Episode 472: Interview Today With Yoda, Founding Member Of The Magnified View.com(12-27-2013)…

Summary: Episode 472:  Interview Today With Yoda, Founding Member Of The Magnified View.com(12-27-2013)... Show Summary: On today's show, I'm joined with special guest Yoda, from the MagnifiedView.com.  Yoda, still active in the law enforcement community, has extensive experience in counter-terrorism and hostage negotiations.  The discussion for today will focus on terrorism, the drug war in Mexico, hostage taking and the need to use situational awareness everyday. Show Notes/Topics And Links: Introduction(3:10 mins) Yoda tells a little about his past in the military, the intelligence community and law enforcement Currently, Yoda is still involved in counter-intel, special operation agencies and coaching hostage negotiators(6:25 mins) MaginfiedView.com(7:10 mins) The MaginfiedView explained and why Yoda uses a pin name to write Yoda shares his past experiences and travels - teaching organizations/people about disaster preparedness - using humor to teach - explaining why people need to prepare, specifically paying attention to the geographical area where you live  - denial,repression and normalcy bias(9:00 mins) Unwiring the normalcy bias - how to wake people up - refer to past events where people had to live in temporary hardships(16:05 mins) Comparing other countries that have declined to the current state of America - the decline of the economy and why the government is preparing for future calamities - the move towards a socialist government(18:15 mins) How people can repair for a decline - saving and living on a budget, cutting back on expenses - a potential depression in the future(23:45 mins) First responder layoffs - expect slower response times during a crisis situation due to the layoffs - Detroit as an example - these days, even during normal operations, residents should expect delays (28:50 mins) Discussing an increase crime and people being taken in hostage - the cartels in Mexico - why this is a thriving industry - the potential for marijuana being legalized and why the cartels will look at kidnapping as a way to raise revenue - social economic standards does not play into who is abducted, anybody could be targeted(39:35 mins) Why kidnapping and kidnap extortion are federal offenses - suggestions for normal Americans on how they can prevent a personal hostage crisis - situational awareness is extremely important - the home resident being probed and surveyed by criminals(51:25 mins) Thoughts on the future - what will transpire in the upcoming, immediate years(1:00:55 mins) Links Magnified View.com Later, Lat Cozad poormanprepper.com latcozad@poormanprepper.com Forum Is Now Open - Poor Man Prepper Forum My podcast can be found on iTunes, Bluybrry.com, and Stitcher Radio.  Also, I'm on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.  And don't forget to drop by my website and become a member of my email mailing list. Photo credit: Kinchan1 via photopin cc