Archive for April, 2009
This is embarrassing, and not only for the Pakistani government, but also for us. We have thrown billions of dollars at Pakistan during this war, and there is nothing but this crap to show for it. Well, from the looks of it, these guys are intent on taking land and whatever else they can […]
April 23rd, 2009 | Posted in Pakistan | No Comments
“a free-market solution to make the high seas safer for cargo ships.”
This should be the theme of Feral Jundi, although I would rework it to apply to the big three–piracy, drugs, and terrorism. I really like this idea, and it is an ‘out of the box/building snowmobiles’ solution that has actually been implemented in […]
April 22nd, 2009 | Posted in Maritime Security | No Comments
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April 21st, 2009 | Posted in Executive Protection, Management Positions, Seattle | No Comments
April 21st, 2009 | Posted in Podcasts | No Comments
Interesting news. I wonder if this is a precursor to Aegis coordinating a massive security contractor effort in Africa to deal with piracy? Kind of like the ROC in Iraq. We will have to keep our eye on this one. -Matt
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Aegis to help combat piracy off Somali coast
By Sylvia Pfeifer in London
April 21 2009
Tim […]
April 21st, 2009 | Posted in Africa, Industry Talk, Maritime Security, Somalia | 1 Comment
This is a new category for FJ, and I figured leadership deserves it’s own category at the least. I was tempted to put adaptive leadership up on the board under Jundism, but I think I want to let the stuff incubate in the old thought machine for a little longer before I do that. […]
April 20th, 2009 | Posted in Leadership | No Comments
It sounds like these guys got some payback out there, and good for them. What I really liked about this story, was the idea of getting back to basics with ambushes. For scenarios like this, most every lesson we have learned about the basics of ambushing, were learned time and time again in wars […]
April 20th, 2009 | Posted in Afghanistan, Military News | No Comments
Everything old, is new again! lol
This article is from last month, but it is still pretty good. It has pissed off some folks though, because some say Lind’s assessment is too dated or simplistic for today’s complex world. But hey, Lind is just using history to help answer today’s questions and this is the […]
April 19th, 2009 | Posted in Maritime Security, Somalia | No Comments
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April 18th, 2009 | Posted in Gear Review, Industry Talk, Training, Weapons Stuff | No Comments
An interesting look into the world of the Los Zetas and how they conduct business down south. Thanks to Doug for sending me this one. -Matt
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Hitmen’s bloody reign all about logic, trafficker says
By Karl Penhaul
April 15, 2009
Editor’s note: Journalist Karl Penhaul spent several weeks tracking the gangs of the Mexican underworld, the corrupt […]
April 18th, 2009 | Posted in Crime, Mexico | No Comments