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Sunday, March 27, 2011

Maranda rights don't apply to domestic terrorists?

Miranda rights no longer immediately apply to domestic terrorism suspects, even when there's no threat to public safety. "That exception was seen as a limited device to be used only in cases of an imminent safety threat, but the new rules give interrogators more latitude and flexibility to define what counts as an appropriate circumstance to waive Miranda rights," reports The Wall Street Journal. "A Federal Bureau of Investigation memorandum reviewed by The Wall Street Journal says the policy applies to 'exceptional cases' where investigators 'conclude that continued unwarned interrogation is necessary to collect valuable and timely intelligence not related to any immediate threat.' Such action would need prior approval from FBI supervisors and Justice Department lawyers, according to the memo, which was issued in December but not made public."

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Suspicious Package or Lost and Found?

The bomb found at a Detroit federal building last week had actually been there for three weeks, according to ABC News. "A contract guard apparently saw this package outside on Feb. 26th," said David Wright, president of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 918, which represents employees of the Federal Protective Service. "Against all security protocols -- an unattended package should be treated with extreme caution -- he picked up that package and took it inside basically on the premise of 'lost and found' property. And apparently stored it. That was on Feb. 26. On March 18th, last Friday, someone got the idea to x-ray the package. At that point wires were seen... and it turned out to be a bomb."

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Playing dead: The sickening video that shows children recreating suicide bomber attacks as a playground game

I can understand kids playing games.... I remember playing "War" and other games like that when I was a kid, but to have children playing games such as a suicide bomber and then post a video of it? What message is this sending? That their children are willing to die for their (the parents) beliefs or that the next generation of religious warriors are being trained........ I would like to think was just kids playing, but as a Security Professional I cannot.

Playing dead: The sickening video that shows children recreating suicide bomber attacks as a playground game

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 3:13 PM on 1st March 2011  

A shocking video has emerged from Pakistan depicting children role-playing a Taliban suicide bombing.
The 84-second clip shows Pashtun children recreating a terrorist attack, with one boy dressed in black - the 'bomber' - being embraced and wished well by his friends before setting off on his deadly mission.
In the single-take video, the 'bomber' then approaches another boy, dressed in white, who appears to be mimicking a member of the security forces and tries to stop him.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1361725/Video-children-playing-suicide-bomb-game-circulates-Pakistan.html#ixzz1FVIKrRC7

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

The Real Price of Virtual Kidnappings

Very interesting article.  Well written and will open your eyes to a different type of crime you may fall pray to when traveling.

By Matthew Harwood
A man travels to Mexico on business. During his trip, his wife receives a call from her husband’s cell phone. Upon answering, she hears screaming. Then the voice of a stranger comes onto the phone, saying the screams were those of her husband, whom he has kidnapped. He demands a money transfer of $1,000 within five hours, adding that if he doesn’t get the payment, he will kill her husband. A few expletives are thrown in for emphasis.
The wife is terrified. She calls her husband’s cell phone, and the same man answers. Convinced he has her husband, she complies with his demands and sends $1,000 through Western Union.
Hours later the husband calls and tells her what actually happened. His cell phone was stolen earlier that day.
The wife in this scenario has just been the victim of the crime of “virtual kidnapping,” where criminals leverage a stolen cell phone or stolen personal information to scare a quick ransom payment out of a company or a family without ever abducting anyone.

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