The UK Tims online does an interesting article on the suspects who might have played a part in the death of Benazir Bhutto.
The main suspects in Benazir Bhutto’s assassination are the Pakistani and foreign Islamist militants who regarded her as a heretic and an American stooge and had repeatedly threatened to kill her. But fingers […]
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The # 1 question I get (well besides “Are you hiring?”) is “Where can I get the right bodyguard training“?
In the past I believe I’ve done a pretty good job of trying to inform people of the importance of training, and have recommended some of the top schools in the industry, –which range from pricey to priceless. […]
From an interview conducted earlier this year with KSTP News regarding security concerns raised by the upcoming 2008 Republican National Convention. The RNC will be held this year in St. Paul, Minnesota which is incidentally national headquarters of Icon Services Corporation. (But in the interest of bipartisanship, we’ll be at the DNC in Denver as […]
President Bush is slated to arrive January 9th for his first official visit to Israel, which will last three days and constitute one of the most complicated bodyguard operations of the last decade.
“Eight thousand policemen will provide security during the visit in addition to members of the American secret service.”
The security arrangements for […]
I was recently profiled in the December issue of Minnesota Meeting & Events Magazine, whos primary audience is planners and decision makers who bring major events into the state. As many may be aware, Minnesota is hosting the 2008 Republican National Convention and my team and I will be providing a variety of security and investigative […]
Indiana Pacers guard Jamaal Tinsley knows he is a lucky man. Less than two weeks after the former Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor was shot and killed by an intruder in his home, Tinsley’s car was sprayed with bullets from an assault rifle outside an Indianapolis hotel…Prompted by the Pacers, Tinsley hired a bodyguard who […]
A former CIA officer said interrogators used a simulated drowning technique on a senior al-Qaida member, and that he believes the method is torture…CIA Director Michael Hayden is to testify Tuesday to the Senate Intelligence Committee about the CIA’s destruction of videotaped interrogations of Zubaydah and another senior al-Qaida captive.
Another hot button topic that has people […]
Katherine Walsh with CSO Magazine does a great article on the needs (and cost) of Executives who use Bodyguards.
“Dell reports spending $1,051,000 on personal and residential security for CEO Michael Dell in FY07. According to the proxy statement: “The Board believes that Mr. Dell’s personal safety and security are of vital importance to the company’s […]
