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Saturday, November 2, 2013

Current Events-Babylonian security

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/361365

A gunman shot a federal officer(TSA) at LAX yesterday.

"The rapid police response to today's deadly shooting at a terminal in the Los Angeles Int'l Airport (LAX) was no accident, according to LAX Police Chief Patrick Gannon, because his officers prepared for an event identical to the shooting weeks in advance.

"We practiced to this not more than 3 weeks ago," said Gannon at a press conference hours after the shooting. "We took every one of our patrol officers and a couple hundred officers from the Los Angeles Police Department and we practiced the exact scenario we played out today."

This makes the FEMA Region III alert a bit more alarming...

Because there is a thin line between something coincident and something obvious...

Current Events-SNAP

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/02/food-stamps-cuts-food-banks/3356667/

Under the program, known formally as the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program, or SNAP, a family of four that gets $668 per month in benefits will find that amount cut by $36.

Family of FOUR. $668 a MONTH. 5% decrease is significant.

Man will do wild things when hungry...

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Current Events-Israel

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/2013/1031/Israeli-airstrikes-suspected-in-blast-at-Syrian-missile-base-video

Israeli airstrikes? Israel has sought to limit the transfer of weapons to Hezbollah, and is suspected of launching airstrikes at Syrian military targets that may have held weapons for the group.