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Black Bag Confidential

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Shocking truth about the nationwide rise in theft

Retail theft is out of control. According to Mark Mathews at the National Retail Federation, “The kind of theft that’s mostly happening isn’t run-of-the-mill shoplifting. It’s organized crime.” In Charlotte, NC, one ring of thieves stole millions of dollars’ worth of merchandise. The thieves were shoplifting over-the-counter drugs, focusing on stores such as CVS, Walgreens, …

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5 reasons to attend a gun show ASAP

I love gun shows and just went to one last month. But if you live in California, you likely won’t see many gun shows in the future. That’s because this year California became the first state to ban gun shows on state property. The new law bans the sale of firearms and ammunition on property …

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How to create a quick and easy survival cache

After World War II ended, the U.S. quickly turned its attention to another threat… European nations feared that a Soviet invasion was inevitable. In the 1950s, the CIA organized a secret army in case of a Soviet invasion of Western Europe. The clandestine paramilitary network code-named “Operation Gladio,” included units in many NATO countries such …

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The butterfly (knife) effect

The Phoenix program was a Vietnam-era CIA operation intended to locate Vietcong in rural villages. The CIA focused on high-value targets that had in-depth information on Vietcong operations. Once captured, the Vietcong were interrogated so the U.S. could gather as much information as possible. From 1950 to 1970, the CIA had assets on the ground …