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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Bounties: Joanne Chesimard, 1 Million Dollars, Cuba

Filed under: Bounties,Cuba — Tags: , , , , — Matt @ 6:37 PM

“She is now 120 pounds of money,” State Police Superintendent Rick Fuentes said to the NJ Star-Ledger. 

    Thanks to RR3 for this one.  This cop killer definitely needs to be brought to justice, and she is hanging out in Cuba living freely under political asylum. She is also the step-aunt of the deceased hip hop artist Tupac Shakur. –Matt

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ACT OF TERRORISM – DOMESTIC TERRORISM; UNLAWFUL FLIGHT TO AVOID CONFINEMENT – MURDER

JOANNE DEBORAH CHESIMARD

Aliases:

Assata Shakur, Joanne Byron, Barbara Odoms, Joanne Chesterman, Joan Davis, Justine Henderson, Mary Davis, Pat Chesimard, Jo-Ann Chesimard, Joanne Debra Chesimard, Joanne D. Byron, Joanne D. Chesimard, Joanne Davis, Chesimard Joanne, Ches Chesimard, Sister-Love Chesimard, Joann Debra Byron Chesimard, Joanne Deborah Byron Chesimard, Joan Chesimard, Josephine Henderson, Carolyn Johnson, Carol Brown, “Ches”

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Cool Stuff: The 60 Ton Robot Bulldozer Named ‘Black Thunder’

Filed under: Cool Stuff,Israel,Weapons — Tags: , , , , , — Matt @ 5:56 PM

   60 tons of robotic mayhem.  Now that gets the cool stuff vote and I want one. LOL –Matt

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Israel

‘Black Thunder’ unmanned dozers to play greater role in IDF

Mar. 30, 2009

Yaakov Katz , THE JERUSALEM POST

The IDF Ground Forces Command plans to double the number of unmanned D9 armored bulldozers in the Engineering Corps arsenal after the vehicle provided exceptional results during Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza Strip in January.

The unmanned version of the D9 bulldozer – called “Black Thunder” – was developed several years ago by the Engineering Corps and was only recently declassified.

“The unmanned D9 performed remarkably during Operation Cast Lead, clearing roads of mines and explosive devices,” explained one officer in the Ground Forces Command. “There was even one vehicle that was damaged, which demonstrates how it did its job since no one was injured.”

The Black Thunder looks like a regular D9 bulldozer but is equipped with a number of cameras that transmit images to the operator, who controls the vehicle with a wireless remote control. The unmanned D9 participated widely in Operation Cast Lead as well as in the Second Lebanon War in 2006.

“The unmanned version is important since if there is a concern that an area is loaded with mines it can save lives,” the officer said, adding that in the event of a communications malfunction the vehicle can be turned into a manned vehicle and operated like a regular D9.

The Engineering Corps receive praise within the IDF for its participation in the operation in Gaza in January, with soldiers specializing in bomb disposal and detection leading regular infantry and armored forces on searches of Palestinian homes.

“There were explosive devices planted all over the Gaza Strip and particularly at the entrance to homes,” another officer in the Ground Forces Command said. “The Engineering Corps soldiers were instrumental in keeping the number of fatalities to a minimum by leading units and detecting and dismantling bombs.”

As a result, OC Ground Forces Command Maj.-Gen. Avi Mizrachi is considering adding another battalion to the Engineering Corps as well as expanding the corps’ elite Yahalom Unit, which specializes in tunnel detection and destruction, counterterror operations, pinpoint detonations and explosive ordinance disposal.

 This article can be found here 

Monday, March 30, 2009

Pakistan: Is Pakistan the New ‘Laos’ of this War?

Filed under: Laos,Pakistan,Vietnam — Tags: , , , , — Matt @ 10:24 PM

     I am not going to give much attention to the latest attack in Lahore, Pakistan. It is tragic, but what was more tragic is that the defense and security of crucial institutions over there, is given so little attention. And how much money have we given this country over the course of the war? Billions, and this little police academy does not have any weapons or security set up? pffft. How many wake up calls will it take there Pakistan?  

    Lahore is the target, and the enemy will do all they can to destabilize it. So far, they are doing pretty damned good.  Maybe along with this money and US oversight, the Pakistanis can insure that police stations and training facilities are actually protected and armed?  Just a thought, seeing how the police are crucial to maintaining stability and they are the first responders to attacks like this.

     The other aspect of this that I would be very curious about, is the possible contracts that might come out of this latest funding? Obama has said, no US troops in Pakistan. But he did not mention anything about contractors.  I know there are US advisors there, but in no real substantial numbers.  Perhaps, and I am just furthering the Vietnam analogy, maybe Pakistan will become our new Laos?  

    During the Vietnam war, we also fought a war in Laos, and contractors were a huge component of that war.(Air America comes to mind)  If that were the case, things could become kind of interesting over the years, and I will keep my eyes open.  I just keep thinking, how the heck are we supposed to depend on the Pakistanis to destroy Al Qaeda?  Are we going to keep throwing drones and money at the problem, to destroy the enemy, because that certainly has not worked.   –Matt

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 Air America Bell 205’s in Long Tieng, Laos. 

 

Obama to Propose $2.8 Billion in Military Aid to Pakistan

That money would be in addition to the civilian aid — $1.5 billion a year for five years — that the president called for Friday. 

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Job Tips: Disaster Response Security Work and Cohort International

Filed under: Disaster Response,Job Tips — Tags: , , , , , — Matt @ 6:41 PM

  I was perusing Lightfighter the other day, and came across this awesome thread from the guys at Cohort International.  So after asking their permission, I was given the go ahead to post this awesome write up on what they are looking for for disaster security work.  

   To me, this is one area that could continue to be the silent bread winner in this industry, and disasters come in some shape or form every year it seems.  The last couple of years has really been nuts.  So get your resumes in and do what you gotta do to keep in shape and do well on the shooting tests, because disasters strike at any time.  Thanks again to the guys at Cohort for putting this together.  –Matt

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 The diaster relief contracts are with the third largest energy suppler in the US. Cohort has been helping them out and has the contract already. (We have been under contract with them since Katrina)

We are looking for former military, LEO, medics, and National Guard units. (Last seasnon we hired 50 NG from the Montana guard.) YES females may apply with the same qualifications as the men,you will be treated like everybody else.

If last season is any indication of things to come according to NOAA this year is supposed to be worst. Cohort put 400 operators in the region and kept them there for over three months.

With the hurricane season starting in three months we are compiling a list of good solid people willing to work these disasters.

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Saturday, March 28, 2009

Bounties: US Posts 11 Million Dollar Bounty for Al-Qaeda Three

Filed under: Al Qaeda,Bounties — Tags: , , , — Matt @ 8:52 PM

US posts 11-mln-dollar bounty for Al-Qaeda three

03/25/2009

WASHINGTON (AFP) — The United States Wednesday offered up to 11 million dollars in rewards to find and capture three Al-Qaeda militants operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The rewards included a five-million-dollar bounty for the location or arrest of Baitullah Mehsud, who has been linked to the murder of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto.

Bhutto was killed in a suicide attack in December 2007, plunging Pakistan into a protracted political crisis.

“Mehsud is regarded as a key Al-Qaeda facilitator in the tribal areas of South Waziristan in Pakistan,” the US State Department said in a statement.

Mehsud was also described by the United States as a senior leader of Tehrik-e-Taliban, the Taliban Movement of Pakistan.

Militants apparently loyal to Mehsud were accused by Pakistan of orchestrating a January 2007 attack on the Marriot Hotel in Islamabad which killed two people.

A further five million dollars was offered for Sirajuddin Haqqani, a suspected leader of the Haqqani terror network founded by his father.

The group has been linked to Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan.

In an interview with a US newspaper, Sirajuddin Haqqani admitted to bombing the Serena Hotel in Kabul in January 2008, killing six people, including American citizen Thor David Hesla.

“Haqqani also admitted to having planned the April 2008 assassination attempt on Afghan President Hamid Karzai,” the State Department said.

One million dollars has been offered for information about alledged Al-Qaeda member Abu Yahya al-Libi. A Libyan citizen, Libi escaped from Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan in 2005, after three years in detention.

He is believed to be in hiding in Afghanistan or Pakistan, from where he has “appeared in a number of propaganda videos, using his religious training to influence people and legitimize the actions of Al-Qaeda,” according to the State Department.

Story Here

 

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