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Anger Management

Thursday, August 6, 2009
By Paul Elam

“I lost it,” he said, clinching his hand into a fist and beating it against his knee. “I punched her in the face and broke her nose. Of course I went to jail and that’s how I ended up here, as your new assignment, Ms. Pitts. Another statistic of domestic violence.” »

Jackson’s death a teaching moment re: ‘normal’ behavior

Saturday, July 4, 2009
By Mark Charalambous

The death of Michael Jackson and the ensuing struggle between those that want to deify him and those that — pardon the pun — want to bury him for his alleged crimes, opens the door for a much needed discussion about child molestation. Full disclosure: not a fan. A visually compelling artist perhaps,... »

Terror Threat Continues at US Borders

Thursday, June 4, 2009
By Jim Kouri, CPP

As the number of Americans who remember the horror of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington almost eight years ago dwindles, the US borders are practically as porous as ever — and the terrorists know it. Even while President Barack Obama is in the Middle East wooing Islamic nations, Islamofascism is... »

When Infidelity Is Inevitable

Monday, May 11, 2009
By Marc H. Rudov

Disrespect and Manipulation Humans are biologically wired for infidelity, we hear. Monogamy is an artificial lifestyle, they say. Men and women cheat on each other because they just can’t help themselves, right?  Wrong. People who respect and value themselves don’t cheat; moreover, they attract like-minded partners. Infidelity is a choice — as obesity, substance abuse, and ignorance... »

Rebranding Manhood

Monday, April 20, 2009
By Marc H. Rudov
Rebranding Manhood

Fathers Are Mere Tenants The manhood brand is dead, kaput, and that is no accident. Men, who built the legal and physical infrastructure of this country from scratch, have, over the past 36 years, chosen to allow women to marginalize and overshadow them. It’s as though the entire history of men was written on an... »

Don Quixote Lanced Marriage

Friday, March 27, 2009
By Marc H. Rudov

Failing Institution Marriage is a failing institution. There are some basic factors driving this failure — judicial and societal — but the bottom line is indisputable: For the first time in US history, across all ethnic groups, the majority of women are unmarried and 40% of babies are born to unwed mothers. The judicial reason is... »

New Year’s Eve Security Enhanced in NYC

Wednesday, December 31, 2008
By Jim Kouri, CPP

The following report is based on information obtained by the 14,000-member National Association of Chiefs of Police: As New Yorkers and tourists prepare for tonight’s New Year’s Eve celebrations — especially in Manhattan’s Times Square area — law enforcement will be assisted by the citizen soldiers and airmen of the New York National Guard, according... »

Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Improvements Needed to Support Warfighters

Saturday, December 27, 2008
By Jim Kouri, CPP

(The following commentary is based on material obtained by the National Security Committee of the National Association of Chiefs of Police.) The Department of Defense’s use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) continues to increase. In 2000, DOD components had fewer than 50 unmanned aircraft in their inventory. By May 2008, they had more than 6,000. However,... »

President Bush Signs Victims Protection Act to Combat Human Trafficking

Friday, December 26, 2008
By Jim Kouri, CPP

On December 23, President Bush signed into law a bill that enhances measures to combat human trafficking. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Assistant Secretary John Torres were among 16 federal agency and private organizational leaders in the Oval Office who witnessed the signing of H.R. 7311, the... »

Afghan Taliban Gets Life Sentence in Nation’s First Conviction for Narco-Terrorism

Wednesday, December 24, 2008
By Jim Kouri, CPP

A major member of an Afghan Taliban cell was sentenced today in US District Court for the District of Columbia to two terms of life in prison on drug and narco-terrorism charges, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division announced in a statement submitted to the 14,000-member National Association of Chiefs... »

Mexico’s Top Crime Family Active in US

Tuesday, December 23, 2008
By Jim Kouri, CPP

The Castorena Family Organization is a large-scale criminal organization with more than 100 key members who oversee cells of 10 to 20 individuals in cities across the United States, according to public court documents filed by the US government in Colorado and in other judicial districts around the country. Several of the senior leaders... »

US Officials Should Strengthen Their Ability to Respond to TB Incidents

Monday, December 22, 2008
By Jim Kouri, CPP

US Officials Should Strengthen Their Ability to Respond to TB Incidents by Jim Kouri, CPP In spring 2007, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and state and local health officials worked together to interdict two individuals with drug-resistant infectious tuberculosis (TB) from crossing U.S. borders and direct them... »

Emergency Preparedness: States Are Planning for Medical Surge

Sunday, December 21, 2008
By Jim Kouri, CPP

Potential terrorist attacks and the possibility of naturally occurring disease outbreaks have raised concerns about the “surge capacity” of the nation’s health care systems to respond to mass casualty events, according to a report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police. The Government Accountability Office identified four key components of preparing for a... »

Children of Fallen Police Officers Remembered on Christmas

Saturday, December 20, 2008
By Jim Kouri, CPP

In 1990, National Association of Chiefs of Police treasurer, Debbi Chitwood, suggested that a program be put into place where age-appropriate new gifts be selected, wrapped and sent to survivor children at Christmas time and at the time of each child’s birthday in honor of their mother or father who was killed in the... »

Federal, Local Law Enforcement Agencies Partner to Identify Criminal Aliens

Saturday, December 20, 2008
By Jim Kouri, CPP

The Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Justice (DOJ) launched the Secure Communities program in Bucks and Montgomery counties to better identify and remove criminal aliens from these communities. This program, administered by DHS’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), will now check the immigration history of every individual booked into detention facilities in the... »

Homeland Security Department Expands Collection of Biometrics for Visitors

Friday, December 19, 2008
By Jim Kouri, CPP

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced yesterday to several law enforcement organizations — including the National Association of Chiefs of Police — that it is expanding the categories of non-US citizens required to provide digital fingerprints and a photograph upon entry to the United States through the US-VISIT program. US-VISIT records biographic and... »

Obama v. Russian Bear

Friday, December 19, 2008
By Jim Kouri, CPP

I wrote and released this article on November 6. The story got very little coverage by the elite (liberal) news media until today. So here’s the article once again. Now that we know who will lead our nation beginning in January 2009, it’s time to evaluate the problems President Barack Hussein Obama will face... »

Missile Defense Flight Test Results in Successful Intercept

Thursday, December 18, 2008
By Jim Kouri, CPP

The Missile Defense Agency announced that it has completed an important exercise and flight test involving a successful intercept by a ground-based interceptor missile designed to protect the United States against a limited long-range ballistic missile attack. The flight test results will help to further refine the performance of numerous Ballistic Missile Defense System... »

Suspected Mexican Murderer and Gangster Added to Most Wanted Fugitive List

Wednesday, December 17, 2008
By Jim Kouri, CPP

The US Marshals Service announced the addition of Joseph Allen Garcia to the 15 Most Wanted Fugitive List, according to a report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police. Garcia is wanted in Texas on charges of murder, manslaughter, three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and failure to... »

Roanoke Neo-Nazi Indicted for Threats, Witness Intimidation

Tuesday, December 16, 2008
By Jim Kouri, CPP

William A. “Bill” White, the self-proclaimed Commander of the neo-Nazi group the American National Socialist Workers Party, was indicted by a federal grand jury for threatening five individuals and for attempting to intimidate litigants in a federal housing discrimination lawsuit, the Justice Department announced today. White, who was also recently indicted in the Northern District... »

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