Category: Security
Giving Thanks to the OSS
As today’s security depends increasingly on intelligence and special operators, Congress should act to honor those who paved their way. What do attorney James Donovan (portrayed by Tom Hanks in “Bridge of Spies”), the “French Chef” Julia Child, Virginia Hall (the only American civilian woman to receive the Distinguished Service Cross during World War II),…
ISIS in the West
This is one of the best, most practical and useful reports I have seen produced on ISIS to date, def better than ANYTHING the Govt. has cooked up. Remember: Information is Power. Know the Threat, Know your Enemy. We will be discussing more about this report after The Thanksgiving Break.-SF Washington, D.C. — Who…
IED Awareness for First Responders and Civilians
(NOTE: Although the original title of this article was “IED Awareness for First Responders” I thought the content was equally relevant to the average civilian as well, which is the reason for my sub-title.-SF) You are a first responder. You have received a call at a crowded local motel for a medical emergency. The manager…
If you have to Meet a Terrorist, would you Rather be in Texas or France?
This is an easy one for me, since Texas is my home and the BEST state in the Union, but I thought it made a good point.-SF When the next terrorist attack strikes, I don’t want to be in England or France. I’d rather be in Texas. Better yet would be South Dakota, Indiana or…
Third Paris Stadium Jihad Suicide Bomber Identified as Refugee who came via Greece
OK, this settles the very tired debate of letting Syrian Refugees into this Country IMO..not one, not two, but three of the Paris Terrorist came into France as, you guessed it, “Refugees”. I think that shows a pattern in how these people operate. -SF The solution offered by the media and political elites: bring in…
Intel Tradecraft: Geo-Tagging and Identifying a Picture by it’s Background (Similar Image Search)
In the most recent episode of Homeland, Carrie while trying to figure out what direction to go in searching a stolen laptop for intel, is distracted by the computer’s screen saver which is a picture that shows the suspect in a beachfront bar in what appears to be a tropical location. Thinking back, Carrie remembers…
13 Syrians Caught at the Texas/Mexico Border So Far…
I told a buddy the other day, I have stopped trying to keep up with every time they catch a Syrian or “other muslim” trying to cross the border illegally, it’s like playing a game of whack-a-mole. -SF Obama is avid to bring in Syrian refugees legally. So why sneak in, unless one has nefarious…
The Truth about Terrorist and Encryption Technology
Terrorists were using encryption technology to evade detection long before Snowden and the Paris attacks By Natasha Bertrand A wave of coordinated terror attacks that killed at least 130 people in Paris last week have had experts grappling with how French intelligence could have missed an operation that was most likely months in the making….
More Proof the Refugee Program is a Bad Ideal
Al Qaeda jihadists entered U.S. through refugee program But relax: Obama says the refugees are no more threatening than tourists. “Report: al Qaeda Terrorists Entered United States Through Refugee Program,” by Ali Meyer,Washington Free Beacon, November 18, 2015: Two al Qaeda terrorists who had killed American soldiers were able to enter the country as refugees,…