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• Cops ‘Disgusted’ After NYU Asks Students to Plot a ‘Hypothetical’ Terrorist Attack

  October 29, 2012 at 2:16pm

  In reply to Iamnotanumber.

  Your right, professionals do hate exercises like this. However it is
  nothing more than professionals having a bad attitude toward the
  amateur. (Please read my above post.) Does the amateur think like a
  professional warfighter, usually no. But guess what, neither do many
  of those actually committing terrorism. Professional CT units are
  no different than anyone else, they just don’t like having their plans
  and to some degree their intelligence called into question.

  When you need scenarios from outside the box, do you bring in a
  complete outsider, or someone who can only think in a slightly
  larger box. If the study and planning for terror scenarios were
  that easy; why would EVERY branch and intel service set up schools
  to specifically train professionals in asymmetrical warfare. (Hint: it’s
  not because they can think outside the box.)

  The purpose of exercises like this are to war game “what if ”
  scenarios. Ironically it’s not exercises like this that get people
  killed. It’s when professionals fail to prepare for scenarios
  because they refuse to accept a “what if” as a possibility.

• Cops ‘Disgusted’ After NYU Asks Students to Plot a ‘Hypothetical’ Terrorist Attack

  October 29, 2012 at 1:51pm

  In reply to UpholderOftheConstitution.

  No one has said she was giving classified and/or restricted data
  to the students. Like it or not, the Feds get as much data from
  independent classes like this as they do from professional
  depts in our intelligence services. (See my above post)
  If the students get a hold of info restricted (or that should be)
  especially without breaking any law, shows where vulnerabilities
  in internal security are.

• Cops ‘Disgusted’ After NYU Asks Students to Plot a ‘Hypothetical’ Terrorist Attack

  October 29, 2012 at 12:17pm

  Everyone here is too reactive. Sit down and chill. The #1 question that
  needs to be asked (and NOBODY has) is what the prof intends to do with
  the reports and data she collects.

  How in the world do any of you think the planning for different problems
  originates?! The DoD, FBI etc. only come up with a percentage of
  “what if” scenarios. That rest are filtered through by fire depts. , law
  enforcement and yes COLLEGE CLASSES. This is done on purpose
  to reduce the likely hood of a larger response agency getting stuck in
  a rut. I teach Emergency and WMD response in the Northeast and have
  conducted dozens of exercises where responders design an attack
  for the purpose of identifying weak areas. I routinely bring in outsiders
  to design scenarios LEOs and FDs may not have considered.

  I never tell outsiders specifics on capabilities. However, if they do find
  out specifics this can directly point to security issues with intelligence.

  The ONLY difference between this prof and myself is that as soon as
  my “what if” exercises are done all conclusions are sent to the necessary
  Local, State and Federal agencies. If this prof was doing the same
  she is no different than hundreds of trainers across the country and has done
  a tremendous amount of good. If not, than this prof deserves as much
  derision as she’s getting.

  So again I ask all of you, what was the prof doing with the reports and data.

• Is the Obama Administration Increasingly Putting Politics Before People in Libya Response?

  October 15, 2012 at 9:23am

  Whoa! There’s an article here!?! I thought the headline was rhetorical!

• Scientist Bill Nye Hammers Anti-Evolution Republicans: ‘Betrays the Best Use of Our Brains’

  October 14, 2012 at 4:40pm

  We need to get one thing straight here: BILL NYE IS NOT A SCIENTIST.
  A scientist makes observations and from conclusions based on evidence.
  The evidence may support macro evolution be we cannot call it 100%
  fact for the simple reason that we do not have a million plus years of observed
  data. I have no problem with Nye refusing to believe in God, but do so
  with a logical argument. Believing in evolution without examining and/or
  disproving alternate theories shows that Nye in no scientist and makes him
  no better than the religious fundamentalists he refers to. In science you do not
  prove what is right (this leads to testing bias) instead you examine everything else and
  try to disprove yourself. What remains is fact which may not be your hypothesis.

  What I have a real problem with is Nye saying their is debate in the science
  community. There’s plenty of debate, but ironically the louder you bring the topic up,
  the faster the acolytes of evolution shout you down and try to black ball you.

• Report: Lance Armstrong Was Part of the ‘Most Sophisticated, Professionalized and Successful Doping Program That Sport Has Ever Seen’

  October 10, 2012 at 8:27pm

  I’m not an Armstrong fan by any stretch, but the way the USADA handled the
  whole thing made it seem like something from the Inquisition.
  “Where going to keep asking until they confess.”

  Because of this I think the USADA has done more damage to itself than
  they are willing to admit. Did Armstrong dope up in some fashion? Probably.
  Did the USADA keep on him in order to find anything that would “prove”
  they weren’t on a witch hunt from the word go? Again, probably.

• Prostitution Ring Run Out of Zumba Dance Studio Rocks Maine Tourist Town

  October 10, 2012 at 10:11am

  In reply to The Jewish Avenger.

  Tainted! That’s the nicest way I’ve ever heard to describe Southern Maine.
  Maybe with this case we can add some new adjectives.

• Maine GOP Attacks Dem Candidate for Living ‘Bizarre Double Life’ on World of Warcraft Game

  October 5, 2012 at 11:38am

  As long as the ME GOP hammers the comments and not the game, they’ll
  be fine. Considering the demographic, the ad might actually help the GOP.
  ME has one of the of the oldest populations in the country. Regardless of
  party, if a lot of older citizens find out how much time someone is willing to
  waste on a computer game it could seriously affect a race.

  As for the under 30 vote, many are familiar with the trash talk of online gaming
  and will either dismiss this ad entirely or just think the ME GOP has a
  few Luddites in it.

• Teacher Under Fire for Allegedly Telling Student to Remove Pro-Romney T-Shirt & Likening it to KKK Clothing

  October 4, 2012 at 12:41pm

  Could’ve been a one time occurrence but chances are the teacher has
  a history of such behavior and the school has let them get away with it.

  If public scrutiny doesn’t keep pressure on the district, this girl will find
  herself blackballed by the system, forcing her to change schools
  or drop out and get her GED. This is why in many school systems
  students are reluctant to speak out against teachers.
  Every day the district does not publicly condemn the actions of this teacher
  is one day closer to forcing this courageous girl to leave.

  Take it from someone was in a similar situation in high school.

• Mike McQueary Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Penn State

  October 2, 2012 at 8:29pm

  So he saw what was going on (literally) and did nothing but report it to his supervisor?
  Why hasn’t he been charged as an accessory?