possibility. I went looking for that story about the mayor of Laredo
and did not find it. Possibly I simply did not find it. I do hear a
lot of chatter about Arabs on the Mexican border but I hear it on a
paranoid far-right list where I lurk. No place else. The Clear Channel
interview could be right, but... the politics of the owners make me
wonder.
I hate to discuss specific tactics as this conceivably might help
someone trying to hurt the United States, but both the northern and
southern borders are wide open in the west, except that in the South
you have Mexican checkpoints, Border Patrol checkpoints and
life-threatening desert conditions. I mean, it was 109 here yesterday.
Not a day for a hike.
Now, which way would *you* try to come in?
Dana
--- Original Message -----
From: Doug White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 15:50:12 -0500
Subject: Re: Look Out New York!!
To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
The "hundred" story was on a Clear Channel Radio Show where a moderator was
interviewing Border Patrol agents in Arizona.
There were comments like "There are only 12 agents covering the entire border.
and the description of how they rounded up a number of illegals, and noticed
that they were dressed and clothed much like the Mexicans, except all their
clothes were brand new, and that "They grouped to themselves" and "Spoke to each
other in some Arabic language."
The agent went on to say that when they took them to the INS Judge, they were
give a court appearance date and then released into the streets. He further
commented that illegals almost never appear at these hearings. If this is the
case, then what is the purpose of the Border Patrol and INS?
The "hundreds" part came when he stated statistically that for every illegal
they intercept and capture, that 10 to 50 get away.
The moderator was agog upon being informed that the INS judges were just setting
these people free on a wholesale basis, but that was cooborated by the Mayors of
Laredo, Eagle Pass, Del Rio and El Paso, TX.
I am not trying to elevate anyone's fear level, only I raise the question that
after hearing all the re-election campaign rhetoric about the US being "safer"
and at the same time the Mexican Border appears to be just as wide open as it
was before 9/11.
I have seen much publicity about new harder to fake, ID cards, and
fingerprinting legal immigrants, but little or no changes has been made in
regard to the illegal immigration. In this respect, I do not feel this country
is "safer," and that the Candidate is continuing his record of lying and
misleading the public.
Finally, I hope and pray that no one is New York, or surrounding area has to go
through another incident.
Doug
----- Original Message -----
From: dana tierney
To: CF-Community
Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: Look Out New York!!
Have I missed a story about these hundreds of Arab males? The only one
I remember was that one in the Tombstone paper. It *is* scary if true.
But you know... there was just a story here about how a terrorist
attack in New Mexico was supposed to have been called off in May
because the timing wasn't right (?) If other news coverage is to be
believed then at the time secuurity at Los Alamos was extremely lax,
so *that* can't have been the problem. If you wanted population in New
Mexico you would go for Albuquerque, and there were no particular
events here in May... it does not make sense.
I *hope* these threats are real and these warnings issued in good
faith, but I suspect not. If they are, what good are they? The warning
is too vague to be actionable.
Dana________________________________
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