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Thursday, August 18, 2005
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Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Who Guards Our Nukes?
U.S. Nuclear Weapons Being “Guarded” by Israel
By Michael Collins Piper
Correspondent for American Free Press and author of “The New Jerusalem: Zionist Power in America,” “The High Priests of War,” and “Final Judgment,” which details the Mossad role in the JFK assassination conspiracy.
American supporters of Israel were delighted to learn that an Israeli company, Magal Security Systems—owned in part by the government of Israel—is in charge of security for the most sensitive nuclear power and weapons storage facilities in the United States.
The largest perimeter security company in the world, Magal started out as a division of Israeli Aircraft Industries (IAI)—which was owned in part by the government of Israel. In recent years, however, Magal evolved into a publicly-traded company, although IAI (and thus the government of Israel) still holds a substantial share in the highly successful firm.
What all of this means is that the government of Israel will actually have control over the security of America’s nuclear weapons.
Supporters of Israel say that this is a splendid idea, since Israel is said to be perhaps America’s closest ally on the face of the planet. However, there are some critics who question the propriety of America’s super-sensitive nuclear security being in the hands of any foreign nation, particularly Israel which, even today, officially denies that it is engaged in the production of nuclear arms.
Be that as it may, however, Magal’s global interests are quite broad-ranging. Having secured 90 percent of Israel’s borders through a wide-ranging array of super-modern “space age” technology, Magal has now branched out internationally. Not only does Magal provide security for American nuclear facilities, but it also does likewise for most major nuclear facilities in Western Europe and Asia.
In addition, the Israeli firm also provides security for Chicago’s O’Hare Airport and, for the last fifteen years, has kept watch on the Queen of England’s famed Buckingham Palace in London. What’s more, Magal provides security for 90% of the American prisons that utilize electronic systems.
Magal brags that its other clients around the globe include: borders, airports, industrial sites, communication centers, military installations, correctional facilities, government agencies, VIP estates and residences, commercial buildings and storage yards. There is hardly a major country or major enterprise that does not have Magal’s security specialists keeping a close watch on their activities.
Clearly, Magal is no small enterprise. While 27% of its total sales are in the Israeli market, its largest market is in North America, which currently accounts for 35% of its sales.
However, Magal’s American outreach is expected to increase substantially, especially now that firm has set up a Washington, D.C. office which will promote its products to federal agencies and to the members of Congress who provide funding for federally-supervised security projects across the country at all levels: local, state and national.
And with current U.S. Homeland Security Chief, Michael Chertoff, not only a strong supporter of Israel but also the son of a woman who has strong Israeli ties—even including service with El Al, the national airline of Israel—Magal, owned in party by Israeli Aircraft Industries—will be a clear-cut favorite in the eyes of the power brokers in official Washington who have the power to grant lucrative security contracts.
At the moment, Magal has four U.S.-based subsidiaries: two in California, Stellar Security Products, Inc. and Perimeter Products Inc., as well as the New York-based Smart Interactive Systems, Inc., and the Virginia-based Dominion Wireless, Inc.
All told, the Israeli company holds a 40% share in the worldwide market in perimeter intrusion detection systems and is working to expand its business in the protection of oil pipelines.
Magal is also said to be quite interested in guarding water lines around the globe, particularly in the United States. In fact, Magal may have an inside shot at getting a monopoly in guarding America’s water supplies. On July 19, the Bush administration’s Environmental Protection Agency announced a “partnership” with the Israeli Ministry of National Infrastructures to improve what they called “water supply system security in the United States and Israel.” Since Magal is so highly respected in Israel, it’s an even bet that Magal will soon be guarding the U.S. water supply.
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By Michael Collins Piper
Correspondent for American Free Press and author of “The New Jerusalem: Zionist Power in America,” “The High Priests of War,” and “Final Judgment,” which details the Mossad role in the JFK assassination conspiracy.
American supporters of Israel were delighted to learn that an Israeli company, Magal Security Systems—owned in part by the government of Israel—is in charge of security for the most sensitive nuclear power and weapons storage facilities in the United States.
The largest perimeter security company in the world, Magal started out as a division of Israeli Aircraft Industries (IAI)—which was owned in part by the government of Israel. In recent years, however, Magal evolved into a publicly-traded company, although IAI (and thus the government of Israel) still holds a substantial share in the highly successful firm.
What all of this means is that the government of Israel will actually have control over the security of America’s nuclear weapons.
Supporters of Israel say that this is a splendid idea, since Israel is said to be perhaps America’s closest ally on the face of the planet. However, there are some critics who question the propriety of America’s super-sensitive nuclear security being in the hands of any foreign nation, particularly Israel which, even today, officially denies that it is engaged in the production of nuclear arms.
Be that as it may, however, Magal’s global interests are quite broad-ranging. Having secured 90 percent of Israel’s borders through a wide-ranging array of super-modern “space age” technology, Magal has now branched out internationally. Not only does Magal provide security for American nuclear facilities, but it also does likewise for most major nuclear facilities in Western Europe and Asia.
In addition, the Israeli firm also provides security for Chicago’s O’Hare Airport and, for the last fifteen years, has kept watch on the Queen of England’s famed Buckingham Palace in London. What’s more, Magal provides security for 90% of the American prisons that utilize electronic systems.
Magal brags that its other clients around the globe include: borders, airports, industrial sites, communication centers, military installations, correctional facilities, government agencies, VIP estates and residences, commercial buildings and storage yards. There is hardly a major country or major enterprise that does not have Magal’s security specialists keeping a close watch on their activities.
Clearly, Magal is no small enterprise. While 27% of its total sales are in the Israeli market, its largest market is in North America, which currently accounts for 35% of its sales.
However, Magal’s American outreach is expected to increase substantially, especially now that firm has set up a Washington, D.C. office which will promote its products to federal agencies and to the members of Congress who provide funding for federally-supervised security projects across the country at all levels: local, state and national.
And with current U.S. Homeland Security Chief, Michael Chertoff, not only a strong supporter of Israel but also the son of a woman who has strong Israeli ties—even including service with El Al, the national airline of Israel—Magal, owned in party by Israeli Aircraft Industries—will be a clear-cut favorite in the eyes of the power brokers in official Washington who have the power to grant lucrative security contracts.
At the moment, Magal has four U.S.-based subsidiaries: two in California, Stellar Security Products, Inc. and Perimeter Products Inc., as well as the New York-based Smart Interactive Systems, Inc., and the Virginia-based Dominion Wireless, Inc.
All told, the Israeli company holds a 40% share in the worldwide market in perimeter intrusion detection systems and is working to expand its business in the protection of oil pipelines.
Magal is also said to be quite interested in guarding water lines around the globe, particularly in the United States. In fact, Magal may have an inside shot at getting a monopoly in guarding America’s water supplies. On July 19, the Bush administration’s Environmental Protection Agency announced a “partnership” with the Israeli Ministry of National Infrastructures to improve what they called “water supply system security in the United States and Israel.” Since Magal is so highly respected in Israel, it’s an even bet that Magal will soon be guarding the U.S. water supply.
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Tuesday, August 16, 2005
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Sunday, August 14, 2005
Review: The Black Arrow
I just finished The Black Arrow by Vin Suprynowicz. I went into reading this book expecting it to be "OK" but not "great" thanks to numerous friends of mine having read it already.
It appears that my expectations were met. Vin is a great author and a strong libertarian writer, but shows signs of struggle in creating fiction. To be honest, though, I expected him to be much worse here.
The Black Arrow is set in the near future. America has split in civil war with liberatarians fighting for freedom in the west while tyranny reigns heavily in the east. The stage is set for a new superhero to save the innocents from the evil oppressors (meaning government).
While some of the characters are a little "too perfect" (I've noticed this about current libertarian fiction...leading characters seem to always be too over-the-top in their perfection), most of them are downright believable. The psychological reasoning behind the Mayor's actions (and the explicit sex scenes which derive from them, reminding you of why children need Internet filters) and the nearly-pure love scenes between the heroes make for great contrast of morals.
Ad to this the continual (and somewhat believable, though slightly hoakey) series of events and battle scenes plus the continual references to classic rock tunes and you've got a great comic book. Most of the battle scenes involve bows and arrows (of course), sword play, and the occasional firearm.
As I said, I went into this book expecting to only get "OK" fiction and wasn't disappointed. The story was much more engaging than I'd expected, though, and the book as a whole is a good read. It won't replace Ayn Rand for you eggheads, but it'll do for militant simpletons like me.
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It appears that my expectations were met. Vin is a great author and a strong libertarian writer, but shows signs of struggle in creating fiction. To be honest, though, I expected him to be much worse here.
The Black Arrow is set in the near future. America has split in civil war with liberatarians fighting for freedom in the west while tyranny reigns heavily in the east. The stage is set for a new superhero to save the innocents from the evil oppressors (meaning government).
While some of the characters are a little "too perfect" (I've noticed this about current libertarian fiction...leading characters seem to always be too over-the-top in their perfection), most of them are downright believable. The psychological reasoning behind the Mayor's actions (and the explicit sex scenes which derive from them, reminding you of why children need Internet filters) and the nearly-pure love scenes between the heroes make for great contrast of morals.
Ad to this the continual (and somewhat believable, though slightly hoakey) series of events and battle scenes plus the continual references to classic rock tunes and you've got a great comic book. Most of the battle scenes involve bows and arrows (of course), sword play, and the occasional firearm.
As I said, I went into this book expecting to only get "OK" fiction and wasn't disappointed. The story was much more engaging than I'd expected, though, and the book as a whole is a good read. It won't replace Ayn Rand for you eggheads, but it'll do for militant simpletons like me.
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