Three Taliban Leaders Whacked!
By Harold Hutchison

ISAF reported the deaths of three Taliban leaders were confirmed over the last three days. In addition, ISAF also reported the capture of two other insurgent leaders.

According to an ISAF release, Tawab was killed in Kandahar province during an ISAF operation. Tawab, a senior Taliban leader, was involved in most of the insurgent activity and attacks against Afghan and coalition forces in the western and central portions of the province’s Panjwa’I district.

Piracy Drops, but Militants Carry Out Bloody Attack
By Harold Hutchison

Piracy around Somalia has declined significantly according to report from the International Maritime Organization, part of a general downward trend for piracy in general.

According to a report by VOA News, only five piracy incidents were reported off Somalia in the first quarter of 2013 – part of a 55 percent decline in attacks worldwide. Naval patrols have been particularly intense off Somalia. A total of 66 piracy incidents were reported worldwide.

Don’t Let Your Senator Deceive You
His or her vote IN FAVOR OF S. 649 was VERY significant

“The Senate's dramatic filibuster-busting vote Thursday to move forward on a gun-safety bill is being cast as a historic breakthrough, testing the strength of the gun lobby and opening a door to the first major gun-control law since 1994. It means President Obama will get the votes on gun legislation he has been seeking since a shooting rampage in Newtown, Conn.” - USA Today, April 12, 2013

Close Result in Venezuela Could Create Chaos
By Harold Hutchison

Nicolas Maduro, the chosen successor to deceased Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez, claimed victory in Sunday’s election for the presidency of Venezuela, with 50.7% of the vote. However, opposition candidate Henrique Caprilas is demanding a recount.

"Maduro and his government are the losers," Capriles said, as he claimed 300,000 incidents involving voters. Maduro was the chosen successor of Chavez, who died of cancer last month. The results showed a margin of victory of 235,000 votes.

A possible prison sentence of up to 15 years for using background check information to create any kind of gun registry is one of the keystone provisions of a substitute measure introduced as an option to Sen. Charles Schumer’s (D-NY) bill, and Bellevue’s Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms had a hand in its creation.

http://www.examiner.com/article/prison-for-gun-registration-part-of-ccrk...

Article by Dave Workman

RKB'S MEMOIRS COMING OUT!
The founder, and editor/publisher of SOF releases his autobiography on 30 June! Don't miss out - pre-orders are now available at the SOF Store!
https://www.sofmag.com/store/i-am-soldier-fortune

REPUBLICANS CAVE, ALLOW GUN GRAB TO PROCEED
16 Republican Senators voted to allow Schumer's booby-trap-laden "background check" bill to the Sneate floor for debate.

Is getting worked up over Senate bill for naught?

Are gun rights activists getting all worked up over nothing, now that the U.S. Senate has voted to open debate on new gun control legislation that focuses on expanded background checks?

http://www.examiner.com/article/is-getting-worked-up-over-senate-bill-fo...

Article by Dave Workman

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Disarming IEDs, Training New Afghan Troops
By Harold Hutchison

ISAF has not only been fighting insurgents, but they have also been helping establish a means for Afghans to fight the Taliban themselves. One area where this has shown has been in disarming IEDs.

On 11 April, Afghan units disarmed three IEDs in ISAF’s Regional Command East. One IED was disarmed in Wardak province, another in Logar province, and the third in Ghazni province. This took the total of IEDs cleared in RC-East to 28 over the course of the last week.