A Well written Big Picture snapshot by the Brushbeater. Pay particular attention to the Government/Crime Nexus mentioned. “Crime becomes a tool of political power rather than a question of morality.” Our nation is at an impasse- a question of direction, going far beyond singular issues such as firearms ownership, personal privacy or economics- but…
Category: Organized Crime
Pro-Government Guerillas Mix Political, Criminal Interest in Venezuela
Pro-Government Guerrillas Mix Political, Criminal Interests in Venezuela Interesting 4GW Model happening in Venezuela and Central America Right now. It would behoove the Martial Citizen aka Civilian Operator to take note of the Cyclical Historical relevance: This same dichotomy was seen in 1970’s and 1980’s Central America when Marxist Political Forces using Narco Dollars to…
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…
Modern Crime: Pirates, Smugglers and Terrorist in the Western Pacific
The search for four kidnapped Malaysian sailors offers a window into a brutal underworld Johnny Lau Jung Hieng was just 20 years old when he was kidnapped. Born in Sarawak, Malaysia, he found work as a sailor on a tugboat as the youngest member of nine-man crew. Young men like Hieng commonly take work at…
Cartel Corner #81: Organized Crime and Narco-Terrorism in Peru Now on U.S. Radar
From May 8 through May 13, I had the opportunity to participate in the international Special Operations Forces exercise “Fuerzas Comando” in Lima, Peru. The event occurred at a pivotal moment, just after the first round of Peru’s presidential elections in early April. The exercise also occurred little more than a month after the terrorist…
Modern Crime: China Suppliers Flood U.S. with Dangerous Opiates
China at this very moment is waging war on the United States on several fronts without ever deploying a military unit. This is the essence of Fourth Generation Warfare folks. Weaken your enemy from the inside.-SF The dozen packages were shipped from China to mail centers and residences in Southern California. One box was…
Modern Crime: Japanese Yakuza Not Going Down Without a Fight
The yakuza, Japan’s notorious organized crime syndicates, are on the decline. While they still wield influence, their numbers have dwindled to around 53,000 members last year from a height of more than 180,000 in the 1960s, according to a recent report in the French newspaper Les Echos that cited data from Japan’s National Police Agency….