Re: [semi-OT] Good mags (was Re:Terrorist Groups)

[Lauri Gardner <lauri_gardner@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Daniel Highlands <dhighlands@swwalaw.com> wrote:
> 
> > No offence, but I do not consider SoF to be
> reliable
> > source on information. I prefer reading reports
> > written by RAND, and those that come from the U.S.
> > Ministry of foreign affairs, as well as some watch
> dog
> > groups. Of course some of the information give in
> > those is incorrect or given on a wrong type of
> slant.
> >
> > As for what the article supposedly has within it.
> > Umm...Most of that is public domain. Others are
> fluff.
> 
> 	This brings up a subject that I've been thinking
> about lately, and maybe
> you guys have some suggestions. Are there any decent
> magazines that keep up
> with ME type stuff, like Special Forces, SWAT and
> the like? I know that
> Jane's is an obvious first choice, but I don't have
> the kind of cash to keep
> up one of those subscription. Which, I guess, makes
> my question, does anyone
> have a cheaper alternative to Jane's?

What kinds of magazines do you want? Gun magazines are
a dime a dozen. There are some really good
professional lawe enforcment publications out there,
like

Criminology, penology and police science abstracts 
Deutsche Polizei 
Gazette : a Royal Canadian Mounted Police publication 
International police review 
Interpol 
Law and order 
National Institute of Justice : journal 
Police 
Policing today 

I also suggest you check out these links:
http://www.training.police.uk/news/
http://www.lagpa.org.uk/
http://www.fbi.gov/library/leb/leb.htm 


Being a nice charming person I can get those on loan,
but I don't know how easy they are to find in other
countries.

Other good magazines are:

Newsweek (While not as good as Reuters/AFP/AP or the
venerable New York Times, good nontheless on getting
an idea on the world political situation)

Backpacker (this one is one of the best I have found
ment for hikers by hikers, the gear reviews and the
articles are all top rate)

Popular Mechanics (Of questionable use, highky
popularistic with poorly written articles)

Aviation Week (known as aviation leak, most articles
are professinally made and not a popularistic
magazine)

--
Lauri Gardner


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