HONORING OUR VETS...

HONORING OUR VETERANS

On this Veterans Day, please join  PERSONALDEFENSEWORLD.com in thanking our veterans for their service, duty and sacrifices that have kept our country safe.

By Fred Mastison

Veterans Day is an opportunity to honor those who have served in the military and to thank them for their dedication to our country. It seems to be an old tradition that most know began with the First World War. The path from then to now for Veterans Day, however, has taken some interesting turns!

At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect. This is considered to be the true end of “the war to end all wars.” World War I was a devastating event that shook nations and their populations. The soldiers returning from this war were celebrated for their courage and selflessness. The end of the war would see informal celebrations and remembrances for years following that. Almost 20 years later, the government established November 11th as a legal holiday —a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated and known as “Armistice Day.” The day was primarily designed to honor WWI veterans. 

In 1954, though, there was a push to make Veterans Day a celebration of those who also fought in WWII as well as Korea. Congress acted, and on June 1, 1954, November 11th became a day to honor American veterans of all wars by replacing the word “Armistice” with “Veterans.” 

There was an interesting twist 34 years later. In 1968, Congress enacted the Uniform Holiday Bill . The bill was intended to ensure three-day weekends for federal employees by celebrating four national holidays on Mondays: Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Veterans Day and Columbus Day. While the idea sounded good in Washington, many states did not agree with the change and continued to celebrate the holidays on their original dates. The change caused confusion, and it soon became apparent that the change was a mistake. In 1971, President Gerald R. Ford signed a new law that returned the annual observance of Veterans Day to its original date of November 11th, beginning in 1978. 

Since that time, we have observed Veterans Day on November 11th, regardless of what day of the week it falls on. This return to the original date allows us to better honor the veterans who have served our country. On this day, you are encouraged to take a moment and personally thank a veteran. Platitudes and coupons are nice, but a sincere “Thank you for your service” is more meaningful than those outside the military can know

The Syrian regime and its allies reestablished a ground line of communication (GLOC) to the hitherto-besieged Kuweires Airbase east of Aleppo City in their first significant victory since the start of the Russian air campaign in Syria on September 30...

Pro-Regime Forces Relieve Besieged Airbase in Symbolic Victory

ISW will continue to provide updates on the situation in Syria as it unfolds. For continuous updates, visit iswresearch.blogspot.com/.  By: Christopher Kozak The Syrian regime and its allies reestablished a ground line of communication (GLOC) to the hitherto-besieged Kuweires Airbase east of Aleppo City in their first significant victory since the start of the Russian air campaign in Syria on September 30. Activist sources and Syrian state television reported that an advance party of regime forces established contact with several hundred Syrian Army soldiers besieged by ISIS in Kuweires Airbase on November 10 after seizing the adjacent village of Kuweires al-Sharqi. Clashes are reportedly ongoing as newly-arrived regime reinforcements attempt to expand the base's defensive perimeter. The advance marks the culmination of one component of a multi-pronged offensive which began on October 15. The success of the operation relied heavily upon Russian air support as well as reinforcement from hundreds of Iranian-backed proxy fighters. U.S. officials previously reported in mid-October that up to 2,000 Iranian, Hezbollah, and Iraqi Shi'a militia fighters had massed southeast of Aleppo City in order to participate in ongoing offensives targeting Kuweires Airbase as well as rebel-held terrain in the southern Aleppo countryside.   The successful relief of the regime forces trapped in Kuweires Airbase will provide a powerful morale boost to the military forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The operation constitutes a much-needed symbolic victory for the Syrian regime following major territorial losses in the first half of 2015 as well as an initial lack of significant progress following the Russian intervention. The rescue of several hundred Syrian Army soldiers who have been besieged since December 2012will tamper simmering discontent regarding his conduct of the Syrian Civil War. Alawite populations along the Syrian Coast - a core base of popular support for the Syrian regime - organized several protests this summer criticizing the government for failing to relieve Kuweires Airbase and other besieged pro-regime enclaves in northern Syria.    The Syrian regime's operational intent following the offensive to secure Kuweires Airbase remains unclear. Kuweires Airbase provides no tangible benefit to the Syrian Air Force, which maintains a well-defended and functional airfield at the Aleppo International Airport thirty kilometers to the west.The position of the base itself, however, provides a potential staging ground for regime forces to conduct follow-on operations that challenge ISIS's presence in eastern Aleppo Province. A continued presence in Kuweires Airbase could allow the Syrian regime to contest ISIS-held terrain on the eastern outskirts of Aleppo City as well as critical ISIS supply lines connecting ar-Raqqa City to the Turkish border. Claims that the elite Syrian Army 'Tiger Forces' will soon redeploy from Kuweires to Hama Province nevertheless suggest that the Syrian regime does not intend to use the airfield as a launch pad for major offensive operations in the near-future. The base also remains vulnerable to an ISIS counterattack unless regime forces can seize additional terrain to provide their salient with defense-in-depth. Alternatively, the Syrian regime may intend to withdraw from Kuweires Airbase after securing safe passage for the exfiltration of the base's garrison. A withdrawal from the airfield would free significant amounts of manpower, equipment, and aerial resupply assets for use on other fronts.   The advances east of Aleppo City nonetheless do little to change the immediate strategic outlook for President Assad. Pro-regime forces have thus far achieved only tactical gains throughout other parts of northwestern Syria despite expanded support from Russia and Iran. Meanwhile, rebel forces seized the operationally-significant town of Morek along the strategic M5 Highway on November 5 as part of a new offensive threatening regime-held Hama City. ISIS also continues to pressure key supply lines for the Syrian regime in both Homs and Aleppo Provinces. Activists reported that ISIS deployed a convoy of at least forty vehicles from ar-Raqqa City to eastern Aleppo Province on November 9 in a likely response to the imminent fall of Kuweires Airbase. These challenges suggest that the Syrian regime and its allies will struggle to translate symbolic gains into enduring operational success.        Read this update online

Putin: Russia Has Weapons Capable of Penetrating Any Missile Defenses; Top Chinese general visits Djibouti amid base speculation...(Fruit of the failed O'foreign policies)

Top Chinese general visits Djibouti amid base speculation Beijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2015 - A top Chinese military officer visited Djibouti at the weekend, official media reported, prompting a state-run newspaper Tuesday to downplay concerns Beijing is planning to establish a base in the strategically vital African entrepot. The chief of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) general staff, General Fang Fenghui met Djibouti's president at the weekend, the official PLA news source China ... more

Putin: Russia Has Weapons Capable of Penetrating Any Missile Defenses Sochi, Russia (Sputnik) Nov 11, 2015 - Russia will strengthen its strategic nuclear potential in response to the deployment of US missile defense systems, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday. "Russia will take necessary retaliatory measures to strengthen the capacity of its strategic nuclear forces. We will work on our missile defense system as well. Initially, as we have repeatedly said, we will work on the strike sy ... more

The most recent report of the DEA establishes that Los Zetas and the CJNG have divided the State of Guanajuato...

Borderland Beat

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CJNG and Los Zetas clashing for Guanajuato:DEA Posted: 10 Nov 2015 10:19 PM PST Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from a Milenio article and Google Maps [ Subject Matter: Zetas, CJNG, Knights Templar, CDG Recommendation: No prior subject matter knowledge required] Only in Irapuato is there a presence of KT and in Salamanca the CDG, indicates the DEA Click on image to enlarge Reporter: Sofia Negrete The most recent report of the DEA establishes that Los Zetas and the CJNG have divided the State of Guanajuato. It also indicates that only in two municipalities there is the presence of other organized crime groups: in Irapuato they are the Knight Templar and in Salamanca the Cartel del Golfo. The document elaborates on the strategic intelligence of the DEA and denominates Mexico: actualization of the evaluation of major drugs trafficking, areas of the organizations that dominate control, it also details how the cartels operate in national territory. According to a map, of which Milenio had a copy, the presence of Los Zetas in Guanajuato has credence. Their domination extends to more than half of the municipalities that share borders with San Luis Potosi, like San Luis de la Paz, Victoria, Xichu, Atarjea, they almost control San Diego de la Union and have gained territory in Dolores Hidalgo.  Click on Image to enlarge Also along the frontiers with Queretaro, the State of Mexico and part of Michoacán. There they are in the towns of Tierra Blanca, Santa Catarina, Doctor Mora, San Jose Iturbide, a large part of San Miguel de Allende, Comonfort, Apaseo El Grande, Apasea El Alto, Jerecuaro, Coroneo, Tarandacuao, Acambaro, Salvatierra and part of Santiago Maravatio. Click on Image to enlarge Los Zetas also have a presence in Salvatierra, Tarimoro, Cortazar, Jueventino Rosas, and Celaya. Also they have gained territory in Jaral del Progreso, Salamanca and Villagran. This criminal group, according to the DEA, control percent by percent, the States of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Puebla, Tabasco, Campeche, a large part of Veracruz and more than half of San Luis Potosi, that they contest with the CJNG and the CDG. In all, the CJNG extended their presence into the municipalities of the  State that have a border with Jalisco territory, like Leon, Ocampo, San Francisco de Rincon, Purisima, Ciudad Manuel Doblado, Silao, Romita and Cueramaro. It has gained territory in San Diego de la Union, Dolores Hidalgo, Irapuato, Salamanca, Villagran, Jaral del Progreso, Santiago Maravatio, Salvatierra, Juevntino Rosas and San Miguel de Allende; also they dominate the towns of the border they have with Michoacán, like Penjamo, Huanimaro, Abasolo, Valle de Santiago, Yuiria, Moroleon and Uriangato. Also they have control in Nayarit, Jalisco, Aguascalientes, a large part of Michoacán and the zone South of San Luis Potosi. They have also gained presence in Veracruz, Oaxaca and Chiapas. The DEA report explains that leadership losses of the cartel La Familia Michoacana and the Knights Templar in the last year have been degraded significantly in their ability and operative capacity and cohesion in Mexico territory. They are a case contrary to that of the CJNG who have achieved expansion. The document explains that this criminal group " utilizes their alliances and exploits the weaknesses of rival cartels to make new territories". "This cartel finds itself in a privileged position to augment their drug trafficking operations, their wealth and influence in Mexico continues to grow". Original article in Spanish at Milenio

Tijuana: 'El Puma' de Los Pelones detained Posted: 10 Nov 2015 11:31 PM PST 'El Puma' detained Isaac Chavez Alhiu Cabera, 'El Puma', alleged second in command of 'Los Erres', (Los Pelones) group of Jose Soto Gastelum 'El Tigre', one of Sinaloa's operators in Tijuana, Mexicali, and Rosarito.  Tigre is a former worker of Teodoro Garcia Simental, 'El Teo', and continued to work with Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada after Los Teos were displaced and captured.  Puma was said to be second in charge of Los Erres in Tijuana, including distribution of crystal and marijuana in Colonia Norte.   Puma is the younger brother of Jose Antonio Beltran Cabera, (R4) who was murderedin may 2013, in Mexicali, by members of 'Los Atlantes'.  R4 was gunned down outside his home, with his family inside.  The brutal killing intensified the feud between the groups. Alfonso Lira, who was arrested in Jalisco, last year, was fighting against Tigre and Los Erres. Puma's older half brother, Javier Adrian Beltran Cabera, who took R4 name, after his brothers death, is also wanted in Tijuana, for criminal activity related to Los Erres.  Puma, was with a 22 year old women at the time of his arrest, driving in a 2008 Volkswagon, a 9mm pistol, 7 rounds, and an AK-47 with 14 rounds.  13 kilos of marijuana were also found in the vehicle. The PEP stated an anonymous tip led to Puma's arrest, which indicates he was possibly given up by someone in his group, or a rival, with knowledge of his movements.  Authorities claim they will investigate Puma for homicides linked to the continuing feud between Atlantes group, and Los Erres. Atlantes group is said to be allied with CJNG, and Nueve Cartel De Tijuana, which was alleged and announced in a serious of banners in Tijuana earlier this year.  The banner preceded a war of attrition in which Achilles and La Rana's people were murdered, as well as people of Arellano Felix cells, among others.  Tigre has not been indicted in San Diego, and may not be officially wanted in Tijuana, though he linked to the seizure of drug loads bound for San Diego, and colonias in Tijuana.  A late July shipment which included 43 kilos of cocaine, 108 kilos of crystal, and 43 kilos of heroin was linked to Tigre, a load worth around 3 million dollars, at a conservative estimate.   http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2015/07/large-drug-shipment-de-tigre-seized-in.html Sources: Zeta Tijuana, AFN Tijuana

A TIMELY REMINDER BEFORE YOUR GENEROUS SPIRITS OPEN YOUR WALLETS...

the HOLIDAYS ARE COMING!!!

 

  

  

A TIMELY REMINDER BEFORE YOUR GENEROUS SPIRITS OPEN YOUR WALLETS. 

 

How many ways can you spell  G R E E D?

   

THINK BEFORE YOU DONATE!

 

The  American Red Cross President and CEO Marsha J. Evans' Salary for the year was $651,957  Plus expenses

MARCH OF  DIMES It is called the March of  Dimes because Only a dime for  Every 1 dollar is given to the  Needy.

The  United Way President Brian  Gallagher Receives a $375,000 base salary  Along with numerous expense benefits.

UNICEF CEO Caryl M. Stern  Receives $1,200,000 per year (100k  Per month) plus all expenses including a ROLLS  ROYCE. Less than 5  Cents of your donated dollar goes to the  Cause.

GOODWILL CEO and owner Mark Curran  Profits $2.3 million a year. Goodwill is a  Very catchy name for his business. You donate to his business  And then he sells the items for  PROFIT.  He pays nothing  For his products and pays his workers minimum wage!  Nice Guy.  $0.00 goes to  Help anyone!  Stop giving to this  Man.

 

Instead, give to any of the following

 

GO "GREEN" AND 

PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE IT WILL DO SOME GOOD:

The  Salvation Army Commissioner, Todd Bassett  Receives a small salary of only $13,000 per year(plus housing) for  Managing this $2 billion dollar  Organization. 96 percent of donated dollars go  To the cause.	The  American Legion National Commander receives  A $0.00 zero  Salary.  Your donations go to help  Veterans and their families and youth!	The Veterans of Foreign Wars National Commander receives  A $0.00 zero  Salary. Your donations go  To help  Veterans and their families and youth!	The  Disabled American Veterans National Commander receives  A $0.00 zero  Salary.  Your donations go  To help  Veterans and their families and youth!	The  Military Order of Purple Hearts National Commander receives a  $0.00 zero salary.  Your donations go  To help  Veterans and their families and youth!
The Vietnam Veterans Association National Commander receives  A $0.00 zero  Salary. Your donations go  To help  Veterans and their families and youth!	Make a Wish:  For children's last  Wishes. 100% goes to funding trips or  Special wishes for a dying child.	St. Jude  Research Hospital 100% goes towards funding and  Helping Children with Cancer who have no insurance and  Cannot afford to pay.	Ronald  McDonald Houses All monies go to running  The houses for parents who have critically ill  Children in the hospital. 100% goes to housing, and feeding  The families.	Lions  Club International 100% OF DONATIONS GO TO HELP THE  BLIND, BUY HEARING AIDES, SUPPORT MEDICAL MISSIONS  AROUND THE WORLD.THEIR LATEST  UNDERTAKING IS MEASLES VACCINATIONS (ONLY $1.00 PER SHOT).

 

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