He tempted his targets with the high life; whiskey, cigars, prostitutes and cash. His moles fed him bundles of military secrets and law enforcement files. All so he could rip off the Navy on an industrial scale for years and years. Now, the depth of the corruption is being exposed as the investigation reaches into the highest…
Technology: Sci-Fi Classics That Accurately Predicted the Future
With all this talk lately of “Minority Report” type technology in Bio-Metrics and other Security apparatus, I thought it would be interesting to look at other sci-fi movies that nailed it as far as actual current or “coming soon” technology. -SF Did you know a kid’s cartoon predicted 3D-printed food in 1962? Or that…
Surveillance State: Push To Expand FBI Surveillance Authority Threatens U.S. Email Privacy Bill
Not sure if you guys have been paying attention to the clowns in the Senate lately, in typical backdoor fashion (kind of like the secret night time session where they passed CISA 74 to 21) they are attempting to pass legislation that if it goes through, Online Privacy will truly be an afterthought in the…
War Machines: The Terminator-3 Is Russia’s Answer to Hard Lessons in Chechnya
Bristling with weapons, these quasi-tanks are intended to take on unconventional foes in rough terrain While the T-14 main battle tank is the most prominent member of the Armata family, the vehicle series incorporates a host of new fighting machines. Among those is a platform ominously named the Terminator-3, which is a tank support fighting…
Cartel Corner #82: Facebook Equals “KillBook” With Salvadoran Gangs
Just one more reason to dump social media. These gangs are moving North by the hundreds and bringing their skill-sets with them. -SF Teens hoping to escape the pressure of gang recruitment in El Salvador by fleeing to the US might breathe a sigh of relief when they cross the border. Their solace is often…
American History: Slavery LIES Matter; Roots Mini-Series Re-Made for the BLM Era
This is a great example of how Civil War and Southern Slavery History has been manipulated more than other period of American History. Seek out the truth Folks, Don’t Believe the Status Quo. -SF Critics would say it’s fitting: a misrepresented miniseries remake partially inspired by a Machiavellian movement.The latter is Black Lives Matter,…
Espionage Files: North Korea’s Shadow War, Part II
This is the second story in a series. Read part one. Thirty-one shadows crept up to the fence in the cold winter night, cut it and slipped through, walking into the American side of the demilitarized zone that buffers North and South Korea. It was January 1968 and the North Korean special operations troops were…
Cold War Files: The Confusing Times of the Six Day War
During the Six Day War pitting Israel against its Arab neighbors in 1967, Americans were thrust into the crisis — even though they weren’t directly involved in the fighting. After Israel pre-emptively attacked Egyptian forces on June 5, 1967, much of the Arab world came to Cairo’s aid. Recently-declassified messages describe American fliers handling their own chaotic…
Military Weapons From The Past: The EMC-49 SMG Was Too Futuristic For The British Army
Following the end of World War II, the British Army sought a replacement for the STEN Gun which had been the British military’s workhorse submachine gun since 1940. The Army did not choose the futuristic Experimental Machine Carbine, 1949 from BSA. But maybe it should have. The STEN was simple, cheap and arguably nasty. While…
Espionage Files: Russian Banker Sentenced to 2 1/2 Years for Spying
NEW YORK (AP) — A Russian banker who pleaded guilty to conspiracy in what the government portrayed as a Cold War-style spy ring was sentenced Wednesday to 2½ years in a U.S. prison. Evgeny Buryakov, 41, also was fined $10,000 by U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman, who said the sentence reflects the seriousness of…