J. McC. mentioned some commentary from Tom Chatham, over at SHTFPlan: If Technology Fails, Just How Long Are Your Long Range Plans? [1]
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Islamic power grab in Mali [2]. JWR’s Comments: This does not bode well for the region (including neighboring Darfur region and the fledgling nation of South Sudan.) It appears that that the new Islamic government in Tripoli (courtesy of your tax dollars) will be providing arms to not just the Tuaregs [3] but also the Janajweed [4]. Mali and Chad provide just slim pickings for these bandits and slavers. I suspect that South Sudan will soon see a lot of Janajaweed guerillas, freshly armed by the Libyan government coming in for campaigns of robbery, rape, murder and wholesale arson. What is to stop this? The villagers of South Sudan must be trained and equipped with rifles, for their own defense. Please pary for God’s providence and protection for the people of South Sudan. Mobile training teams from the United States are now forming. May God grant that doors will be opened to them.
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Over at Survival Mom: Real-life Survival: Train Wreck Topples Town [5]
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For those who may have recently purchased a pair of German field telephones from Cheaper Than Dirt or Sportsman’s Guide, this technical PDF [6] may be useful. (Thanks to WJ for the link.
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Eric Peters opines: Freedom is a Smoky Burnout… But Not For Long [7]