Organized crime networks in Latin America have long made their money off of drugs. But over the past decade, as gold prices have soared, cartels have increasingly turned to illegally mining the metal to earn cash. In Peru and Colombia, they’re now making more money exporting illegal gold than cocaine. Eighty percent of the gold…
Field Test and Gear Review: Victorinox Combat Utility Knife
For all you out there who are old enough to remember the times when having a Swiss Army Knife was a sort of Badge-of-honor (at least when you were between 10 and 13 years old) then let me introduce the Swiss Army Knife 3.0 or the Combat Utility Knife. It is made by the…
Texas News: This is What Political Correctness and Fear of Being Labeled an “Islamophobe” Equals in America
Lavish $2.5 Million Dollar Libraries Honoring “Islamic Knowledge” are Built and Islam Continues to BREED in this Country One Library and Mosque at a Time The Library of Islamic Knowledge officially opened last weekend in downtown Houston. Mayor Sylvester Turner, joined by former Houston Rockets Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon, cut the ribbon of the lavish $2.5 million dollar library housed…
Natural Disaster Survival: A Tragic Warning Why You Should NEVER Drive in Flood Waters
HOUSTON, Texas — A video released by the Harris County Toll Road Authority shows a woman drowning in her car after she drove past a road barrier into a deeply flooded underpass on Monday morning. Flooded underpasses are nothing new in this city and officials constantly use the phrase “Turn around, don’t drown,” to warn…
Future of Warfare: How Russia Defeats NATO
With all the saber rattling going on lately toward Russia I thought this article was a breath of fresh reality.-SF When asked two weeks ago in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee whether the Army was “outranged” by any adversary, U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Mark Milley said: “Yes … the ones in Europe,…
Modern Crime: Canadian Cops Seize New Synthetic Opiate 100 Times More Powerful than Fentanyl
This is yet another step in China’s plan to weaken the U.S. and it’s allies without ever having to fire a shot or use it’s military. First it was Bath Salts, now this. I will be doing a full report on China’s 4GW Strategy later this month.-SF For the second time in a year, police…
Cartel Corner #76: Drug Mules Beware! This is What Happens When a Bag of Cocaine Burst In Your Stomach…
This article originally appeared on VICE Spain. On March 22, a Lithuanian man landed in Barcelona and boarded metro line 9 with his luggage, but without a ticket. Witnesses describe how he started behaving weirdly, and when security guards came up to him and asked for a ticket, he fell on the ground and started…
Espionage Files: A Day In The Life of a Spy
The complex life of a CIA officer is unveiled in this fascinating AMA on Reddit, which reveals an existence that is both terrifying and amusing, but never boring. Names, places, and timelines are redacted, but that doesn’t lessen the impact of his words, as it’s easy to assume his involvement in a number of covert operations that have…
Texas News: Flooding in Houston
I would like ask all my readers and subscribers to please pray for the folks who are suffering because of the flooding in and around the Houston area. For those that would like to contribute and help out, here is a link that tell how you can: http://abc13.com/weather/how-you-can-help-local-flood-victims/1300541/ Stay Strong Texans! We have…
On This Day In History: The Battle of San Jacinto
All TRUE Texans who know and love their Texas History should know this date by heart! Long Live the Soverign Great State of Texas!-SF SAN JACINTO, BATTLE OF. The battle of San Jacinto was the concluding military event of the Texas Revolution. On March 13, 1836, the revolutionary army at Gonzales began to retreat…