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Security Theater Part III
Boston Herald – “This event caused a lot of pain and suffering in Boston,” Menino said. “This should send a message that guerrilla marketing will not be tolerated here,” he said. It also took out a Cartoon Network exec – … Continue reading
NYC Keeps Breaking Free
Looks like NYC is moving to combat other threats (it already has a significant anti-terror force deployed around the globe) – Last year, Bloomberg’s office hired private investigators who wore hidden cameras while trying to make “straw purchases” from federally licensed gun dealers … Continue reading
Senate Disclosure Process
BaltimoreSun – There’s simply no excuse for this bizarre “business” process- Senators, good politicians that they are, use computers to track their campaign contributors and maintain campaign records. But rather than transmit this information electronically to comply with the disclosure … Continue reading
Land Warrior Is Dead
FCW – Looks like it – With one line item among hundreds of pages of budget documents released Feb. 5, the Army revealed that it is eliminating the $2 billion, 10-year-old Land Warrior program, even as a lone brigade of soldiers … Continue reading
PMC Hearings
Via MR – Something to keep an eye on over at David Phinney’s site, he’s going to be covering the House Government Reform Committee’s hearing on PMCs – Rumor: “On [Christmas] eve (2006) here in the Green Zone a Blackwater … Continue reading