Author: Jim Kouri, CPP

Profile: Jim Kouri, CPP is currently fifth vice-president of the National Association of Chiefs of Police and he's a columnist for The Examiner (examiner.com) and New Media Alliance (thenma.org). In addition, he's a blogger for the Cheyenne, Wyoming Fox News Radio affiliate KGAB (www.kgab.com). Kouri also serves as political advisor for Emmy and Golden Globe winning actor Michael Moriarty. He's former chief at a New York City housing project in Washington Heights nicknamed "Crack City" by reporters covering the drug war in the 1980s. In addition, he served as director of public safety at a New Jersey university and director of security for several major organizations. He's also served on the National Drug Task Force and trained police and security officers throughout the country. Kouri writes for many police and security magazines including Chief of Police, Police Times, The Narc Officer and others. He's a news writer and columnist for AmericanDaily.Com, MensNewsDaily.Com, MichNews.Com, and he's syndicated by AXcessNews.Com. Kouri appears regularly as on-air commentator for over 100 TV and radio news and talk shows including Fox News Channel, Oprah, McLaughlin Report, CNN Headline News, MTV, etc. To subscribe to Kouri's newsletter write to COPmagazine@aol.com and write "Subscription" on the subject line.

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February 3, 2012

DHS intelligence gathering should be localized

Filed under: American National Security - 03 Feb 2012

Instead of increasing its interaction with foreign nations’ law enforcement and intelligence agencies, the Department of Homeland Security should focus on building relationships with local police agencies and private-sector security departments in order to secure infrastructure and U.S. borders, say …

February 2, 2012

CIA officer, author charged with revealing covert officers’ identities

Filed under: American National Security - 02 Feb 2012

“Prior to publication of his book, The Reluctant Spy: My Secret Life in the CIA’s War on Terror, [John] Kiriakou submitted a draft manuscript in July 2008 to the CIA’s Publication Review Board (PRB). In an attempt to trick the …

February 1, 2012

Deadly, violent illegal aliens deserve no favors, says US lawmaker

Filed under: Crime and Punishment,Immigration - 01 Feb 2012

According to government reports, an criminal alien from Haiti who was ordered deported by an immigration judge in 2007 after being convicted for two felonies was released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in October 2010 and went on to …

January 26, 2012

Muslim Brotherhood, other Islamists win big in Egypt’s elections

Filed under: Foreign Countries & Policy - 26 Jan 2012

The Freedom and Justice Party, the political arm of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, won 235 or 47.2 percent of the seats in the People’s Assembly (lower house of parliament), a senior party official said in a press statement on Saturday.

January 23, 2012

Al-Qaeda terrorists seize control of city in Yemen

Filed under: Foreign Countries & Policy,War On Terror - 23 Jan 2012

A small security barrack in the city was unable to confront the storming campaign of the well-armed groups and the police forces didn’t show any kind of resistance, according to a report in the Israeli media.

January 22, 2012

CAIR and ACLU: Court blocks anti-Sharia law in Oklahoma

Filed under: Courts, The Law & The Judiciary - 22 Jan 2012

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit upheld a lower court’s decision to block the implementation of an Oklahoma constitutional amendment that would prohibit courts from applying — or even considering to apply — “Sharia law” and “international …

January 21, 2012

President Obama’s myopic view of the Muslim Brotherhood

Filed under: War On Terror - 21 Jan 2012

President Barack Obama’s view of the Muslim Brotherhood is based on his — and his advisors’ — apparent rationale that the Islamist group is reformed and much more like the American and European models of pluralistic societies.

January 20, 2012

Former President Carter meets with Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo

Filed under: Foreign Countries & Policy - 20 Jan 2012

The chairman of Egypt’s new Freedom and Justice Party — a/k/a the Muslim Brotherhood — met last week with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

The stated purpose of the meeting was the ongoing Egyptian transition process and the recent elections.

January 18, 2012

Lone wolf Islamic terrorist attacks Alabama cops

Filed under: Featured Conservative,In The News,War On Terror - 18 Jan 2012

In yet another “lone wolf” Islamic extremist attack, a young man claiming to be a Muslim allegedly shot and broke the windows of businesses in Gadsden, Alabama, Sunday morning. The motive for the vandalism was to ambush any and all …

January 12, 2012

Obama’s 21st Century strategy plays Russian roulette with defense

Truth be told, because entitlement spending has tripled while defense spending declined as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), entitlement spending (Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security) is now 10 percent of GDP, whereas defense spending is only 5 percent.

January 10, 2012

2012 counterterrorism: NYPD acquires fleet of underwater drones

Filed under: War On Terror - 10 Jan 2012

The nation’s largest, most sophisticated law enforcement agency, the New York City Police Department, announced its acquisition of new, high-tech equipment to help police officers keep the city safe from terrorists: the NYPD’s Harbor Unit now possesses six unmanned underwater …

January 9, 2012

Boko Haram bombing suspects captured; U.S. bomb techs alerted

Filed under: War On Terror - 09 Jan 2012

Nigerian officials yesterday announced the arrests of three terrorism suspects involved in the deadly bombings of Christian churches and worshippers on Christmas Day. The suspects are alleged members of the radical Islamist group Boko Haram, a known al-Qaeda ally.

January 7, 2012

2011 in Review: Security technology fails to secure U.S. border

Filed under: American National Security,Immigration - 07 Jan 2012

2011 was anything but a successful year for the United States’ border security projects including the building of a security fence at the nation’s southern border. A recently released government report reveals that the Homeland Security Department failed to properly …

January 3, 2012

Mexico’s feds dismantle local police force

Filed under: Foreign Countries & Policy - 03 Jan 2012

A major police department in Mexico has been completely dismantled by federal police and military forces as part of an anti-corruption plan to help in winning Mexico’s de facto war on drugs.

January 1, 2012

Islamists Kill Christians on Christmas Day

Filed under: War On Terror - 01 Jan 2012

Islamic terrorists detonated bombs throughout Nigeria on Christmas Day targeting Christian churches that were celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. At least 40 people were killed and dozens more were injured.

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