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Category Archives: Security
The best defense
The best defense is self defense.
Posted in Government, Philosophy, Security, Society
Tagged family, guns, police, protection, responsibility, self-defense
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What happens if we fail?
President Obama laid out his strategy for Afghanistan last night, one that involves adding more troops and a time line for withdrawal based on the theory of leaving behind an strong Afghan government and an Afghan people willing and able … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Current Operations, Entities, Foreign Policy, fundamentalist Islam, Government, Groups, Islam, Military, Nations, News, Pakistan, Security, United States, Updates, War on Terror, World Watch, Worldview Item of the Day
Tagged Afghanistan, Consequences, History, War
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What did they know and how long did it take them to tell it?
Worldview Thought for the Day
So, the CIA had this program that came into existance soon after 9-11 to kill leaders of al-Qaeda and they didn’t tell Congress about it. This failure to inform Congress may or may not have been a violation of the law.
Now, this decision not to tell was apparently made by former-Secretary-of-Defense-then-Vice-President Dick Cheney. Why? Apparently because there was a concern that if Congress was told about the on-again-off-again-program-that-never-became-operational, it would leak. […] Continue reading
Posted in al Qaeda, Foreign Policy, Government, Groups, Intelligence, Nations, News, Politics, Security, United States, World Watch, Worldview Item of the Day
Tagged 9-11, CIA, information, Intelligence, National Security
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Proof that Obama does not understand the nature of this war
The Obama administration has decided to order the FBI to Miranda-ize high-value targets detained by military operations inside Afghanistan, essentially extending constitutional protections over foreign fighters captured in combat and making their behavior and objectives a law-enforcement, rather than a military, issue. The Justice Department has confirmed the practice is in use. […] Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Current Operations, Defense, Foreign Policy, Government, Intelligence, Military, Nations, News, Politics, Quid Facis, Security, United States, War on Terror, World Watch, Worldview Item of the Day
Tagged Long War, Obama, policies, winning
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Veteran+Conservative+Private firearm ownership supporter+Rough economy=New domestic terrorist
Hello. I simply wanted to reintroduce myself as the new face of terrorism in the United States. Because I am a veteran, politically conservative, support the private ownership of firearms, live in a country suffering from an economic downturn, and apparently have no mind of my own, I am now susceptible to recruitment by so-called “right wing” groups that support the violent overthrow of the United States government. […] Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Government, Intelligence, Military, Nations, News, Politics, Security, United States, World Watch, Worldview Item of the Day
Tagged Citizens, Government, Lables, Terrorism
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