Iraqi Reality Show Plants Car Bombs on Celebrities

File under “S” for stupid.

Move over Punk’d, a new show on Iraq television makes unwitting contestants think they are going to jail after they are pulled over at a security checkpoint and a explosive device is found in their vehicle.

The show “Put Him in [Camp] Bucca” has received numerous protests but continues to air.

Popular public figures are tricked by being invited to the headquarters of  TV station Al Baghdadia to be interviewed, while en route a fake bomb gets planted in their car while they were being searched by Iraqi soldiers — who amazingly are in on the prank.

The unwitting celebrities are then secretly filmed, Candid-Camera-style, as they reacted with shock, disbelief and anger as fake checkpoint guards shout abuses at them: “Why do you want to blow us up?” “You are a terrorist.” “How much did they pay you to do it? You will be executed.”  Quality television indeed.

Click HERE for more on the story.

And just in case you think “how dumb is it that Iraqi soldiers are doing pranks like this in a war where untold lives are being lost“?  Meet a member of the US Military who while on active duty in Iraq, decided to film his own version of Punk’d by planting a explosive device in a car during a traffic checkpoint and filming the drivers reaction.   Nice.  Click HERE for the video.

Caption This II

*These guys are actually part of the Turkish Presidential Detail, but something about this picture is begging for another installment of “Caption This” so let the comment’s begin!

See previous: CAPTION THIS

Stunt Double

Guarding the Greens (or Not)

So yesterday the ICON guys got a chance to let their hair down a little and represent the agency “Tiger Woods Style” at the Northfield Police Department’s Golf Tournament.   Alas, because it was a busy Monday, I couldn’t make it out of the office to join them*.  What I do know is that the caddies felt very safe!

ICON Rapid Reaction Golf Team

*(I actually think I have a lifelong ban from the sport due to crashing a few too many carts!)

Work hard, play hard

Now back to our regularly scheduled program.

Potential Employee???

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4gXmm1tL1s[/youtube]

Ok, I might have to hire this guy =)

Elijah Shaw Interviewed on Crossroads

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt_x9jh3HRs[/youtube]

I recently had the opportunity to appear on the show Crossroads with Sheletta Brundidge regarding the challenges and rewards of starting an Executive Protection Agency. I learned in the pre-interview that there was no way you were going to conduct an interview with Sheletta with a straight face! Now if I can just figure out how to remove the word “Umm” from my vocabulary. *sigh*

Top 5 Things I Didn't Get Done Today

Top 5 Things I Didn’t Get Done Today:

5. Squats at the Gym

4. Get the new wall mounted ICON logo ordered for the office

3. Finish reading the daily OSAC report

2. Stay away from the very large chocolate chip cooking at dinner

1. Set the date for the next Celebrity Protection Course

But I did get a whole lot of other things accomplished like review the upcoming company payroll, pick a client up from the airport, and start planning an advance for multiple client’s visits to the Presidential Inauguration. So that’s got to count for something right? Still searching for that 25 hour day!

Top 10 Bodyguard Movies of All Time

Presenting my very biased list for Top 10 Bodyguard Movies of all time. This is an unscientific study with the only criteria being that they get a lot of play in my DVD.

1. Star Wars (Obi-Wan was Luke’s bodyguard!)
2. Man on Fire
3. Yojimbo
4. The Bodyguard (yeah it’s Cliché, but it’s a good movie)
5. Way of the Gun
6. Shogun Assassin7. Churhill’s Bodyguard
8. Heat (Not even sure if there are any BG’s in it, but it still makes list)
9. Ronin
10. In the Line of Fire

Did I miss anything?

W Magazine Covers Bodyguards

Fashion Magazine W presents the Users Guide To Tastefully Getting Around Town With Your Bodyguard. A slightly skewered look at Celebrities and their security staff. For example:

#2: Emulate Government Types.

#4: Start of in a suit.

(P.s., I should probably mention that I contributed to the good *parts* of this article…).

Interesting LEO Site

Ran across the Law Enforcement version of Youtube. A pretty interesting (and entertaining at times) collection of Law Enforcement – related videos. To visit Blutube, click here.