Editorial: Time to take care of business...

In the wake of the attacks on London in July, many in the USA have come to believe that the time we have now is irreplaceable - we have time before further attacks to really become efficient at counter-terror. One colleague who has worked with US and World law enforcement agencies put it this way: "You have the great privilege of establishing force cooperation, smooth intelligence sharing, and train forces to confront the terror threat and harden targets while you are not under attack. Imagine how difficult to do these things when you are under attack constantly."

We believe the time has come to take things very seriously - and most Law Enforcement and First Responders certainly do. But we hear far too many stories about decision makers believing that this will not happen in "their backyard" and far too little support for our First Responder community in confronting the challenges they have to face.

SSI to announce Raffle winner after the IACP Show in Miami on September 29th.

You still have time to enter your ten names in the SSI raffle for one free place on the next training mission to Israel. If you have not received a confirmation from us on submitting your names, please call Sol Bradman on 1-866-573-3999 as soon as possible. Please remember when you submit names through our website - THAT YOU MUST ENTER YOUR NAME IN THE "COMMENTS SECTION" OF THE APPLICATION. This way, we know you have submitted the names.

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT NAMES FOR THE RAFFLE

The next training mission to Israel is filling up fast. Please get your applications in by fax as soon as possible to ensure you have a place. The next date will be in January of 2006.

Find out more about training in Israel

All should be aware of a special upgraded session on Combating Suicide Terror that will be held at Key Biscayne Police station on September 29th under the sponsorship of the Key Biscayne Police. Please click on the image to get information about the event and register.

Intelligence Summit to be held in February in Arlington Virginia

The Intelligence Summit will be held in Arlington at the Hyatt Regency, Crystal City on February 17th-20th. Intelligence will be vital to the war on terror. The purpose of the Summit is to provide an opportunity for the International Intelligence community to listen to and learn from each other, and to share ideas in the common war against terrorism. The Summit's Advisory Council includes former heads of CIA, generals, former official of the Mossad, and former Chair of British Joint Intelligence Committee.

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See a Flash Presentation of Terror attacks over the last few years

This is an interesting item that was submitted by our friend Joe Bierly. It traces the course of terror attacks in the world over the last 7 years and provides a tool for learning about the different methods used in these attacks. Hit the link to see the presentation.

Suicide Attack Phenomenon analyzed by ASI

SSI business partner ASI have published an excellent analysis of the suicide attack phenomena. ASI specializes in complete security solutions including Risk Assessment and threat and vulnerability analysis as well as implementation. SSI will be representing ASI services in the US.