‘The world doesn’t realize the extent of the tunnel threat’

That diffusion of information, how to do these things, went straight from Israel into Syria. We saw an explosion in tunnels. The passing of information is one of the urban problems — these terrorist organizations start passing [information about] what works to each other.”

Pipeline Vandals Are Reinventing Climate Activism

It’s pretty easy to paralyze America’s oil infrastructure. All Emily Johnston and Annette Klapstein needed was a set of 3-foot-long green-and-red bolt cutters. And a willingness to go to jail for years.

Top 4 Shooting Drills for Drawing Practice

With the rush on common calibers in full swing the last few weeks, it’s more important now to use range time more efficiently to not waste ammo. The idea of high reps with a low round count isn’t a new concept, but there are a few free targets online that anyone can print out and take to the range for high reps while keeping your overall round count relatively low.

Fake Martial Arts, A Disorientation

The paradox for a serious game that simulates combat is on the one hand, to allow for true testing of fighters and techniques, and on the other, to protect the fighters from serious injury so that skills can develop over time. Injury risk must be minimized enough to allow for training and experience, but maximized in the sense of demonstrating real fighting prowess through overcoming strong resistance.

A vast hidden surveillance network runs across America, powered by the repo industry

But the most significant impact of Sousa’s business is far bigger than locating cars whose owners have defaulted on loans: It is the growing database of snapshots showing where Americans were at specific times, information that everyone from private detectives to ­insurers are willing to pay for.

Oakland Emails Give Another Glimpse into the Google-Military-Surveillance Complex

In particular, officials wanted to use the surveillance center to monitor Occupy Wall Street-style activists, and prevent union organizing and labor strikes that might shut down the Port of Oakland.