From what I can gather, the IPOA/GIS conference in Miami is going well.  I also want to emphasize that for you owners of small companies, who want to get involved with opportunities in Haiti, then these are the types of conferences you should be attending.  It is also advisable to go to the conference […]

   So this is what I found out after a little bit of hunting for stories.  I wanted to know what the impact of all of those escaped prisoners in Haiti had, and from what I have found out, it ain’t pretty.  These guys are trying to organize gangs in the slums, they are raping […]

   No word if any companies will be responding to this disaster. I will assume that Chile has all the security forces it needs with it’s police and military, but you never know.  We will keep a look out for anything that pops up.
   Luckily, Chile’s buildings were better built than what was in Haiti, […]

“If Scahill and Klein have the resources, the capabilities, the equipment, to go in and do it themselves then more power to them.” -Doug Brooks, IPOA 
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     Your damn right, and good on Doug for calling it like it is. I read through these two articles below, thinking that the authors were actually going to […]

   Folks are just going to get more angry and frustrated as this continues, and that is expected.  But to me, this looks more like an outcome of individuals taking advantage of a weakened state.  They could be part of the crew that escaped from the prison during the quake, and no doubt they will […]

   Boy, this is a big slam on aid organizations.  Bravo to the Lancet for having the courage to point this out, and especially during this time with the Haiti earthquake.  I am sure they will get all sorts of hate mail.  The truth hurts though, and these aid groups do the same things in […]

   I don’t know much about this company, so be forewarned, I cannot vouch for them.  I am not the POC or recruiter, and go through the links provided below.  Good luck. -Matt
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ISDM is seeking Security Managers for upcoming work in Haiti.
Desired QualificationsFormer E-7 or above
Combat Arms SOF Preferred
US Citizen with a DoD Secret Clearance […]

    Only in a military briefing like this, where in one breath they say that air drops are unacceptable because of a lack of security, yet in the next breath, the idea of parachuting soldiers in to provide that security was out of the question. Or they say that parachuting in would have sent the […]

   I hope to see more companies start advertising, and I will put the security related disaster relief stuff up when I find it. One word of caution, just from experience with this.  You will see many companies ’say’ they are going in, when in fact they are just getting ready for the potential of […]

   This is heartbreaking to hear.  I know there is an entire industry ready to answer the call for security needs, and we will. It’s just the flood gates need to be opened, much like they were opened during Katrina, to get the ball going. Eventually, NGOs and the like will figure it out that […]