The Navy Seal Survival Pack: Get it Here

Published: Fri, 03/08/13

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In This Issue:
The Free Money Truck Has Been Rolled Out Of The Fed Garage By Richard C. Young
Sheep Get Killed: How to Be a Wolf By E.J. Smith
Warning: Eating Fish May Be Dangerous To Your Health By Deborah Young
The Navy Seal Survival Pack: Get it Here The Editors
POTUS–Raising a Middle Digit to Americans The Editors
Fred on Everything By Richard C. Young
The Most Important Person in American You Have Never Heard Of By Richard C. Young
Lindsey Graham’s Got to Go The Editors

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The Free Money Truck Has Been Rolled Out Of The Fed Garage

Fed chairman Ben Bernanke has washed off and put a new coat of wax on the Free Money Truck. Cheers ring out from Goldman Sachs et al., as Bernanke’s Free Money Truck rumbles trough Wall Street. Dr. Bernanke is like a financial Santa Claus—lots of free stuff for all the boys and girls. Free money, of course, means that the Wall Street shysters pay scratch for borrowed money and run rampant around the world speculating on any hot investment of the moment. As long as the Free Money Truck doesn’t have a wreck, Wall Street profits will pour in like maple syrup at a church pancake breakfast. Bonus checks will be magnificent, and NYC’s Per Se will be packed nightly.

But down in retirement communities, retirees are earning zip-o on hard-earned retirement savings. Winter thermostats are cranked down to 50 degrees. Chuck roast and chicken thighs feel like a treat. Some retirement. Meanwhile, since the Fed restored the Free Money Truck at year-end 2008 and rolled it down Wall Street, the bond and stock markets have gone bonkers, Manhattan luxury real estate prices have gone through the roof, and the Miami high end is now a boil. Before long, even real estate in Flint, Michigan, can figure to take off, never mind a steady stream of murders and general slum conditions.

Americans are being duped, and the politicians in Washington along with their financiers on Wall Street know it’s all a shell game. The Fed should be shuttered. Americans are stuck with multi-terms for the president, Senate and House. No way a single-term constitutional amendment would pass, because it takes a two-thirds vote. Americans, however, can reduce compensation to crumbs, eliminate pensions, and force these folk to pay their own medical. This would prevent the politicians from getting too comfortable in office. Retired Americans, bringing their own money to the table, would run for a single term with the idea of actually doing good for constituents.

One fact and one alone shows Americans what a disgraceful sham is being perpetrated in Washington. America has the highest corporate tax rate in the world. Yes, in the world! American corporations are taxed at a 40% rate. In Hong Kong it’s 16%, in Singapore it’s 17%, and in Switzerland it’s 21%. Your elected politicians spend too much, tax too much, borrow too much, and print (sorry, digitally transfer) too much. When is the revolution? Republicans and Democrats alike are screwing you. They are on the same disgraceful team. We, the voters, are the patsies. It’s time to wake up.

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It’s time to re-tool! The house, as they say, needs to be cleaned. The deck needs to be reshuffled. In the coming hand, American voters need a better draw at the tables with betting odds to make them a winner. Thomas Jefferson would be proud. Mr. Jefferson has had a long wait. Have a great day.

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Richard C. Young, Chairman, Young Research & Publishing

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Fed Chief Stands Pat on Easy Money By VICTORIA MCGRANE

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Sheep Get Killed: How to Be a Wolf

Your voice could save your life. Using it effectively is the single most important defensive tactic I learned in my latest self-defense and survival training course. Over the eight-hour course “Introduction to Defensive Shooting,” the third installment in a four-part shooting development series at Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, New Hampshire, there’s a lot of screaming. On the way home, my friend and I, voices shot, were rasping about how much information was thrown at us. As our academy director and instructor, Adam Painchaud, warned us in the morning, information hit us like a “fire hose.”

“Gun!” was the first word Painchaud screamed as he demonstrated the power of your voice. It was startling even with earmuffs on. It was the first lesson on having the right mindset. You need the intensity to be able to stop a threat from taking away your constitutional rights. Your voice can set the tone. That’s the first step in becoming a tactician, because anyone can shoot a gun.

Being a tactician is hard. As a tactician, you have a defensive mindset, you are analytical, and you are ready to stop a threat without being paranoid. As a tactician, you’re always thinking about the guy who is a wolf and who will kill you. You’re taught to be aware of your surroundings. Don’t walk to your car, for example, with one hand in your purse fumbling for keys and the other holding your cell phone to your ear. Wolves like it when we act like sheep.

As a wolf, you give yourself every possible edge you can. What’s better than a gun? Two guns. If attacked by a knife, then counter with a handgun; if by a handgun, then with a long gun; and if by a long gun, then with three friends with long guns. Always work up. Be prepared. Buy what you need. Especially when it comes to ammo, I’ve had to really dig to find what I need. “We’re paying a good amount of overtime to try to keep up,” said Jeff Hoffman, the co-owner of Black Hills Ammunition, a manufacturer based in Rapid City, South Dakota. “For the most popular caliber, we’re quoting delivery times of early next year,” he said. Once you’re supplied, remember your voice.

We practiced shooting all day no further than 3–5 yards from our target because if you’re 30 yards away, you’re probably better off running. Painchaud ran us through drills with eyes down, arms crossed, and backs to the threat. When he blew the whistle, we’d turn, recognize the threat, scream “Gun!,” stop the killer with accurate shots within an eight-inch diameter, then yell “Everybody down, get down, call the police” without forgetting to breathe. By the way, you never know how many shots you’ll need to take. You’re not counting them off in your head, “One, two . . . OK, I’ve got how many left?” In real life, as Painchaud explained, you shoot until the threat is stopped.

I was shooting next to a police officer with nine years of service. In the debriefing room, she explained how she and her partner had to Taser a petite teenage girl who was hopped up on crack. The girl looked at them and while pulling out the Taser prongs, laughed and said, “Is that all you got?” Hopefully for you, it isn’t.

For a healthier diet, we’ve all been advised to eat more fish—at least twice a week. But certain fish and shellfish might do you more harm than good. Many fish come with a noxious serving of mercury, PCBs, or antibiotics. You probably are aware of the mercury problem in tuna, but are you also aware that pole- or troll-caught albacore from the waters of northern U.S. or British Columbia is much safer? Troll-caught albacore tuna is usually 20 pounds or under, resulting in greatly reduced mercury and contaminants. And happily, it’s this white albacore that is most often canned. So after verifying that your canned tuna was caught in cold northern waters, which also boosts the level of Omega 3, enjoy your tuna sandwich while you read about the healthiest six fish to consume and the six you really want to nix. See U.S. Wellness Meats to find wildcaught fresh fish fit for your table.

Fish and Shellfish: 6 to Eat, 6 to Avoid

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When heading into enemy territory, Navy SEAL teams are given a special survival kit designed just for them. In February U.S. Special Operations Command requested offers for the development of a new kit for Navy SEAL teams. Now, we have all the items in the kit for you. Read on and build your own Navy SEAL survival kit from the items listed below.

MOLLE 3 Day Military Assault Pack Backpack

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Fox Military Advanced 3-Day Combat MOLLE Assault Pack Backpack – Constructed of rugged, tactical polyester. Includes 1 main compartment with huge mesh pockets and secure-hold web straps. One front compartment with a multitude of accessory pockets, complete with a zippered closure hydration pocket. M.O.L.L.E. attachment points throughout bag for versatility, two side pockets, heavy-duty zippers with pull cords. Keep cool padded backing, fully adjustable shoulder straps and removable kidney pad.

The SEAL’s hard-storage case will contain (quoting directly from the solicitation):

1. Mini-Multi Tool: SOG S66-N

a. Stainless Steel

b. Pliers

c. Wire cutter

d. File

e. Awl

f. Packaged so as to not rattle in case

2. Button Compass: Hammers Button Compass (25 piece set)

a. Quality AA

b. 14mm

c. Liquid dampened

d. Minimum 8 hour luminous

3. LED Squeeze Light: Inova Microlight “Night Vision” Red LED

a. Red

b. Continuous or Momentary Switch

4. Fire Starting Kit: Tinder-Quik 12 Pieces

a. Ferro cerium rod not to exceed 3”L x 8mm W

b. Tinder tabs (4) packaged in reclosing bag.

5. Water Storage Device: Nalgene Tritan 1-Quart Wide Mouth BPA-Free Water Bottle

a. 2L capacity

b. Able to hold all contents of the kit

c. Must be sealable and reuseable

d. Must be odor proof

6. Water Purification Tablets: Potable Aqua Water Purification Tablets with PA Plus

a. 40 tablets

b. Packaged in amber, medical grade borosilicate

7. Electrolyte Tablets: Electrolyte Tablets – 220 mg

a. 2 tablets

8. Signal Mirror: Coghlans Survival Signal Mirror

a. 2”x 3”

b. Non-mirrored side covered with an IR reflective material

c. Mirror side must be protected to prevent scratches. Protective cover must be able to be removed with one hand.

d. Must have an aiming hole

9. Thermal Blanket: Rothco Orange/Silver Polarshield Survival Blanket

a. 21” x 56” x .05mil

b. Polyester, aluminized

c. 1 side silver, other side orange

d. Packaged in plastic with easy tear pre-cuts

10. Kevlar Line: ASR Tactical Technora Ultra Composite Survival Cord Rope

a. Yellow or green in color

b. 188lb test

c. 15 feet in length

d. Packaged in plastic with easy tear pre-cuts

11. Safety Pins: Dritz(R) Curved Safety Pins – Size 2 & Prym Bulk Safety Pins Gilt Plated Brass – Size 0

a. Two #2 (1.5” steel)

b. Two #00 (.75” brass)

c. Packaged in plastic with easy tear pre-cuts.

12. P-38 can opener: GI P-38 Can Opener

a. Packaged so as to not rattle while in case.

13. Stainless Steel Wire: Artistic Wire 20-Gauge, Stainless Steel, 15-Yard

a. 2’ of 20 gauge

14. Duct Tape: Polyken 231 Military Grade

a. Brown or Green in color

b. 26” x 2”

15. Fresnel Magnifying Lens: Carson Optical MagniSlide Fresnel Magnifier

a. 4x power

b. 3.25” x 2”

16. Waterproof Note Paper: Rite in the Rain Notebook

a. 4 sheets

b. Desert tan color

c. 3.5” x 2”

17. Ink Pen: Tops Knives Special Ops Ink Pen Coyote SOPR2 Black Pressurized Ink

a. Pressurized ink cartridge

b. Black in color

18. Broad Spectrum Antibiotic Ointment: Medline Antibiotic Ointments – Bacitracin, 1/32 oz foil packet

a. 1/32oz foil pack

19. Cotton Pad: Johnson & Johnson 2″x2″ Hospital Grade Gauze Pad

a. 100% Cotton

b. 2” x 2.5”

c. Packaged in plastic with easy tear pre-cuts.

The contents of the soft storage case will include:

1. Hacksaw Blade: Vermont American 48237 12-Inch by 24TPI High Carbon Steel Hacksaw Blade (some craftmanship required on your part)

a. Carbon Steel

b. 24tpi

c. 2.75” L

d. Hole in one end for a lanyard: Black Paracord Survival Lanyard

e. Opposite hole end, sharpen down reverse tanto-style end.

VIDEO: The 10 cent knife

2. Ceramic Razor Blade: Non-Metallic Covert Zirconia Ceramic Razor Blade (comes with Tactical Natural Kevlar Cord)

a. 1 or 2 sides sharpened

b. Packaged so as to not accidentally cut anything or dull

3. Moleskin Adhesive Patch: Jaybird and Mais MOLESKIN Moleskin Roll

a. Heavy duty

b. 1.75” x 2.5”

4. Kevlar Thread: Kevlar 30m (100ft) Sewing Thread Snap Spool

a. Green or yellow

b. 100-200lb test

c. 24” in length

d. Packaged in plastic with easy tear pre-cuts.

5. Fishing Leader/Downrigger Cable: Accustrand Leader Wire (comes in spool of 300′ cut to 24 inches)

a. Multi-strand

b. Stainless steel

c. 50lb test

d. 24” in length

6. Suspended Navigation Magnet: Dowling Magnets Alnico North/South 2″ Bar Magnets

a. Identifiable north painting feature

b. Magnet suspended from thread/string

c. Packaged in plastic with easy tear pre-cuts.

VIDEO: Hanging Compass / Water Compass (Use a leaf instead of wax paper)

7. Ferro Cerium Rod: SE 2″ X 3/16″ Flint/Fire Starter w/ Lanyard

a. 1.75” L x .125”W

8. Cotton Ball: Cotton Balls / Wax

a. Impregnated with wax.

b. Packaged in a reclosing bag.

VIDEO: Vaseline Cotton Ball VS. Paraffin Wax Cotton Ball

9. Bobby Pins: Hair Pins Assorted Size, Black

a. Spring steel

b. 2 small

c. 1 large

d. Black in color

The final two items are worth singling out, because they highlight the optimism bred into every SEAL (and trump the safety and bobby pins):

10. Handcuff Shim (Pick): ASR Tactical Universal Handcuff Shim Pick

11. Universal Handcuff Key: Standard Issue Universal Law Enforcement Handcuff Key

Barack Obama, to save money, apparently has cancelled all White House visitor tours, even for schoolchildren. But the Fresno, CA beer blast/wine tasting conference for Agricultural Department poobahs will carry on in high style. Has the President no shame?

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Fred on Everything

“Government Came Like A Dust Storm Of Fine Choking Powder”

I think every American can benefit from some wisdom a la Fred. You may not be familiar with Fred yet, but my guess is you will soon wish to keep Fred on your radar. Enjoy!

Monday, I’m going to introduce to you the most important person in America you may never have heard of. Come back Monday and bring everyone you know. The story is breathtaking.

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Lindsey Graham’s Got to Go

After Senator Rand Paul’s courageous filibuster of John Brennan’s confirmation as CIA director, his colleague, and co-Republican Party member, Sen. Lindsey Graham blasted Sen. Paul saying “This idea that we’re going to use a drone to attack a citizen in a cafe in America is ridiculous.”

Many of Paul’s fellow senators, from both parties, joined him in his request that the Obama Administration detail when an American citizen could be targeted by a drone strike. Apparently that request was a bridge too far for Sen. Graham. While Sen. Paul and his compatriots were standing up for the constitution on the floor of the Senate, Lindsey Graham was getting chumy with President Obama for three hours eating “Maryland blue crab risotto, filet of prime beef and lobster thermidor.”

It’s time for the great state of South Carolina to dump the RINO Lindsey Graham overboard and to elect a senator that will represent the people, not just his neocon benefactors.

You can see a real representative of the people, Sen. Paul, doing his job by defending the constitution in the video below.

Watch the video here.