By Peter Bergen The news that the Istanbul attack was carried out by a Russian and citizens of Central Asian states that were once part of the Soviet Union might surprise those who have hitherto seen the group as a collection of mostly Arab fighters with a large Western European contingent. Yet in fact, Russian…
Category: Counter-Terrorism 101
Crusader Corner: The Attack On The ISIS Convoy Is a Tactic As Old As War
Personally, I got a lot of satisfaction watching these ISIS camel turds get wiped off the face of the planet, I hope you do too.-SF Killing retreating soldiers has a long — and totally legal — history As the Iraqi army overran the last of Fallujah’s neighborhoods remaining in the Islamic State’s hands this week, more than 500…
Outsourcing Govt. and Military Security is DUMB
Something I have been screaming for a LONG Time.-SF It is not a theory that delegating the protection of our embassy and military personnel to other countries risks lives. It is a reality bathed in American blood. The latest reports on Benghazi released this week underscore the persistent dangers of outsourcing security. By all accounts,…
Profiles in Courage: CIA “Officer A” Saved Lives At Benghazi
Casualties sustained during the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on September 11, 2012, could have been much higher if it was not for the work of a mysterious CIA officer, according to an official report from the House Select Committee on Benghazi. The report, released Tuesday, noted that U.S. military support did not…
Israel Watch: 13-Year Old Girl Who Was Murdered By Palestinian Terrorist Was American Citizen
This puts the obamaoids in an odd, but very typical predicament. As they unabashedly SUPPORT The Palestinian Authority, and by Proxy Hamas, they have in fact also helped support and finance the Murder Of an American Citizen by terrorist. Wonderful. -SF Hallel-Yaffa Ariel, a 13-year-old girl in Israel who wanted to be a dancer, was…
Deconstructing Terrorism: World-Check Terrorism Database Exposed
A financial crime database used by banks has been “leaked” on to the net. World-Check Risk Screening contains details about people and organisations suspected of being involved in terrorism, organised crime and money laundering, among other offences. Access is supposed to be restricted under European privacy laws. The database’s creator, Thomson Reuters, has confirmed an…
Security Review: Global Weaknesses in Airport and Subway Security Revealed
In the wake of the explosions at Istanbul and Brussels airports, what should we be doing to make our airports and train stations safer? On June 28, three still unidentified suspects attacked the parking area and the entrance to the international arrivals terminal at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport with gunfire and suicide vests, killing 41 people…
RKBA News: Gun Used in Paris Attacks Came From “Fast and Furious” Debacle
I find it HILARIOUS that obamaoids have been jumping up and down throwing tantrums over wanting to impose another Assault Weapons Ban and yet one of the guns used in the Paris Attacks (An AK Assault Rifle) was put into circulation by the ATF in the Fast and Furious goat rodeo debacle. Going a bit…
Islam Invasion: Turkey May Be Partly To Blame For Istanbul Airport Attack
Istanbul’s Ataturk airport, Turkey’s largest, was hit with two suicide bombings yesterday that claimed the lives of at least 36 people. However, that grisly figure may rise further as there were also several dozen injured in the blasts, some of whom have been listed as critical. The airport was immediately shut down to commercial traffic. There were conflicting…
Crusader Corner: Rethinking Airport Security Worldwide After Brussels and Istanbul
What’s the point of stringent checks at the departure gates if anybody can walk into an airport terminal and start killing people? I have stood in a line for well over an hour for the security check at a very busy airport on the US East Coast. A line of hundreds upon hundreds of people…