Black Ops & Intel

What Really Goes On In The Contracting Industry

This came in last night from an anonymous source and we thought you might enjoy a little humor on Easter from SOFREP! Regarding the Acronyms: Some things are left better unsaid and we’re not calling them out.  

Covert Ops: Is Duqu Preparing for the Next Stuxnet?

I’m sure you are all familiar with the Stuxnet computer virus, but for those who are not clear on how it works, it was essentially a virus that was designed to mess up Iran’s nuclear weapons/energy infrastructure.  Once it got into the computers at Iranian nuclear facilities, it tweaked the rotation speed on Uranium enrichment […]

The Special Air Service’s E-Squadron, “The Increment”

I just recently heard about these guys myself.  Rumor has it that “The Increment” as it was known was a small, loosely organized team of active duty British SAS soldiers who worked with and supported MI6 intelligence operations.  Today, it seems that they have been more formally organized as E-Squadron of the SAS.  More than […]

The Mac Man: Gordon B. Ingram and His Submachine Guns

There is a small but growing genre out there that exists in the intersection between history, mechanical engineering, and the intrigue that often surrounds the world of small arms weapons manufacturing. Let’s be honest with ourselves for a moment, as current and former Soldiers and Law Enforcement Officers, there is a tremendous amount of misinformation, […]

Take Charge of Your Security – Part I

Locks are genius: knowing how to defeat, bypass, and manipulate them – priceless for bad guys – expensive for you! I think its important for all of us to take a little more ownership of our security posture. We often rely on first responders, law enforcement, and military to look after us, protect us, and […]

The Assassination of a Hamas Commander: Covert? Clandestine? Answers…

This is a continuation from my previous post regarding the assassination perspective that the media didn’t report. A Quick Review! The Mossad’s Mission Covertly and clandestinely locate and kill Mahmoud al-Mabhouh – a known Hamas Commander and Arms Dealer – and make it look like a heart attack. Was this the first attempt on his […]

Assassination of a Hamas Commander: What The Media Didn’t Report…

There has been a killing spree of Islamic radicals for years; all of which I applaud of course. 2011 was  a “jackpot” year with the deaths of Osama bin Laden, Anwar al-Awlaki, and many others – both died a Majestic death that I am sure gained each of them high rankings in the their sandy […]

JSOC Covert Ops in the Philippines?

On the night of February 2nd, 2012, a bomb was dropped on a terrorist cell’s meeting in progress taking place in The Philippines southern Sulu Province. The resulting explosion killed three terrorist leaders as well as twelve other members of the infamous Al-Qeada associated Jemaah Islamiyah, or JI for short.