10/26/2015 Authorities near the Texas Border continue a manhunt for several Gulf Cartel Members involved in a fierce shootout on a TEXAS highway. Beginning last week and into this weekend San Juan Police along with their federal partners have arrested multiple cartel gunmen and continue to hunt down additional gunmen, said Police Chief Juand Gonzalez…
Author: The Tactical Hermit
Armed Texan and Part-Time Bard.
The Ignorance of Intelligence Agencies
This is a very short article, but worthy of your time nonetheless. It points out one of the glaring inadequacies of the current state of our Foreign Intelligence apparatus in this country. All of the sentences in italics are of my doing for emphasis on these points. -SF By Williamson Murray At the start of…
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Governor Abbott Declares Sanctuary Cities “Will No Longer be Tolerated in Texas”
This just goes to show how far off base and out of touch with reality some Law Enforcement officials are in their thinking; Thankfully we have a Governor with more sense. -SF Texas Gov. Greg Abbott admonished Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez over her recent decision to consider honoring immigration containers on a “case-by-case” basis….
It’s Flooding Down in Texas….
Wanted to show all you folks what is happening to my Home State of Texas. Please say a prayer for all those suffering from this storm. This is from a report by Vice News. Heavy rains associated with the tropical depression formerly known as Hurricane Patricia swamped Texas Friday and Saturday, forcing the evacuation…
Cartel Corner #13: Seven Cartel Members Found Tortured and Murdered Near Arizona Border
Arizona border residents were once again reminded of the horror and brutality of the plague that is the drug trade when seven bodies were found tortured and murdered in a creek on a Mexican ranch 160 yards from the border. The men had all been shot with high powered rifles, with one being decapitated, Breitbart…
20 Foreign Made World War Two Movies You Probably Never Saw (But Need Too)
1944 (2015) As Far as my Feet Will Carry Me (2001) Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) Days of Glory (2006) The Grey Zone (2001) Charlotte Grey (2001) Diplomacy (2014) In Darkness (2011) Lore (2012) …
Weapons Check: Personal Readiness with a Running Gun (Parts 1 and 2)
A definite Eye Opener. It pays to routinely test fire and train with the gun you carry. After all you ARE betting your life that it works. -SF By John Farnam Ft Collins, CO –-(Ammoland.com)- Personal Readiness: From a friend and colleague “At our monthly pistol match last weekend, our courageous (and now unpopular) match…
Facebook Friend or Terrorist: Who’s in Your Online Social Network?
As a law enforcement officer in Northeast Florida, the arrest of a 19-year-old local man named Shelton Thomas Bell got my attention. In January of this year, Bell was sentenced to twenty years in federal prison for conspiring and attempting to provide material support to terrorists. He burned American flags, recruited support locally, conducted “training…
The ISIS Corner #2: The War for Control of the Narrative Rages
To change the minds of more than 16 million Muslims who could support the Islamic State, almost entirely via social media, the U.S. State Department has a counter propaganda team of just about 20 people, according to a senior Pentagon official. Translation: the U.S. is not doing enough to out-tweet ISIS. Michael Lumpkin, assistant secretary of…