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	<title>Security Debrief - a blog of homeland security news and analysis &#187; Marty Ficke</title>
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		<title>A Victory in the War on Terrorism</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/06/24/a-victory-in-the-war-on-terrorism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Ficke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court decision this week defining and clarifying "material support" as it relates to aid to designated terrorist organizations is a huge victory in this continuing war.  In a 6 to 3 decision, the Court rejected a First Amendment challenge from humanitarian aid groups claiming the support is intended to move the terrorist groups toward peaceful and legal activities.  The Court ruled that such support was illegal even if its intention was to support "non-violent" elements within such terrorist organizations.]]></description>
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		<title>United States Sends Mixed Signals on Narcotics</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/03/25/united-states-sends-mixed-signals-on-narcotics/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/03/25/united-states-sends-mixed-signals-on-narcotics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Ficke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The drug fueled violence along the Southwest Border, highlighted by the recent murder of two United States citizens in Ciudad Juarez, has again focused the White House on Plan Merida.  It comes at a time when the US continues to send mixed signals on its narcotics enforcement position.]]></description>
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		<title>DEA Agents Killed in Afghanistan: Another Tragic Reminder</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/10/30/dea-agents-killed-in-afghanistan-another-tragic-reminder/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/10/30/dea-agents-killed-in-afghanistan-another-tragic-reminder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Ficke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Intelligence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent death of three DEA Special Agents in Afghanistan is a tragic reminder that the war on narcotics and terrorism cannot be separated in that part of the world. I doubt many heroin dealers and addicts in the U.S. make the connection between the two.]]></description>
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		<title>Very Disturbing News: Are Mexico&#8217;s Drug Cartels Getting to U.S. Law Enforcement?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/09/22/very-disturbing-news/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/09/22/very-disturbing-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Ficke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The arrest of Richard Cramer earlier this month is very disturbing news for many reasons.  Cramer was arrested by DEA on September 4th for his participation in a conspiracy to provide members of a Mexican drug cartel with information and background on U.S. narcotics enforcement activities. ]]></description>
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		<title>Could We Be Next…?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/09/03/could-we-be-next/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/09/03/could-we-be-next/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Ficke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The roller-coaster ride of narcotics enforcement in Mexico continues with the recent decriminalization of personal use drug possession.  At a time when the current administration in Mexico is in an all-out war with the drug cartels, could anyone have guessed this one?]]></description>
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		<title>Demonizing of ICE Agents Continues</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/07/25/demonizing-of-ice-continues/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/07/25/demonizing-of-ice-continues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Ficke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recently article by Albor Ruiz, of the New York Daily News, unfairly characterizes Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as demonizing our society. It's a shame that the media focus on the sensational without providing context and balance, including the steps agents take to ensure their safety as well as the community at large during any operation.]]></description>
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		<title>Interagency Agreement Signals Progress in the &#8220;War on Drugs&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/06/22/interagency-agreement-signals-progress-in-the-war-on-drugs/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/06/22/interagency-agreement-signals-progress-in-the-war-on-drugs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Ficke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In retirement, I can still refer to "The War on Drugs" as "The War on Drugs," a phrase not popular with the current administration.  Despite what you want to call it, this administration made progress last week in narcotics enforcement when an inter-agency agreement was signed between the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security to substantially increase the number of ICE Special Agents with Title 21 authority. ]]></description>
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		<title>Does Due Process Now Mean No Process for Immigration Enforcement?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/03/12/does-due-process-now-mean-no-process/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/03/12/does-due-process-now-mean-no-process/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Ficke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The roller-coaster of immigration enforcement continues as immigration rights activists rally around the DHS response to the recent ICE worksite enforcement operation in Bellingham, Washington.  The worksite enforcement investigation resulted in the arrest of 28 illegal aliens at an engine manufacturing plant.  Worksite enforcement operations of this nature were routine and of high priority under the Bush administration.]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing with the Iranian Nuclear Threat &#8211; Is it Now or Never?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/02/27/dealing-with-the-iranian-nuclear-threat-is-it-now-or-never/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/02/27/dealing-with-the-iranian-nuclear-threat-is-it-now-or-never/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Ficke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WMD, Chemical & Biological]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time is running out to address the critical national security issue of Iran's efforts to develop nuclear weapons. Even the leading experts on the issue are divided on a solution, and time is running out.]]></description>
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		<title>Can the government compete in today&#8217;s underworld of terror and criminal finance?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/01/20/can-the-government-compete-in-todays-underworld-of-terror-and-criminal-finance/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/01/20/can-the-government-compete-in-todays-underworld-of-terror-and-criminal-finance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Ficke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Counterfeit & IPR]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I managed the El Dorado Task Force, the top money laundering task force in the nation, I had a nagging belief that some of the criminal and terrorist organizations we were up against were conducting sophisticated money laundering schemes that the federal government lacked the capacity to identify, investigate and neutralize.  Simply put, the government lacked the necessary resources and expertise to compete with the criminal minds set on exploiting the ever-evolving complexities of the financial world.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Homeland Security USA&#8221; to air on ABC tonight</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/01/06/homeland-security-usa-to-air-on-abc-tonight/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/01/06/homeland-security-usa-to-air-on-abc-tonight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Ficke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Congress, Politics & PR]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ABC will air the first episode of "Homeland Security, USA," which claims to offer "an unprecedented look at the agencies and people who protect our border." The question is: can you make the story interesting enough without exposing the techniques and methodologies employed by law enforcement to that end - and thereby giving invaluable intelligence to the criminals and terrorists?]]></description>
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		<title>Conviction in Holy Land Foundation a Significant Victory in the War on Terrorism</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2008/11/26/conviction-in-holy-land-foundation-a-significant-victory-in-the-war-on-terrorism/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2008/11/26/conviction-in-holy-land-foundation-a-significant-victory-in-the-war-on-terrorism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Ficke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civil liberties & Privacy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week's conviction of five former organizers of the Holy Land Foundation, an Islamic charity operating in Dallas, for funneling more that $12 million to Hamas, a designated terrorist organization, is clearly the most significant victory in the effort to crack down on terror financing through certain Islamic charitable groups that serve as front groups for terror operations.]]></description>
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		<title>Yet Another Front in the War on Terrorism</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2008/11/18/yet-another-front-in-the-war-on-terrorism/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2008/11/18/yet-another-front-in-the-war-on-terrorism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Ficke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Kiriakou's essay on "Iran's Latin Inroads" is a must read for all concerned with homeland security and international relations.  Iran's influence in Central Eurasia is well documented but did you know:

At the invitation of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Iran has established an ammunition factory, cement factory, and a car assembly plant in Venezuela.  Iran Air has established direct air service between Tehran, Syria, and Caracas, Venezuela.]]></description>
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		<title>New Administration and Difficult Days Ahead Justify World Terrorism Forum</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2008/11/12/new-administration-and-difficult-days-ahead-justify-world-terrorism-forum/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2008/11/12/new-administration-and-difficult-days-ahead-justify-world-terrorism-forum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Ficke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[History will judge the Bush administration, but I suspect, when it comes to the "war" on terrorism, the evaluation will be positive.  Many Presidents talked about the "war" on terrorism, George W. Bush was the first one to fight it.

That is why it is now more important than ever to renew this commitment with the change of administration.  The "war" on terrorism was not "Bush's War" (as portrayed by many in the media), but civilization's war.]]></description>
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		<title>Laptop Searches: Another National Security Tool Out of the Toolbox</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2008/10/11/laptop-searches-another-national-security-tool-out-of-the-toolbox/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2008/10/11/laptop-searches-another-national-security-tool-out-of-the-toolbox/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Ficke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another national security tool appears on the verge of taking a hit this
week. A tool that has been effective despite its rare use. ]]></description>
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		<title>Intellectual Property Act Not Enough</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2008/09/30/intellectual-property-act-not-enough/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2008/09/30/intellectual-property-act-not-enough/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Ficke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smuggling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intellectual property rights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the passage by Congress this weekend of the controversial Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property, or PRO-IP Act, there is still not enough being done to protect Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). The potential profit from trafficking in counterfeit goods continues to outweigh the penalties and enforcement resources presently in place that act as deterrence.]]></description>
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		<title>The White Men of Waziristan</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2008/09/10/the-white-men-of-waziristan/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2008/09/10/the-white-men-of-waziristan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Ficke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For years, leading U.S. counterterrorism experts possessed evidence that al-Qaeda was recruiting, training and positioning operatives for attacks on the West.  Their targets included North American and European citizens with passports that allow unrestrained travel to the U.S. without the potential of attracting the kind of attention other travelers would.]]></description>
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		<title>Is ICE Too Aggressive or Not Aggressive Enough? Depends On the Critic</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2008/08/20/is-ice-too-aggressive-or-not-aggressive-enough-depends-on-the-critic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Ficke</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/?p=707</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When agents at ICE aren't being criticized for not being aggressive enough, they're being attacked for being too aggressive. A columnist on the West Coast attacks ICE as a "do nothing" agency even as politicians on the East Coast are accusing agents of being terrorists and Nazis. What's wrong with this picture?]]></description>
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		<title>New FBI Profiling Program Raises Concerns</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2008/07/07/new-concerns-about-profiling/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2008/07/07/new-concerns-about-profiling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Ficke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civil liberties & Privacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law Enforcement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I understand the American-Muslim and civil rights organizations concerns with this new Justice Department program. It is clearly a program that will have to be closely monitored to ensure that civil rights and liberties are not trampled. Strong independent oversight is a must. The FBI, under Hoover, and current Director Robert Mueller (as evidenced by the Inspector General's Report on National Security Letters), has had problems in "self-monitoring."]]></description>
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		<title>Government Must Prove That Crime Pays</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2008/06/17/government-must-prove-that-crime-pays/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2008/06/17/government-must-prove-that-crime-pays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Ficke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Terror Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[terrorist financing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Two U.S. Supreme Court rulings this month on the application and definition of federal money laundering statutes are problematic for federal investigators and prosecutors. The Cuellar v. United States case, a 9-0 decision, was a "no brainer" and addressed the act of concealment to avoid detection. The second case, Santos v. United States, a 5-4 decision, is more complicated and will prove to be even more frustrating in government efforts to crack down on criminal activity.]]></description>
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