Topic: Bruce Hoffman

Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty

Since The Bigger Picture began in early 2009, I've written a number of posts about what might be called camera traps, situations where cameras are installed to collect evidence of one kind of unusual or unwanted behavior or another. And while ...

The Whole World’s Watching: Photography & Terrorism

It's a sign of the times that we're being watched often and everywhere. In a recent online article, a Scotland Yard official estimates that in London (where about 1 million of those CCTV cameras are in use) just one crime ...
Commando-style attacks in Pakistan demonstrate militants' sophisticated tacticsTwo commando-style assaults in Pakistan in the past two weeks show militants can now pierce the iron-fortified gates, concrete barricades and cordons of armed guards that are meant to secure hotels, housing compounds and even ...
NY police look to 'resident scholar' to help them assess terror threats against the cityHe was a flight surgeon with the Navy and a CIA officer in Pakistan. "I think I bring a new voice, a new way of looking at things ...
Inept Attacks Spared Lives in Britain, but Plot Raises Specter of Iraq-Style TerrorThe attempted attacks in London and Glasgow bore the hallmarks of an al-Qaida operation, but they lacked a key ingredient: professional execution.While details are still emerging about the men ...