Behind the president’s directive to ‘accelerate’ the counter-ISIS campaign came a surge in the number of contractors assisting in the campaign against ISIS. The number of private contractors working for the U.S. Defense Department in Iraq grew eight-fold over the past year, a rate that far outpaces the growing number of American troops training and…
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The FBI’s War on Phones Is Bigger Than You Think
What a surprise, the Government Lied and are trying to access other phones not part of the investigation…I seem to remember Apple’s CEO warning about this, no? -SF Apple’s lawyers revealed the feds want access to about a dozen devices after San Bernardino. James Comey, the director of the FBI, has insisted that his agency’s…
Update: 2 Suspects Arrested in Marine Iraqi War Vet Beating
Two suspects have been arrested in the brutal beating of an Iraq War veteran outside a McDonald’s in Washington, D.C., FOX 5 reported Tuesday. Police arrested a 17-year-old male and a 17-year-old female suspected of participating in the attack on Marine vet Christopher Marquez on Feb. 12. The male was charged with aggravated assault and…
John Farnam Quips Compilation
I decided to post a few of John Farnams recent February Quips for your reading pleasure. As Always you can find Mr. Farnam at Defense Training International. When are you ever “off duty?” by John Farnam | 20 Feb 2016 20 Feb 16 “Off” Duty? A man with a dual (USA/Israeli) citizenship was…
Islam Invasion: Brooklyn Muslim Wounds Two Cops in Shootout
How do they know he is “self-radicalized”? What mosque does Jamal Funes attend? Has anyone investigated that mosque? Or would that be “Islamophobic”? “2 cops hurt after shootout with alleged Brooklyn radical,” by Shawn Cohen, Larry Celona and Jamie Schram, New York Post, February 20, 2016 (thanks to Pamela Geller): The career criminal whose drawn…
Another Reason to be Armed: Armed Citizen STOPS another Mass Shooting
Here is another example of a story about an armed civilian SAVING innocent lives you most likely heard NOTHING about (I Know I didn’t). Guns Save Lives Folks…Stay Armed!! -SF Another legally armed person has stopped a potential mass shooting in Hamilton, Alabama on February 10th, 2016. The shooting occurred in the morning, a little…
How The Black Market is Booming in Ukraine
The deal was complete in a matter of minutes and the fuel barrels stood empty. The smugglers, however, would soon be embarking on their next run. A week’s work in rebel-held Luhansk had depleted the taxi’s diesel tanks; every fuel station stood empty. Following a flurry of phone calls, the driver reserved the last spot…
The Need to Read Better
I know this article is a bit “off-topic” for this blog, but as a writer, reader and parent, the stats in the article floored me! Let’s all do our part to promote literacy in the HOME and not TRUST the public school system to do it for us. -SF In 1930, 3 million American adults…
A Bite of the Apple: Privacy Versus National Security
There is an interesting conundrum in the works between the FBI and Apple. But interestingly enough, while several other companies (Like Google) have come out in support, the public sector is not raising the same cry as they should. Perhaps they don’t understand the issue. When the smart phone hit the scene, it took the world…
Cyber-Crime: JP Morgan Invents Algorithm to “Sniff Out” Rogue Traders
I swear every day we get closer to the movie “Minority Report” being a reality..the “authorities” knowing you are guilty of a crime before you commit it! Combine this with the current fight with Apple and the FBI you start to see the big SCARY picture. -SF Wall Street traders are already threatened by…