Spring Break in Mexico 2013: Security Risks and Travel Tips

Nothing in the behavior of Mexican cartels indicates that they would consciously keep tourists out of the line of fire or away from the gruesome displays of their murder victims. Violence related to the cartels is spreading, and while tourists may not be directly targeted, they can be caught in the crossfire or otherwise find themselves in situations where their security is compromised. Transnational criminal organizations, it should be remembered, are more than just drug traffickers: They participate in extortion, robbery, rape and carjackings. And where cartels are violently targeting each other, local gangs can take advantage of law enforcement's resulting distraction to commit crimes of their own.

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Obama admin eliminated emergency preparedness program, let school violence prevention programs lapse

Beneath the expressions of grief, sorrow and disbelief over the Connecticut school massacre lies an uneasy truth in Washington: over the last few years the Obama administration and Congress quietly let federal funding for several key school security programs lapse in the name of budget savings.

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Be your own bodyguard

The very skills, tactics, techniques, and procedures that keep presidents, heads of state and industry, military leaders, and other VIPs safe from assasination, kidnapping, and other trouble can help you be more prepared and more at peace, both now and in a post-disaster survival situation.

Part One

Part Two

The following videos are an inside look at how Air Force One works...

Watch them and you will realize why our country is beyond broke.

The Captain now works in Scottsdale AZ as a pilot for Discount Tire.

Air Force One - Part 1

Air Force One - Part 2

Air Force One - Part 3

Air Force One - Part 4

Air Force One - Part 5 Final

Do you have a computer worm???

Insidious Worm Makes Unauthorized Purchases When Computer User Is Drunk

THANKS TO THE JAWA REPORT FOR THIS WARNING!!!

Sen. Dodd, D-Conn., slashed aviation security funding for pet constituency

Now that our attention is focused on airline security measures thanks to the failed airline attack on Christmas Day, it's worth mentioning that one senator took money away from aviation security to line the pockets of a constituency that supported his presidential campaign in a big way.

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