast Asia coordinated in large part by master logistician Hambali who worked intimately with both al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiya (JI) until his apprehension in Ayutthaya, Thailand, (75 kilometers north of Bangkok) in August 2003.See Terrorism Research Center Weekly Analysis and Review 2006 National Security StrategyAmerica is at war. This is a wartime national security strategy required by the grave challenge we face - the rise of terrorism fueled by an aggressive ideology of hatred and murder, fully revealed to the American people on September 11, 2001. This strategy reflects our most solemn obligation: to protect the security of the American people. Terrorism Research Center A North Korean Missile Test: Implications for the US and the RegionAccording to international intelligence reports, for the last five weeks, North Korea has been steadily moving towards a test launch of the Taepodong 2, an intercontinental ballistic missle (ICBM) with a range up to 6,000 kilometers - enough to reach Alaska. Satellite intelligence reveals that Pyongyamg has loaded booster rockets onto aa launch pad in Musuduan-ri, in the North Hamkyong Province of northeastern Korean, and moved fuel tanks in preperation for fueling.Heritage Foundation |
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US Agent Among Two Dead in Florida Prison GunfightAn attempt to arrest federal prison guards in a sex-for-contraband probe erupted in gunfire that killed a U.S. Justice Department agent and one of the guards, the FBI said on Wednesday. Agents were trying to arrest six guards at the Federal Detention Center in Tallahassee on charges that included giving prisoners alcohol and other contraband in exchange for sex and money, an investigator said.Full Story 56 People Arrested in Drug Ring CrackdownU.S. and Colombian authorities have arrested 56 people in a crackdown on an international drug ring that allegedly smuggled tens of millions of dollars worth of heroin into New York. Federal investigators had worked with Colombian law enforcement officials since the summer of 2004 to break up the organization, which concealed heroin inside such commercial items as furniture and the soles of sandals, court documents showed.Full Story Panel: Street Gangs Moving Into SuburbsChicago street gangs are increasingly moving into the suburbs, driven by the demolition of housing projects that once hid their illegal activities and by the perception that police in smaller communities lack the experience to deal with them, a city crime commission found. "People in the suburbs can no longer view gangs as an inner-city problem," said Jim Wagner, the Chicago Crime Commission's president who helped write a 272-page report released this week. "It's a problem they can no longer ignore."Full Story 7 Indicted in Sears Tower PlotSeven men arrested in a raid on a Miami warehouse have been charged in a federal indictment with conspiring with al-Qaeda to commit acts of terror in the United States, including blowing up the Sears Tower in Chicago. The federal indictment, details of which will be made public later this morning in Washington and Miami, also alleges plans to blow up a federal building in Miami, news agencies reported.Full Story |
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Picture of a Weakened Iraqi InsurgencyAn Al Qaeda document linked to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi purports to show that Iraq's insurgents believe they face a "current bleak situation" that may require fomenting a war between the US and Iran to "get out of this crisis." The document, released Thursday, could not be independently authenticated. But senior Iraqi officials were ebullient about its message, as well as the magnitude of intelligence "treasure" that has emerged surrounding Mr. Zarqawi's death.Full Story US Expects More Afghan ViolenceU.S. forces and their Afghan allies expect more violence and clashes with Islamist Taliban fighters as the coalition extends its reach into the country, the U.S. military said. Afghanistan has seen the bloodiest violence since U.S.-led forces toppled the Taliban government in 2001, with almost 1,000 violent deaths this year, including 47 American troops and 18 other foreign soldiers.Full Story Hundreds of Chemical Weapons Found in Iraq: US IntelligenceUS-led coalition forces in Iraq have found some 500 chemical weapons since the March 2003 invasion, Republican lawmakers said, citing an intelligence report. "Since 2003, Coalition forces have recovered approximately 500 weapons munitions which contain degraded mustard or sarin nerve agent," said an overview of the report unveiled by Senator Rick Santorum and Peter Hoekstra, head of the intelligence committee of the House of Representatives.Full Story U.S. Denies Sending Troops to BoliviaPresident Evo Morales drew a sharp denial from the U.S. Embassy when he claimed in a speech that the United States is sending soldiers disguised as students and tourists to Bolivia. The accusation, which the U.S. Embassy dismissed as unfounded Wednesday, comes as Morales faces attacks by political opponents for his cozy relationship with President Hugo Chavez's Venezuela, including accepting aid from that country's military.Full Story |
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Service Equipment Review:SOG Spec Elite KnivesA few years back (in the mid-'90s) I traded a friend of mine a Gerber EZ-Out folder for a SOG Pentagon. It was pretty much my first experience with SOG, but I was impressed with the knife and it has become a fixed part of my hiking equipment. Since then I've expanded my experience with SOG Knives and have come to appreciate their approach to design and uniqueness in completion. Naturally (to me), having gained my first experience with their Pentagon fixed blade, I checked out their folding version, the Pentagon Elites - my first experience with their folders. SOG has just released two new folders, the Spec Elites, based on the Pentagon Elite grip profile and Arc Lock system. I received production samples of both the Spec Elite I and the Spec Elite II and immediately started putting them through their paces.The rest of the story: http://www.borelliconsulting.com/evals/knives/sogspecelite.htm Recreational Equipment Review:Reading Dean Koontz’s Newest Book “The Husband”I've been a fan of Dean Koontz's books for a number of years now, but, as with all authors, some of his books are truly masterful, suspenseful and imaginative. Other pieces of work from him are more straight-forward good-vs-evil with no mysticism, spirituality, or other completely unexplainable phenomenon. His new book, "The Husband" falls into that second category. As we'll explore in the narrative below, "The Husband" has a few plot twists and turns that hold the readers attention, but it's far from the quality of some of his other work such as "Midnight", "Strangers" or "Watchers". Set, as so many of his books are (because that's where he lives) in Southern California, the book is about an average-joe kind of guy whose wife is kidnapped. A murder that he is forced to witness to convince him of the kidnappers' resolve, and the fact that they ask for a ransom totaling more than 700% of all of his assets are the first two plot twists in an otherwise mostly unsurprising read.The rest of the story: http://www.borelliconsulting.com/recevals/recreading/thehusband.htm |
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CompassionREMEMBERING CAN LEAD US TO GREATER RESULTS!.. because memorywill cause us to learn and correct.. to learn and to gain knowledge.. to learn and apply knowledge and experience.. and finally gain wisdom. A Norfolk, Va. officer, Senaca Darden, goes down from shots fired by a fellow officer in a confusing crowd situation.. The pain journey begins for a family.. for the officer who fired the shots.. for every officer in the Norfolk PD.. and for all the rest of us in Homeland Peace Keeping.. especially those of us close by the vicinity as we hear the news and gather for the farewell.. A Vigil.. long lines of mourners.. an open, occupied casket containing the body of a Brother in his blue uniform, lying in repose.. draped with our National Ensign.. a slow painful salute.. a blessing and a commending of a Minister of Rightness back to the Commander-in-Chief.. a Celebration of Life that is so upbuilding as this Peace Keeper/Police Officer's life is remembered and celebrated.. who he was.. what he did.. how he lived his life and his duty.. military honors.. volleys of shots of respect.. and finally taps mixed with tears.. and recommitment to the values that put him where he was that Sunday night in the midst of that disturbance.. For the rest of the story go here: http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2006/article/052906chaplain.htm |
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