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| 2004-08-31 |
| Authorities along the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border are tightening security amid concerns that terrorists will try to enter the country before the November presidential election. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Robert Bonner said the border is in a "period of increased risk." In July, federal officials said intelligence indicated al-Qaida hoped to attack the United States to disrupt the elections. "There have been concerns that terrorists will try to enter the country across our southern border," Bonner said in an Aug. 20 statement. "We have been preparing for the possibility and are taking appropriate actions." |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #10 Villarreal said some agents in San Diego, Calif., had given their Mexican counterparts walkie-talkies to communicate across the border. With a substantial amount of 'dinero' rubber- banded around each, no doubt. Whatever works... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2004-08-31 8:33:33 PM |
| #9 is abandoning Vincente at the altar of a flawed asylum policy... Holey Moley! Now that's painting with woids. :) |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-08-31 5:57:06 PM |
| #8 BAR-Bigtime, and that could result in some really ugly acts. I hope the Bush administration appreciates just how ugly, and as we speak is abandoning Vincente at the altar of a flawed asylum policy... |
| Posted by: jules 187 2004-08-31 5:03:33 PM |
| #7 "Security tightened along Mexican border" Snark: "You mean they upped the squeeze?" |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-08-31 4:58:21 PM |
| #6 Here's another article from The Arizona Republic,.. I can't believe that headline - Border no terror corridor - so far. Why is it necessary to wait for it to BECOME a terror corridor before securing it? If the next act of terrorism on American soil can be traced to an illegal entry from Mexico, a LOT of people are going to be really angry, to say the least. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-08-31 2:33:38 PM |
| #5 Don't believe the border tightening BS until you see the National Guard standing 10 yards apart over the entire length of it. I happen to think that any Islamist that is going to pull something, is probably already here. |
| Posted by: JerseyMike 2004-08-31 1:24:44 PM |
| #4 Even if they do get caught the illegal aliens (they are not been granted 'immigrant' status dammit!) are simply released again. Look for CAIR or someone simular filing suit for 'racial profiling' if the border patrol starts detaining 'middle eastern' men and not simply releasing them |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-08-31 12:07:51 PM |
| #3 Maybe the alarming stories coming out of Tombstone Arizona aren't being poo poo'd anymore. Here's another article from The Arizona Republic, Aug. 22. It's lengthy, but worth a read all the way through. |
| Posted by: GK 2004-08-31 11:40:08 AM |
| #2 This "tightening" probably consists of an order given to BP officers as: "If they look like Mexicans, let them go. If they look Arabic, grab 'em." |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-08-31 11:18:36 AM |
| #1 Security tightened along Mexican border Yeah? Tightened? Don't count on it. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-08-31 10:56:40 AM |