Border Security

John J. Xenakis

18-Jan-12 World View: Turkey Issues Nationwide Terrorist Alert from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard

Posted by John J. Xenakis Jan 18th 2012 at 4:13 am in Asia, Border Security, China, Economy, Europe, Iran, Iraq, Middle East | Comments(14)
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Dramatic confrontation builds between EU and Hungary Report: Greece is nearing a deal with a 68% haircut for investors Turkey issues nationwide terrorist alert from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Indonesia will use concrete balls to keep people of train roofs China and India set up a PR ‘working mechanism’ on border management Dramatic confrontation builds between [...]
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Sun Tzu

Mexican Cartels Thwart Law Enforcement with Private National Radio System

Posted by Sun Tzu Dec 26th 2011 at 2:28 pm in Border Security, Latin America, News | Comments(26)
MEXICO CITY (AP) — When convoys of soldiers or federal police move through the scrubland of northern Mexico, the Zetas drug cartel knows they are coming. The alert goes out from a taxi driver or a street vendor, equipped with a high-end handheld radio and paid to [...]
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Avi Jorisch

The Terrorists in Europe’s Backyard: Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Is a Growing Threat beyond North Africa

Posted by Avi Jorisch Dec 22nd 2011 at 5:26 pm in Africa, Border Security, Economy, Europe, Foreign Policy, Homeland Security, Intelligence, Islam, Islamic extremism, Middle East, Strategy, Terrorism | Comments(13)
Europe’s security is being threatened by a terrorist organization that many people have never heard of. Last week, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), based in north Africa and active since 2002, posted pictures of five Europeans kidnapped in November and currently being held in Mali. Formerly known as the Salafi Group for Preaching [...]
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Ben Lerner

Budget Cuts Hitting Border Security

Posted by Ben Lerner Dec 15th 2011 at 8:31 am in Border Security, Homeland Security, Islam, Islamic extremism, Terrorism, sharia | Comments(12)
Yesterday marked the 12-year anniversary of the thwarting of what could have been a devastating terrorist attack on the United States.  Twelve years ago yesterday, Algerian national Ahmed Ressam was caught attempting to smuggle a detonator and 130 pounds of explosives into the United States from Canada by ferry, with the intent to blow up [...]
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Secure Freedom Radio

America’s Unknown War: Jeffrey Scott Explains Drug Smuggling Tunnels Under U.S. Border

Posted by Secure Freedom Radio Dec 8th 2011 at 12:38 pm in Border Security, Homeland Security, Justice/Legal | Comments(9)
DEA Agent Jeffrey Scott joins Frank to explain the discovery of one of the most elaborate underground tunnels from Tijuana to San Diego.  The San Diego Tunnel Task Force was created to combat this growing tactic used by the drug cartels. In the last four years, DEA has discovered around 75 underground tunnels from Mexico [...]
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Secure Freedom Radio

Special Agent Matt Allen: Operation Pipeline Express

Posted by Secure Freedom Radio Nov 10th 2011 at 8:24 am in Border Security | Comments(9)
Tonight on Secure Freedom Radio: ICE Special Agent in Charge for Arizona Matt Allen speaks about Operation Pipeline Express.  This was a multiagency investigation of an 80 mile stretch of the Arizona/Mexico border to combat the narcotics smuggling within that tough, rugged area. The Sinaloa Cartel was the focus of the investigation which moves approximately [...]
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Peter Schweizer

Mexico’s Next President? US Needs to Stop Militarizing the Border and Start Providing Development Aid

Posted by Peter Schweizer Nov 2nd 2011 at 5:38 pm in Border Security, Economy, Featured Story, Latin America | Comments(73)
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the former Mayor of Mexico City, has been on a global tour of sorts over the past month.  He started in Chicago (the speech is available on video here), went to Washington, D.C. and then headed to Spain.  He’s touting what is called the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), a progressive grassroots [...]
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Sun Tzu

Report: Hackers Now Backing Down On Plans To Target Drug Cartel

Posted by Sun Tzu Nov 2nd 2011 at 11:50 am in Border Security, cyber threats | Comments(31)
This is an update from our report yesterday.  From the UK Guardian: Plans by the hacker collective Anonymous to expose collaborators withMexico’s bloody Zetas drug cartel – a project it dubbed “#OpCartel” – have fallen into disarray, with some retreating from the idea of confronting the killers while others say that the kidnap of an Anonymous hacker, [...]
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Peter Schweizer

Hackers Vs. Zetas? ‘Anonymous’ Hacktivist Group Threatens To Go To War With Mexican Drug Cartel

Posted by Peter Schweizer Nov 1st 2011 at 5:42 am in Border Security, Featured Story, cyber threats | Comments(124)
The Zetas, a violent Mexican drug cartel, have killed and kidnapped hundreds if not thousands in recent years.  But when they recently kidnapped one particular individual they apparently made a big mistake.  The individual, name not known,  is a member of the Anonymous “hacktivist” group.  And the group wants him released.  Immediately. As in now. “You [...]
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John Bernard, 1st Sgt. USMC (ret.),

Karzai’s Gauntlet; Unfortunate Rambling or Veiled Truth?

Posted by John Bernard, 1st Sgt. USMC (ret.), Oct 26th 2011 at 9:16 am in Afghanistan, Border Security, Congress, Economy, Espionage, Featured Story, Foreign Policy, History, Homeland Security, Intelligence, Islam, Islamic extremism, Middle East, Military Funding, Military Technology, News, Obama, Politics, Soldiers, Strategy, Terrorism, United Nations, Weapons, arms control/disarmament, education, human rights, sharia, veterans | Comments(35)
And in case the most salient point in this is missing on some; I will spell it out: This latest statement from Karzai, whether immature prattle or doctrinal exhortation, will surely make the environment in Afghanistan far more lethal for our Warriors
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