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Cover Story

An Interview with Loren W. Christensen

An Interview with Loren W. Christensen

by Scott Lawski

Tue, Apr 24, 2012

Scott Lawski interviews Loren W. Christensen - Author

Warrior Wisdom

Dragon's Blood - Part 11

by Jiyu Yushi

Sat, Mar 24, 2012

This article is installment number eleven of a multi-part works written by Jiyu Yushi. It is a very blunt and to-the-point article on violence and killing. WARNING: This series of articles contains graphic descriptions of violence thus, if you are of a more sensitive disposition you may wish to exersize discretion when reading this article and it's future installments.

Techipedia

GPS Tracking and the need for Countermeasures

GPS Tracking and the need for Countermeasures

by Miguel Denyer

Wed, May 12, 2010

Article on GPS tracking systems and countermeasures.

Employment Opportunities

Security Supervisor - Bechtel

by Dan Toon

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

Yet another great employment opportunity from our friends at Conflict Area Management - check out their website at: https://conflictareamanagement.com/jobs

Intelligence Briefs

Know Your Enemy

Know Your Enemy

by Miguel Denyer

Wed, Jul 20, 2011

This article contains a download of Al Qaida's recently released "Inspire" magazine - an English language magazine released by Al Qaida for the purposes of encouraging young Muslims to leave their homes and join in the global "Jihad". It is included here for intelligence purposes only.

The Manual of Intelligence

The Manual of Intelligence

by Mariano Gonzales

Thu, May 19, 2011

Excellent article written by our senior intelligence analyst. This article contains premium content thus, you can either sign up for a premium account to view or pay a small fee to download the document.

White Papers

A Background to Polygraph Tests

by Anonymous

Sun, Mar 06, 2011

Article on Polygraphs