Taking the Offensive Against ISIS: A Historical View- Part 1, by S.G. in Florida

Islamic mass casualty attacks have been all the rage among the Islamic barbarians. Unfortunately, the current administration has allowed the Jihadi idea to metastasize so that now, instead of taking the fight to the enemy, the enemy is bringing the fight to our homes. This article will examine the implications of the current wave of Islamic attacks and contemplate the possibility that this is a world wide clash of civilizations, requiring a systematic and unrestrained unconventional military response. When it comes to the prevention of mass casualty attacks, it is very difficult to discuss successful prevention methods, since by definition …




Letter Re: Storing Cash at Home

Hugh, Caution. My dad stored several mason jars around the property stuffed with $100 bills rolled tightly. When he moved from the old homestead, we helped him dig them up and found mold had invaded the jars so the outer eighth inch of $100 bills turned to dust. The bills were in so tight we had to break the glass to get them out. We will never know how much was lost, but if i were doing the same thing today I think I might look at vacuum packing to insure survival. – M.




News From The American Redoubt:

More Syrian Muslim “refugees” in Boise, Idaho than NYC and LA combined – B.B. o o o Don’t bring me no bad (redoubt) news. Liberal edition – T.Z. o o o Murder Rates Rose in a Quarter of the Nation’s 100 Largest Cities – Notice the area where murder is NOT increasing – M.P. o o o To shoot or not? A reporter finds it’s not always an easy call – Good thing she has a boyfriend to protect her – J.P. o o o Alberta Independence and the American Redoubt – N.L.




Economics and Investing:

Wells Fargo scandal is just the beginning… here’s what else they’re hiding– o o o US Dollar Will Strengthen As Fed Funds Rate Rises o o o The Death Of The Bakken Field Has Begun: Means Big Trouble For The U.S. – K.T. o o o Bad News For The Bakken As Obama Administration Blocks Pipeline o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.




Odds ‘n Sods:

I just noticed this very unusual and quite reasonably priced rural Kentucky property, over at our SurvivalRealty.com spin-off site: 87 Acres with Natural Gas Well. o o o Cops using artificial intelligence to stop crimes BEFORE they happen, researchers warn – DSV o o o Tent Cities Full Of Homeless People Are Booming In Cities All Over America As Poverty Spikes – DMS o o o New Tricks Make ISIS, Once Easily Tracked, a Sophisticated Opponent o o o For those who participate in water activities: ‘Drowning machines’: Low-head dams an unexpected killer