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| Al-Qaeda trying to infiltrate through Mexico |
| 2005-02-17 |
| New intelligence information strongly suggests that Al Qaeda has considered infiltrating the United States through the Mexican border, top government officials told Congress on Wednesday. In a wide-ranging assessment of threats to American security, including those posed by Iran and North Korea, the officials also said intelligence indicated that terrorist organizations remained intent on obtaining and using devastating weapons against the United States. "It may only be a matter of time before Al Qaeda or another group attempts to use chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons," Porter J. Goss, the new director of central intelligence, told the Senate Intelligence Committee. The warnings from Mr. Goss and other top officials came as part of a stark presentation that described terrorism as the top threat to the United States despite what they described as successes in the last year. Mr. Goss said that the war in Iraq had served as a useful recruiting tool for Islamic extremists, and that both the low Sunni Muslim turnout in elections there and the violence that followed demonstrated that the insurgency remained a serious threat. He warned that anti-American extremists who survive the war were likely to emerge with a high level of skills and experience, and could move on to build new terrorist cells in Saudi Arabia, Jordan and other countries. Intelligence that "strongly suggests" that Al Qaeda operatives have considered using the Mexican border as an entry point was cited in written testimony by Adm. James M. Loy, the deputy secretary of homeland security. But he wrote that there was "currently no conclusive evidence" that this had succeeded. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #12 I've been advocating putting mil/reservists/militas on the border for years. Only a matter of time before the islamonazis started preparations to go wetback on us. Surprised it took them this long to figure it out. Time to put a big fucking wall across that thing, & both political parties are absolutely culpable for this problem. The dems are looking for votes and the repubs for cheap labor. This has been one of my biggest gripes w/GWB. Get some nuts and let the mil execute one of it's main mandates - integrity of our border & the sovereignty of our nation. Does anyone want to venture a guess on how Mexico treats illegal's coming across it's own southern border? Yeah, you all know the deal. |
| Posted by: Chase Unineger3873 aka Jarhead 2005-02-17 10:44:56 PM |
| #11 OP- Count me in. M16(expert), M1911, .38, and 9mm qualified, and I know how to work a whole lot of other neat stuff. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2005-02-17 9:26:43 PM |
| #10 true 3dc and as a Republican I am withholding any contributions to other than my local Rep. Duncan Hunter, who's on the mark with this, and making it clear to the fundraisers who solicit me. I'm but a small giver, but this is my singular issue of concern right now |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-02-17 9:13:48 PM |
| #9 Face it. Too many top money givers to the party are exploiting the labor of illegals... Actually, both parties. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2005-02-17 8:46:50 PM |
| #8 This is a growing criticism of not only the President but the Republican party as a whole. Rush referred to it recently in a speech and he said that Washington is NOT listening are doing so at their peril. |
| Posted by: Remoteman 2005-02-17 8:34:09 PM |
| #7 Give me 20 men, the necessary equipment, weapons, and the authority to use them, and I'll shut down 50 miles of the US/Mexican border to everything but a bird. There are a few thousand Marines, Army, and even a few other flyboys that can do the same thing on the retirement rolls. Call us up, give us the mission, and let us do it. I guarantee, I will have no qualms about shooting a coyote or six, and as many skunks as necessary, to close the border. The only thing missing is the guts to give the orders. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2005-02-17 8:27:06 PM |
| #6 Flypaper? (One can hope, can't one?) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-02-17 7:18:13 PM |
| #5 CrazyFool---That is what drives me absolutely crazy. President Bush can be so decisive and forthright on the other side of the world, yet we neglect the gate to our south 40. It does not make rational sense, so something else is driving our South 40 decision of inaction. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-02-17 5:40:39 PM |
| #4 And here we lie, spread-eagle with a wide open 'southern' border.... This is stupid. Are they waiting for another 9/11 or three before finally closing the border? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-02-17 11:56:08 AM |
| #3 AP-We've been pointing that out, but is anyone listening and if so, did they start listening too late? |
| Posted by: Jules 187 2005-02-17 11:25:15 AM |
| #2 The reasons to Do Nothing always outweigh the reasons to Do Something. |
| Posted by: john 2005-02-17 11:22:51 AM |
| #1 Intelligence that "strongly suggests" that Al Qaeda operatives have considered using the Mexican border as an entry point was cited in written testimony by Adm. James M. Loy, the deputy secretary of homeland security. But he wrote that there was "currently no conclusive evidence" that this had succeeded. So what in the hell do we do? Wait for conclusive evidence after a boom? What is wrong with the President and Homeland Security? We send people halfway around the world and put them in harm's way, and then we leave the back door open. When people do these kind of things, there must be a reason: 1. They are all stupid 2. They have a hidden agenda 3. They don't have the cojones to stand up to all the wailers and potential squealers and do what is right and necessary. This is disgusting. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-02-17 10:49:33 AM |