Preparation Warnings from Former CIA Analyst, Sarah Adams

Sarah Adams is an award-winning CIA targeting officer and global threat advisor with extensive domestic and international experience. Ms. Adams held positions in the government and non-profit sectors and has worked overseas on behalf of the US government’s intelligence mission in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. She is the co-author of Benghazi: Know Thy Enemy.

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Her frequent posts on X concern current events and offer insightful observations on the terrorism threat landscape worldwide. She posted the following caution and preparation warning on X Oct 13, 2025, the day President Trump declared the war in Gaza was over and the terrorist cabal Hamas finally freed the last living 20 Israeli hostages:

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“Please don’t let them fool you with fake Middle East peace—stay alert and prepare.

•  “Awareness – Make sure every family member understands what types of threats are realistic for your area (terrorism, active shooters, unrest at protests, cyber disruptions, etc.). Teach them to practice spatial, situational and environmental awareness—stay alert to unusual behavior, abandoned bags, or unfamiliar vehicles. Know that’s normal and not.

•  “Communication Plan – Have a clear, written plan for how to contact each other if cell networks go down. Include an out-of-town contact everyone can message for check-ins. Know your emergency meeting points — one near home and one outside your city.

•  “Basic First Aid and Trauma Skills – Learn Stop the Bleed, CPR, and how to treat shock. Prepare a trauma kit, most HSA accounts cover these supplies.

•  “Shelter and Evacuation Plan – Identify safe areas in your home (away from windows, solid walls), routes out of crowded places, and at least two ways out of any building or area you frequent.

•  “Go-Bag and Supplies – Keep small emergency and trauma on the ready. Have something on you, also at home, in vehicles, and in backpacks.

•  “Mental Preparedness – Discuss “what if” scenarios calmly so fear doesn’t control decisions. Practice what if drills at home, at work, and the places you frequent.

•  “Community Connection – Know your neighbors, and local emergency contacts. Set up a neighborhood watch. Strong communities respond faster and recover better.”

She offers more observations on what the public needs to know about future threats in this conversation on homelandsecuritytoday.us.

Also see Threat Intelligence Briefing: Risk to Federal LEO’s Attending Church and My 2026 Review of Self-Defense Protection Plans for Churches and Concealed Carriers by Keith Graves of Christian Warrior Training.

[ Read the SemperVerus article, Interview with Keith Graves of Christian Warrior Training ]

[ Read SemperVerus articles on the topic of PREPARE ]

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