Author: The Tactical Hermit
Armed Texan and Part-Time Bard.
Tradecraft: Geo-Locating by Photos
They say photos say a 1,000 words; well in the 21st Century they can also tell your exact location. -SF Russian soldiers geolocated by photos in multiple Syria locations, bloggers say By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) – Three serving or former Russian soldiers have been geolocated by photographs in Syria, including locations near Hama, Aleppo…
Military History: The Hürtgen Forest: America’s Longest, Most Costly Battle During World War II
At the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest, over 4,500 American troops were killed and wounded — and for the cost, very little ground was gained. Many have never heard of the Hürtgen Forest, much less the bloody battle that took place there 71 years ago. Located in western Germany between the Ruhr River and the…
Espionage Files: Navy Engineer Sentenced for Attempted Espionage
In the fall of 2014, civilian engineer Mostafa Ahmed Awwad provided schematics of the U.S. Navy’s newest nuclear aircraft carrier—the USS Gerald R. Ford—to an individual he thought was an Egyptian intelligence officer. At the time, Awwad was an employee of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, and had access to naval nuclear…
Islam Invasion: Islamic State hackers post phone numbers of heads of the CIA and FBI
ISIS is now in the same league as North Korea, China and Russia when it comes to cyber-threats. Welcome to the Fifth Dimension of Warfare folks.-SF “ISIS ‘cyber caliphate’ hacks 54,000 Twitter accounts and posts phone numbers of heads of the CIA and FBI in revenge for the drone attack that killed a British extremist,”…
Cartel Corner #24: Heroin and Meth Seizures up 300% in Arizona; Wife of Hector Beltran Leyva Now the Boss
Both heroin and methamphetamine seizures are up nearly 300 percent in Arizona over the past five years, a Drug Enforcement Administration report said. The report, released Thursday, said methamphetamine seizures have increased 294 percent. After the United States cracked down on chemicals used to make the drugs over the past decade, the DEA said drug…
Cartel Corner#23: Mexican Cartel Targeting Innocents for Ransom Kidnappings Near Border
Panic has spread through the border city of Matamoros as citizens begin to learn about a rash of kidnappings where the CDG (Gulf Cartel) has begun to target innocent people as a quick way to make money. The fears have worsened since some of the victims have not survived the ordeal despite the ransoms…
Surprise, Surprise, The UC Merced Stabber was on Terror Watch List
As if our faith in the Federal Government and DHS could not get any lower; you be the judge, but my mind is made up: Strong evidence now exist that Federal, State and Local Govts. are all complicit in “downplaying” acts of islamic terrorism due to a FEDERAL mandate.-SF If the information in this…
Netflix Pix: Jack Strong
Every once in a while Netflix surprises you with a really good out of left-field spy movie. Jack Strong fits that bill. Based on the Book A Secret Life: A Polish Colonel, His Covert Mission and The Price he Paid to Save His Country the movie tells the tale of Polish Army Officer Ryszard Kuklinski and the…
Cartel Corner #22: Cartel Shootouts Continue in Reynosa; Travis County Judge Shot in her Driveway; El Chapo spotted in Argentina?
In Reynosa (across the border from Hidalgo/Mcallen Texas) Mexican Police battled three carloads of Cartel gunman. The violence took place this week when a convoy of Tamaulipas state police officers with the Fuerza Tamaulipas task force were traveling towards the downtown area of this city after answering a call for help, information provided to Breitbart…