Captain Philips testifies before congress about his thoughts on how to deal with piracy.  Watch it here. -Matt

     “The Obama administration, however, is having trouble finding civilian experts at the State Department to send to Afghanistan.” 
 
   Thanks to Master Gunner for this article.  He brought up the key sentence of the article, that made us both laugh.  There should be no trouble finding civilian experts, if the Obama administration is willing […]

“You ever try to build something in your backyard? They’re building these in the jungles.” 
   This is a building snowmobiles concept, and very innovative.  I give them high marks for working the problem and coming up with something like this, but it is still criminal.  
     Perhaps the counter to something like this could […]

   Wow.  We’ll see how this works out, and hopefully these companies will correct the deficiencies.  Although having a commission and all of this media attention is a terrible way to manage this stuff.  If the government was actually involved with quality control, maybe the wartime commission wouldn’t have had to call this out.  Or […]

   I was flipping through some military history the other day, and found what I think is another excellent building snowmobiles topic.  What defines the ultimate security contractor out there?  Is it someone who is just really good with a pistol, or someone that drives really well, or what?  Or better yet, what kind of […]

    Good for these guys, I guess, but I still have some issues with this.  The security force only had pistols to defend this boat with, and that is not good.  They had to wait for the pirates to get close to be effective, and that is a terrible security plan.  Especially if you are […]

Government proposes regulation for private security firms
Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:40pm BST
LONDON (Reuters) - The government proposed national and international codes of conduct on Friday to regulate private security contractors, a multi-billion dollar industry that plays a sometimes controversial role in conflict zones.
The system would be self-regulatory and the main sanction facing private security firms […]

2. “To examine what American policy should be. It is our view that the challenges and opportunities of our time transcend the assumptions and vocabulary used by both the Left and Right in recent years, and that we need to move beyond the defense of obsolete positions.” (from AI’s Stated Purpose)
     There is a part […]

“It’s tough to be on the end of a water hose if the other guy is on the end of an RPG. So you’ve got to think your way through that calculation as well.” 
   I wonder if Petraeus reads FJ? LOL So maybe now the shipping industry might finally adjust their thinking on such things? […]

     Hey guys and gals, I am trying to get the word out about this contract for some friends.  It sounds like an interesting gig, and you would definitely be mixing it up to create yourself quite a nice little network if you got the job.  
     The other thing I like about […]