The Hunt: Air Force Sergeant charged with targeted killing of federal officer
Featuring TorchStone VP, Scott Stewart
An Air Force sergeant who is already in jail for the killing of a California sheriff’s deputy was charged this week with murdering a federal security officer in Oakland. In this week’s edition of The Hunt with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green: Scott Stewart, VP at Torchstone Global, discusses the situation, which may be a case of domestic terrorism.
Asia Times: Understanding and navigating Hong Kong’s security law
By TorchStone Asia Specialist, Howard Snyder
At the end of May 2020, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) approved a draft of a new national security law that aims to ban and punish sedition, secession, terrorism, foreign intervention and other activity posing dangers to national security in Hong Kong. The NPC is expected to draft a final version of the law and will enact it by including it in the Hong Kong Basic Law within the next few months.
The Hunt: FBI mistakenly reveals name of Saudi diplomat linked to 9/11 hijackers
Featuring TorchStone VP, Scott Stewart
In a court filing, the FBI inadvertently revealed the name of a Saudi diplomat suspected of helping the 911 hijackers. But in this week’s edition of The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green, Scott Stewart, tactical intelligence expert and V.P. at TorchStone Global, says the revelation won’t likely lead to an arrest.
Fugitive ‘Chapo’ hitman allegedly murdered in suspected Sinaloa cartel double-cross
Featuring TorchStone VP, Scott Stewart
EL PASO, Texas — Ten days after escaping supervised release in San Diego, a convicted Sinaloa cartel enforcer and two family members have been murdered in Culiacan, Mexican newspapers report. The body of Jose Rodrigo Arechiga Gamboa, a.k.a. “El Chino Ántrax,” was among three found Saturday inside a BMW X-5 sports utility vehicle registered to his sister, El Sol de Culiacan reported. The vehicle was abandoned on a dirt road just east of the city. The other two victims were his sister, Ada Jimena, and his brother-in-law Juan Guillermo Garcia, El Sol reported.
The Hunt: Americans captured in Venezuela in alleged coup
Featuring TorchStone VP, Scott Stewart
Two U.S. citizens were among a group Venezuelan authorities say were 13 terrorists captured in connection with an alleged failed plot to topple the government. On this week’s edition of The Hunt with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green, Scott Stewart, a vice president at the security firm TorchStone Global, explains what happened.
A Resilience Framework for Businesses to Recover from a Pandemic Outbreak
By TorchStone Consultant, Joshua Sinai, PhD
Everyone is hugely concerned about quickly recovering from the current COVID-19 pandemic, which is disrupting and degrading every aspect of life globally. This is particularly the case with major corporations whose employees, business operations, facilities, partners, and customers are being severely impacted by the pandemic.
Is North Korean Dictator Kim Jong-Un Ailing?
Featuring TorchStone VP, Scott Stewart
Intelligence analysts will use every piece of information they can get their hands on when they’re working to assess the health of these leaders. And in fact, they have specific teams of doctors and nurses who pore over this information in order to kind of diagnose them remotely,” says Scott Stewart, a former special agent at the U.S. Department of State and vice president of security firm TorchStone Global.
The Hunt: Are white supremacist groups likely to attack the DC area?
Featuring TorchStone VP, Scott Stewart
We’ve heard a lot lately from white supremacist groups threatening to launch attacks during the coronavirus pandemic. On this week’s edition of The Hunt, WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green is joined by Scott Stewart, vice president at TorchStone Global to address the question of whether these groups will launch attacks here in the Washington, D.C. area.
Weaponized Letter and Package Attacks Against Public and Private SectorTargets: Key Takeaways for Security Practitioners
By TorchStone Consultant, Joshua Sinai, PhD, Published in The InfraGard Journal
This article assesses the risk posed by the ability of a variety of threat actors to send weaponized letters and packages, usually via a country’s mail system, against a spectrum of public and private sector targets in the U.S. and globally. A chronological listing of significant past attacks provides an empirical basis to assess the nature and severity of these incidents.
What investigators are looking for in nationwide hunt for would-be bomber
Featuring TorchStone SVP, Joe Funk
(CNN) – A nationwide manhunt is underway for whoever sent packages with suspected pipe bombs to former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and several other top political figures.
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