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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Chronology of the 4th Generation War Against Venezuela
The US Government is waging war on Venezuela - not your typical, traditional war, but a modern, asymmetric - 4th Generation War - against President Chávez and the Bolivarian Revolution. Below is a presentation I created regarding the pattern and escalation of US Government aggression against Venezuela, with clear quotes and cites as evidence to back up this claim.
OBJECTIVE
Relate Chávez with:
*Drug trafficking
*Terrorism
*A Dictatorship
*An Arms Race
*Money Laundering
*A Threat Against Regional Security
Actions
2002-2006
*The coup d’etat against Chávez in 2002
*The “lockout” and economic sabotage from December 2002 to February 2003
*The “guarimbas” of 2004
*The Recall Referendum of 2004
*Electoral Intervention in 2005 and 2006
*An increase in US military presence in the region during 2006-2007
Change in Strategy
-After the victory of President Chávez in the recall referendum of 2004, the US toughened its position towards Venezuela increased its public hostility and aggression against the Venezuelan government.
-January 2005: “Hugo Chávez is a negative force in the region.” -Condoleezza Rice
-March 2005: “Venezuela is one of the most unstable and dangerous ‘hot spots’ in Latin America.” -Porter Goss, ex-Director of the CIA
-March 2005: “Venezuela is starting a dangerous arms race that threatens regional security.” -Donald Rumsfeld, ex-Secretary of Defense
-March 2005: “I am concerned about Venezuela’s influence in the area of responsibility...SOUTHCOM supports the position of the Joint Chiefs to maintain ‘military to military’ contact with the Venezuelan military…we need an inter-agency focus to deal with Venezuela.” -General Bantz Craddock, ex-Commander of SOUTHCOM
-July 2005: “Cuba and Venezuela are promoting instability in Latin America…There is no doubt that President Chávez is funding radical forces in Bolivia.” -Rogelio Pardo-Maurer, Assistant Sub-Secretary of Defense for the Western Hemisphere
-July 2005: “Venezuela and Cuba are promoting radicalism in the region...Venezuela is trying to undermine the democratic governments in the region to impede CAFTA.” -Donald Rumsfeld, ex-Secretary of Defense
-August 2005: “Venezuelan territory is a safe haven for Colombian terrorists.” -Tom Casey, spokesperson for the Department of State
-September 2005: “The problem of working with President Chávez is serious and continuous, as it is in other parts of the relationship.” -John Walters, Director of the National Policy Office for Drug Control.
-November 2005: “The assault on democratic institutions in Venezuela continues and the system is in serious danger.” -Thomas Shannon, Sub-secretary of State
Escalation in Aggression 2006
The War Machine
-2 February 2006: “Presidente Chávez continues to use his control to repress the opposition, reduce freedom of the press and restrict democracy….it’s a threat.” -John Negroponte, ex-Director of National Intelligence
-2 February 2006: “We have Chávez in Venezuela with a lot of money from oil. He is a person who was elected legally, just like Adolf Hitler...” - Donald Rumsfeld, ex-Secretary of Defense
Connection with Terrorism
-16 March 2006: “In Venezuela, a demogoge full of oil money is undermining democracy and trying to destabilize the region.” -George W. Bush
-June 2006: “Venezuela’s cooperation in the international campaign against terrorism continues to be insignificant...It’s not clear to what point the Venezuelan government offered material support to Colombian terrorists.” - Annual Report on Terrorism, Department of State
Increase in Military Presence
-March-July 2006: The US military engages in four major exercises off the coast of Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea, with support from NATO, and based at the US air force base in Curaça
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Chronology of the 4th Generation War Against Venezuela
The US Government is waging war on Venezuela - not your typical, traditional war, but a modern, asymmetric - 4th Generation War - against President Chávez and the Bolivarian Revolution. Below is a presentation I created regarding the pattern and escalation of US Government aggression against Venezuela, with clear quotes and cites as evidence to back up this claim.
OBJECTIVE
Relate Chávez with:
*Drug trafficking
*Terrorism
*A Dictatorship
*An Arms Race
*Money Laundering
*A Threat Against Regional Security
Actions
2002-2006
*The coup d’etat against Chávez in 2002
*The “lockout” and economic sabotage from December 2002 to February 2003
*The “guarimbas” of 2004
*The Recall Referendum of 2004
*Electoral Intervention in 2005 and 2006
*An increase in US military presence in the region during 2006-2007
Change in Strategy
-After the victory of President Chávez in the recall referendum of 2004, the US toughened its position towards Venezuela increased its public hostility and aggression against the Venezuelan government.
-January 2005: “Hugo Chávez is a negative force in the region.” -Condoleezza Rice
-March 2005: “Venezuela is one of the most unstable and dangerous ‘hot spots’ in Latin America.” -Porter Goss, ex-Director of the CIA
-March 2005: “Venezuela is starting a dangerous arms race that threatens regional security.” -Donald Rumsfeld, ex-Secretary of Defense
-March 2005: “I am concerned about Venezuela’s influence in the area of responsibility...SOUTHCOM supports the position of the Joint Chiefs to maintain ‘military to military’ contact with the Venezuelan military…we need an inter-agency focus to deal with Venezuela.” -General Bantz Craddock, ex-Commander of SOUTHCOM
-July 2005: “Cuba and Venezuela are promoting instability in Latin America…There is no doubt that President Chávez is funding radical forces in Bolivia.” -Rogelio Pardo-Maurer, Assistant Sub-Secretary of Defense for the Western Hemisphere
-July 2005: “Venezuela and Cuba are promoting radicalism in the region...Venezuela is trying to undermine the democratic governments in the region to impede CAFTA.” -Donald Rumsfeld, ex-Secretary of Defense
-August 2005: “Venezuelan territory is a safe haven for Colombian terrorists.” -Tom Casey, spokesperson for the Department of State
-September 2005: “The problem of working with President Chávez is serious and continuous, as it is in other parts of the relationship.” -John Walters, Director of the National Policy Office for Drug Control.
-November 2005: “The assault on democratic institutions in Venezuela continues and the system is in serious danger.” -Thomas Shannon, Sub-secretary of State
Escalation in Aggression 2006
The War Machine
-2 February 2006: “Presidente Chávez continues to use his control to repress the opposition, reduce freedom of the press and restrict democracy….it’s a threat.” -John Negroponte, ex-Director of National Intelligence
-2 February 2006: “We have Chávez in Venezuela with a lot of money from oil. He is a person who was elected legally, just like Adolf Hitler...” - Donald Rumsfeld, ex-Secretary of Defense
Connection with Terrorism
-16 March 2006: “In Venezuela, a demogoge full of oil money is undermining democracy and trying to destabilize the region.” -George W. Bush
-June 2006: “Venezuela’s cooperation in the international campaign against terrorism continues to be insignificant...It’s not clear to what point the Venezuelan government offered material support to Colombian terrorists.” - Annual Report on Terrorism, Department of State
Increase in Military Presence
-March-July 2006: The US military engages in four major exercises off the coast of Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea, with support from NATO, and based at the US air force base in Curaça
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• IT IS THE STUDY OF FACTS AND INFORMATION
• IT IS FORMED IN A STRUCTURED FORMAT
• BASED ON OBSERVATION AND ANALYSIS
• IT HELPS THE MANAGEMENT IN AN ORGANISATION FOR MAKING PLANS AND SOLVING ISSUES IN THE ORGANISATION
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• IT IS THE STUDY OF FACTS AND INFORMATION
• IT IS FORMED IN A STRUCTURED FORMAT
• BASED ON OBSERVATION AND ANALYSIS
• IT HELPS THE MANAGEMENT IN AN ORGANISATION FOR MAKING PLANS AND SOLVING ISSUES IN THE ORGANISATION
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Twitter: @sambowne
Website: https://samsclass.info/121/121_F16.shtml
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4- Types of report
5- Writing Non-Routine Reports
6- A System for Report Writing
7- Report Format
Effective Investigation Reports - Derek Knights - i-SightCase IQ
Investigation Report Writing
The structure of a professional investigation report
How to keep language clear and simple
Words and phrases to avoid
List of elements that must be included
Information that should not be included
How to summarize findings
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2. Introduction
• One of the most important skills investigators must
develop is report writing
• Will examine how evidence is located and processed
• Will examine how witnesses, victims, suspects and
others are questioned
• The report captures the essentials of an investigation
Hess 3-2
3. EFFECTIVE REPORTS
• Need to be proficient
• 20 percent of time spent
writing reports
• Poor reporting jeopardizes
criminal prosecution
• Consider report usage
Hess 3-3
The Importance of Reports
4. VARIETY OF USES
• By the prosecuting attorneys in preparing the case
• By the responding police officer when testifying
• By the judge in determining the facts
• By the jury if a trial has resulted
• Will be read by many different people for many
different reasons
Hess 3-4
Uses of Reports
5. VARIETY OF READERS
• Other officers
• Supervisors
• Attorneys and judges
• Jurors
• City officials
Continued
Hess 3-5
The Audience
6. VARIETY OF READERS
• Insurance adjusters and investigators
• Civil rights groups
• Citizens
• Media
Hess 3-6
The Audience (Continued)
7. Common Problems with Many Police Reports
INEFFECTIVE REPORTS
• Writing effective reports is a skill that must be learned
• Training officers encourage recruits to take shortcuts
• Overtime can occur with thorough, accurate, complex
reports
• Effective report writing skills may not be recognized as
important
Hess 3-7
8. The Well-Written Report: From Start to Finish
ORGANIZING INFORMATION
• Cornerstone of good report writing is organization
• The writer plans in advance
• First make an informal outline
• List what to include under each outline heading
• List the facts in chronological order
Hess 3-8
9. The Well-Written Report: From Start to Finish
STRUCTURING THE NARRATIVE
• Opening paragraph
• Next paragraph contains what the victim or witness
said
• Next record what you did
• Final paragraph states the disposition of the case
Hess 3-9
10. The Well-Written Report: From Start to Finish
CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE REPORTS
• Content, or what is said
• Form, or how it is written
• Factual
• Accurate
• Objective
Continued
Hess 3-10
11. The Well-Written Report: From Start to Finish
CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE REPORTS
• Complete
• Concise
• Clear
• Grammatically and mechanically correct
• Written in Standard English
Continued
Hess 3-11
(Continued)
12. The Well-Written Report: From Start to Finish
CHARACTERISTICS OF
EFFECTIVE REPORTS
• Paragraphs
• Past tense
• First person
• Active voice
• Audience focused
• Legible and on time
Hess 3-12
(Continued)
13. Recording and Dictating Reports
TRANSCRIPTION
• Recording or dictating reports is common in some
departments
• Demand for transcription services and software is
increasing across the country
• More efficient and less costly
• Bulk of writing to records division
Hess 3-13
14. Computerized Report Writing
EFFICIENT DATA TRANSFER
• Hardware
• Software
• Spell check programs
• Presynct_DictaTrans
• Cannot correct
sloppy data entry
Hess 3-14
15. EVALUATION CHECKLIST
• Reread it
• Proofread
• Check spelling, punctuation and capitalization
• Check grammar
• Is it audience focused?
Hess 3-15
Evaluating Your Report
16. Citizen Online Report Writing
ONLINE CRIME REPORTS
• Benefits
Increase caseload processing efficiency
Increase patrol officer effectiveness
Private security guards file shoplifting reports
Reduction in writing reports for minor incidents
Directly download into the department’s records
Hess 3-16
17. CULMINATION
• Prosecution report
• All essential information gathered
• Bring case to trial
Hess 3-17
The Final Report
18. A Final Note on the Importance
REPORT OVERVIEW
• The importance of reports is clear
• Maximize the benefits a report can provide
• Write it well the first time
• Keep everyone current and clear on the facts
• Can greatly enhance an officer’s career
Hess 3-18
of Well-Written Reports
19. Summary
• Reports are permanent written records of important
facts of a case
• The effective report writer attends to both content and
form
• An effective report is factual
• A well-written report helps the criminal justice system
operate more efficiently and effectively
Hess 3-19
Editor's Notes
Learning Objective:
Do you know why reports are important to an investigation?
Reports are permanent written records of important facts of a case to be used in the future and are a crucial and necessary cog in the wheel of justice.
Learning Objective:
Do you know how reports are used?
Examine the past.
Provide a documented record of incidents.
Keep other police officers informed.
Continue investigations.
Prepare court cases.
Provide the courts with relevant facts.
Coordinate law enforcement activities.
Plan for future law enforcement services.
Evaluate individual officer and department performance.
Refresh a witness’s memory about what he or she said occurred.
Refresh the investigating officer’s memory during the trial.
Compile statistics on crime in a given jurisdiction.
Provide information to insurance investigators.
Learning Objective:
Do you know who reads your reports?
Other officers.
Supervisors.
Attorneys and judges.
Jurors.
City officials.
Insurance adjusters and investigators.
Civil rights groups.
Citizens.
Media.
Learning Objective:
Do you know what common problems occur in many police reports?
Confusing or unclear sentences.
Conclusions, assumptions and opinions.
Extreme wordiness and overuse of police jargon and abbreviations.
Missing or incomplete information.
Misspelled words and grammatical or mechanical errors.
Referring to “above” information.
Learning Objective:
Do you know which is more important: content or form?
The effective report writer attends to both content and form because they are equally important in a well-written report.
Learning Objective:
Do you know what the characteristics of effective investigative reports are?
An effective report is factual, accurate, objective, complete, concise, clear, grammatically and mechanically correct, written in Standard English, organized into paragraphs and written in the past tense; uses the first person and active voice; and is audience focused and legible, leaving the reader with a positive impression of the writer’s competence. A well-written report is also submitted on time.
Learning Objective:
Do you know how to differentiate between facts, inferences and opinions?
Fact: A statement that can be proven.
Example: The man has a bulge in his black leather jacket pocket.
Inference: A conclusion based on reasoning.
Example: The man is probably carrying a gun.
Opinion: A personal belief.
Example: Black leather jackets are cool.
Learning Objective:
Do you know why your reports should be well written?
A well-written report helps the criminal justice system operate more efficiently and effectively, saves the department time and expense, reduces liability for the department and the officer and reflects positively on the investigator who wrote it.