From the Archives, 2015. I got asked this question the other day by a close friend and it occurred to me that I had never really plainly answered that question on this blog, even though I talk about the subject frequently. I think the best way to approach this subject is through historical precedent. It…
Category: Terrorism
Learning from Insurgent Tactics: The Vehicle as a Weapon
The attack on Dallas PD this past Saturday by a man in an armored van represents a variation on a tactic that has not been seen since the DC Sniper Murders in 2002, where a man and his young accomplice, using a Chevy Caprice sedan and turning the trunk into a “mobile” sniper hide,…
So, How is your Active Shooter Training?
First the Attack on Dallas PD, now this. Active Shooters are getting to be as common a crime as muggings. Be Prepared. 1 dead in shooting at popular Iowa mall, suspect in custody Published June 13, 2015 FoxNews.com Facebook73 Twitter173 livefyre88 Email Print June 12, 2015: Shoppers and employees wait outside the Coral Ridge Mall…
Identifying Hostile Movement
In a book I just recently finished entitled 13 Hours in Benghazi, (which I HIGHLY RECOMMEND) on pp. 207-210 one of the GRS Security Operators talks about how when the initial attack started on the CIA Annex from the various armed militia groups, it started very casually, first a car pulls up across the street, then…
ISIS Publishes Manual on ‘How to Survive in the West’
Well it appears our enemy has been emboldened enough to publish a “How To” manual on Killing Americans. This is nothing new, just like during the 70’s when we were fighting the scourge of the far-left wingers and the practitioners of Political Domestic Terrorism like The Weather Underground and the RAF put out their manuals,…
Learning From History: The Russian Caucasian Campaigns 1801-1864
Much can be learned and applied to the struggle many modern armies face today when we examine when the first Conventional Armies of the 19th Century Russian Empire sought to subjugate the Islamic tribes of the Caucusus’ http://usacac.army.mil/CAC2/cgsc/carl/download/csipubs/LP20_Russian-SovietUnconventionalWars.pdf (Note: The USACAC CSI Pubs are free and open to the public. Visit their site HERE.) Stay…
Texas Just Gave Muslims And Their Sharia Law HUGE Kick In The Pants
Texas Just Gave Muslims And Their Sharia Law HUGE Kick In The Pants.
The Garland Attack: Re-Evaluating the CO’s Training Focus
The CO must constantly re-evaluate his training to see that it is RELEVANT and REALISTIC to the current threat. Right now, the most pressing CURRENT threat to the Civilian Operator is without a doubt, MULTIPLE ACTIVE SHOOTERS as was seen in Garland, TX this past Sunday. First of all, before I get too deep into this subject,…
The War is Here
In yet another attack on American soil, ISIS is proving it’s reach does not exceed it’s grasp when it comes to motivating people to commit acts of terror. Yesterday in Dallas during a AFDI Jihad Watch Free Speech Event, 2 men opened fire on the crowd, wounding a security guard. Thank God no one else…
Iran and Hezbollah NOT listed as Terror Threats?
When you have no appreciation, or worse yet, no respect for History, you are doomed to repeat the same tragic mistakes. Now for a long time, this saying has been regarded as a “Maxim of Truth”; a Cautionary piece of wisdom for the young, nieve or just plain stupid. But here lately, it appears dismissing…