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Heh. The summer of looking over our shoulders - terrs in the shadows, politicians stumping for work. A perfect storm... of course, it will only be worse next summer.
From the news yesterday - the Commander of NORTHCOM (responsible for the defense of the continent):
WASHINGTON - A top U.S. military commander said Tuesday he believes there are al-Qaida cells in the United States — or people working to create them — and the military needs to triple its response teams to counter a growing threat of attack.
Next headline? Airports warned about terror dry runs.
WASHINGTON - Airport security officers around the nation have been alerted by federal officials to look out for terrorists practicing to carry explosive components onto aircraft, based on four curious seizures at airports since last September.
But remember - the Dems in Congress want you to consult your lawyer before reporting anything suspicious. I suppose it will be okay to report falling debris from exploded aircraft... after all, it might hit a "protected class" of citizen on the ground, and we can't have that.
Update: Apparently the Dems have reconsidered on the John Doe issue. Good on 'em. If it makes it through to the President's desk, without some poison pill inserted, of course. By either side.
Moving on - MIchelle Malkin points out something I *really* dislike about Really Blue Dems and guns.
Speaking of guns, property rights, and the role of government... Mike Adams on a subject I wrote papers on for my Master's: Suitable Targets and Capable Guardians. -the Armorer
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Baldilocks on "Scott Thomas." A take similar to mine, better documented and supported. H/t, CAPT H. -the Armorer
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Cassandra, in full, juicy, meaty flower. Ahhh. Roast Kossack. Tasty. I like Cassie's recipe. -the Armorer
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It's here--the bionic hand. - FbL
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*A term of art from the artillery. Harassment and Interdiction Fires.
Back in the day, when you could just kill people and break things without a note from a lawyer, they were pre-planned, but to the enemy, random, fires at known gathering points, road junctions, Main Supply Routes, assembly areas, etc - to keep the bad guy nervous that the world around him might start exploding at any minute.
*Not really relevant to today's operating environment, right? But, it *is*
The UAVs (oops, can't call 'em UAVs anymore - they're now Unmanned Aerial Systems... some Colonel got his Legion of Merit for that change...), er, um UAS's we fly over Afghanistan and Pakistan looking for targets of opportunity are a form of H&I fires, if you really want to parse it finely. We just have better sensors and fire control now.
I call the post that because it's random things posted by me and people I've given posting privileges to. It's also an open trackback, so if someone has a post they're proud of, but it really isn't either Castle kind of stuff, or topical to a particular post, I've basically given blanket permission to use that post for that purpose. Another term of art that might be appropriate is "Free Fire Zone"
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