One of my favorite things about Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield/Community (IPB/IPC) is learning more about where I live.  Many people point out that now is the time to collect information, when information is so freely available.  We don’t yet know what Net Neutrality will do to the internet (although we have some good ideas), we don’t know that the sources of information we take for granted will be allowed to continue in their current forms, and we don’t know how a collapse-style event, even just a regional one, will affect the rest of us and our ability to collect relevant and timely intelligence information.

We as Intelligence Analysts are called to be subject matter experts.  In short, we should want Information Dominance.  In all my classes, I teach that information is a conflict currency.  In conflict, the more we know, the wealthier and better off we are.  We don’t want to live in poverty; while most Americans are dependent on the state-sponsored socialist message (information welfare) about on-going conflict (post-SHTF), we want to be the information capitalists.  That includes the accumulation of as much intelligence information as possible right now.  Don’t be on information welfare when the SHTF events/conditions arrive.

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No lesser trustworthy character than Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland explained this morning that the US can “confirm” new Russian weapons delivery to Ukraine and that they “can tell” when Russia sends in new weapons (though offering no explanation of this statement). This comment to the Senate Committee comes a day after the US delivered ‘lethal aid’ to Latvia – 120 armored units (including tanks) – with US Army General John O’Conner who witnessed the tanks arriving on Latvian soil said,“Freedom must be fought for, freedom must be defended.” And finally, one more shot in the eye of the germans, deputy under-secretary of Defense Brian McKeon said the US is “actively considering more weapons for Ukraine,” seemingly implying they alreadt sent some?

The rhetoric is heating up

• *ASSISTANT SEC. OF STATE NULAND SPEAKS BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE
• *U.S. CAN CONFIRM NEW RUSSIAN WEAPONS DELIVERY TO UKRAINE:NULAND
• *NULAND SAYS U.S. CAN TELL IF RUSSIA SENDS IN NEW WEAPONS
• *NULAND SAYS UKRAINE LEADERS KNOW IN RACE TO REFORM GOVERNMENT
• *DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE BRIAN MCKEON SPEAKS TO SENATE
• *U.S. ‘ACTIVELY’ CONSIDERING MORE WEAPONS FOR UKRAINE: MCKEON

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Write a note to your NC Congress-critters … here’s a suggestion:

Subject: No Class System for Gun Rights

Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 09:05:52 -0400
From: Hans Mentha

To: Fletcher.Hartsell@ncleg.net, Buck.Newton@ncleg.net, Tom.Apodaca@ncleg.net, Dan.Blue@ncleg.net, Harry.Brown@ncleg.net, Ben.Clark@ncleg.net, Valerie.Foushee@ncleg.net, Kathy.Harrington@ncleg.net, Brent.Jackson@ncleg.net, Michael.Lee@ncleg.net, Floyd.McKissick@ncleg.net, Louis.Pate@ncleg.net, Gladys.Robinson@ncleg.net, Bob.Rucho@ncleg.net, Norman.Sanderson@ncleg.net, Dan.Soucek@ncleg.net, Josh.Stein@ncleg.net, Jerry.Tillman@ncleg.net, Trudy.Wade@ncleg.net

CC: Paul Valone <president@GRNC.org>

Senators:

Senate Bill 78 seeks to lift permit restrictions on the carry of concealed weapons for correctional officers, but not to other peaceful men. Another bill may soon be introduced that would permit legislators and staff to carry handguns in legislative buildings.

It is immoral to create two classes of gun ownership: the politically connected class, and the common class; the common class, of course living under more restrictive rules. Right to defense of self – any tool, any place, any time – applies to everyone. Doctors and nurses as well as politicians. Stay-at-home moms and correctional officers alike.

If rules regarding concealed carry in North Carolina are to be lifted or relaxed, I insist this be done for all people, not just those with political affiliation. We were all created equal, and we all possess the same rights. Do not make some “more equal” than others, Mr Orwell.

I will continue to monitor this important issue via alerts from Grass Roots North Carolina.

Hans Mentha

“The state calls its own violence law,
but that of the individual, crime.“
~ Max Stirner

by Fran Porretto

If you’ve been following the national news:

1. You poor soul;
2. You know how bad things are getting.

Obama is now planning to raise taxes by executive order. He’s already spent federal funds without Congressional authorization. It’s odds-on that he’ll refuse to abide by a federal court ruling that his amnesty for illegal immigrants is unconstitutional. Given all that, should the Supreme Court strike down ObamaCare, what would you expect him to do? Meekly comply?

For that matter, what do you expect Congress – now full of Republicans – to do about Obama’s noncompliance with the explicit terms of the Constitution? Will it fight for its prerogatives and the rule of law, or will it content itself with approximately what it’s done so far – i.e., nothing at all?

The Obama Administration has arrogated all power to itself. It recognizes no requirement to secure legislative authorization for its actions. It deems the courts’ rulings to be no better than advisories. Indeed, it concedes no constraints of any sort.

How do you like living in a dictatorship, Gentle Reader?

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via WRSA with apologies to Fran for not reading this earlier.

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There is some good news: people are becoming sentient to their enslavement and the realization that the Republican Party is a sham. The first step to regaining freedom is the understanding that we are the ones that we have been waiting for. With reliance on Divine Providence.

David DeGerolamo

The Jordanian fighter pilot burned to death by Islamic State militants in Syria two months ago was not shot down by anti-aircraft fire, Yediot Achronot reported Sunday, but by a missile mistakenly fired by United Arab Emirates warplanes flying cover.

Commanding the UAE flight was the first and only female combat pilot, Major Mariam al-Mansouri, who was grounded after the incident.

Smadar Peri, an Israeli reporter with extensive contacts in Jordan, attributed the story to Safi al-Kasabeh, father of the downed pilot, Moaz al-Kasabeh. A day after being briefed on the incident by the Jordanian chief of staff, she wrote, the father told local reporters, “Moaz was downed by friendly fire”. The father noted that the four Jordanian F-16s participating in the attack on Raqqa, the Islamic State’s de facto capital in northern Syria, were part of a formation that included UAE warplanes, and that Maj. Mansouri was in overall command.

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Is this the end of the last great run for the U.S. stock market?  Are we witnessing classic “peaking behavior” that is similar to what occurred just before other major stock market crashes?  Throughout 2014 and for the early stages of 2015, stocks have been on quite a tear.  Even though the overall U.S. economy continues to be deeply troubled, we have seen the Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq set record after record.  But no bull market lasts forever – particularly one that has no relation to economic reality whatsoever.  This false bubble of financial prosperity has been enjoyable, and even I wish that it could last much longer.  But there comes a time when we all must face reality, and the cold, hard facts are telling us that this party is about to end.  The following are 7 signs that a stock market peak is happening right now…

#1 Just before a stock market crash, price/earnings ratios tend to spike, and that is precisely what we are witnessing.  The following commentary and chart come from Lance Roberts…

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Click here for the PDF or email me for the scaled AutoCAD file: David@NCRenegade.com.

Two barricades (one right and one left) are made from one 3/4x4x8 sheet of plywood. The barricades are used to learn different shooting positions with a rifle: kneeling, prone, urban prone, etc. You can start at the top and work your way down and then back up as an initial training exercise.

I did not include framing materials but 2×4 that support the barricade in front are needed. If you are not leaving the barricades in place, I suggest that you use hardware to be able to disassemble it in the field. Primer and paint will make it last longer.

I found out very quickly than my hand guard precluded using many of the smaller openings. That has been fixed.

David DeGerolamo

The Star Wars universe is getting its first LGBT character added to the official canon with the release of author Paul S. Kemp’s upcoming novel Lords of the Sith, Big Shiny Robot reports.

The character, known as Moff Mors, is described by the website as “an Imperial who has made some very serious mistakes,” but is still considered to be “an incredibly capable leader and spends much of the book working hard to prevent absolute failure.” It’s noted that “[Moff Mors] also happens to be a lesbian.”

Lords of the Sith editor Shelly Shapiro first spoke about Moff Mors’ introduction to the Star Wars universe on the Full of Sith podcast, stating: “This is certainly the first [LGBT] character in canon.

“But there was a gay Mandalorian couple, so it’s not brand new,” Shapiro continued. “It’s not something I really think about, it just makes sense. There’s a lot of diversity-there should be diversity in “Star Wars.” You have all these different species and it would be silly to not also recognize that there’s a lot of diversity in humans. If there’s any message at all, it’s simply that “Star Wars” is as diverse (or more so because they have alien species) as humanity is in real life and we don’t want to pretend it’s not. It just felt perfectly natural.”

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Everyone must jump on the bandwagon.

David DeGerolamo

Reflect upon the preamble to the articles of amendment …

The conventions of a number of the States having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added.

When did you last read or think about the 9th Amendment to the US Constitution ??

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Let’s jump in the “Wayback Machine” and explore one of these fundamental yet un-enumerated Rights:
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Our nation has never been more divided. And the divisive rhetoric never stops as the pResident proved again today. What is wrong with the simple concept that the United States was once the world’s superpower due to the fact the we were UNITED? Actually that is what is wrong in the pResident’s mind: he must destroy the country for its past sins. And the only way to do this is to divide us from within.

And once againm, Obama played the race card to divide us. Never mind that his ancestor’s on his mother’s side owned slaves.

None of my ancestor’s owned slaves but he expects me (and the country) to pay for the sins of the nation as perceived by him. But this is all misdirection on his part: we must realize that Obama has an endgame. We may speculate on what it is but the fact is that this nation will not survive much longer unless at some of the leadership in Congress stands up against tyranny.

How’s that transformation of America working for us?

David DeGerolamo

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Obama: ‘We’re the Slaves Who Built the White House’

“We’re the slaves who built the White House and the economy of the South. We’re the ranch hands and cowboys who opened up the West, and countless laborers who laid rail, and raised skyscrapers, and organized for workers’ rights.

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