As we all are well aware, Somali pirates have upped the wager by recently capturing an American cargo vessel and holding it for ransom.
Too bad for the pirates, three of them were killed by United States Navy SEAL snipers, and the fourth was apprehended while aboard a US Navy ship acting as the pirate’s negotiator.
Possible solutions? Attack pirate bases in Somalia. Read on to the Fox News story.
Local officials along the U.S.-Mexican border welcome a new federal crackdown against border violence despite concerns that it will create lines of idling cars through neighborhoods and deter crossover traffic.
[From U.S. tightens security at Mexico border - USATODAY.com]
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Well, it’s too bad that it’s come to this, but there are no alternatives.
The situation in Mexico is out of control, and the United States needs to take measures to protect its people.
I’ve spent most of my life living very close to the border, and danger is very real. It’s in your face everyday.
Protect yourself, protect your family
Unfortunately, it really has come to the point where people living within any reasonable proximity to the border need to start looking after themselves. The violence follows the drugs. Where there’s drugs, there’s violence. Steer clear of it all as best you can, and make sure your family is educated. If you have children, know where their minds are at when it comes to drugs. The act of buying the drug might be more dangerous than the act of taking the drug.
Don’t live in fear, but keep in all in mind. Do your best to avoid any situations before you find yourself in the middle of one.
Even I am guilty of buying into this but, hey, better safe than sorry.
Last night (18March2009) there was an elaborate rumor/hoax that spread across the nation, widely via text message, that there were going to be “gang initiation shootings” at Wal-Marts across the nation.
There were many variations of the hoax nationwide–the one that concerned me was out of Tucson, Arizona and threatened that the gangs were going to murder three women at local Wal-Marts that night.
But, alas, the scare was largely a hoax, with no real threat behind it. See the LA Times story here.
However, it is very important to realize that once a threat like this has been so widely publicized, it is a very real possibility that there will be “copycat criminals” who will get ideas from the threat and, in the worst of scenarios, carry them out themselves.
Remember the Columbine school shootings? And the huge number of similar shootings in the following weeks?
If you’re a Wal-Mart shopper, don’t stop shopping there–that’s being ridiculous–but keep your eyes open and maintain your situational awareness. Wal-Mart may not be as safe as it used to be.