Anyway... I suppose you *could* hike overland from Alberta to Montana or something, but it would be a very arduous journey I think... and the Border Patrol cruises about 30-50 miles inside the border. I know I often saw them in Uvalde, and there is a checkpoint north of Las Cruces on I-25.
Actually it's the longest *undefended* border is the usual phrase I think -- not unpatrolled.
Dana
>Excuse me, I meant that Middle-Eastern Terrorists are known to come
>into the US via Canada. This was publicized on national news shows
>after 911. Gosh, with this kind of story, if I were a terrorist, I
>would go through Canada - why would I even take the chance on being
>taken in at US Customs only to be deported and tortured? The fact
>that it has a HUGE unpatrolled border with the US makes it a prime
>entry target. Whether or not you believe it that is a matter of
>personal choice. I'm sure there's documentation on it where it did
>happen as well your documentation below.
>
>- Matthew Small
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Dharmesh Goel
>To: CF-Community
>Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 11:49 AM
>Subject: RE: The Damasus Holiday Inn...
>
>
>Hi Mathew,
>
>I strongly disagree with
>
>"The publicized fact that is that Middle-Easterners are known to come
>into the US via Canada."
>
>This is a case of if a lie is told over and over again, people will
>start believing it. The last time I checked, borders are manned and
>controlled by US Immigration and customs at points of entry.
>
>Here is a discussion on this:
>http://www.cbc.
>ca/disclosure/archives/documents/030211_blamecanada_buchanan.html
>
>Another article:
>http://www.herald.ns.ca/stories/2003/01/19/fObserver172.raw.html
>
>Tons of discussion on this topic out there in cyberspace.
>
>Some excerpts
>------------------------
>DISCLOSURE: I'm sure you remember this whole incident over the New
>Year period, where there was this alert that there were five men in
>the United States.
>
>BUCHANAN: Mm hmm.
>
>DISCLOSURE: And reports were that they had come from Canada, somehow
>related to terrorism.
>
>BUCHANAN: And it was a hoax.
>
>DISCLOSURE: And it was a hoax.
>
>BUCHANAN: Right.
>
>DISCLOSURE: So, what do you make of that?
>
>BUCHANAN: Well it was a hoax but [laugh] they probably felt that
>because it was from Canada it would be believed, is my guess.
>
>DISCLOSURE: Well is that fair?
>
>------------------------
>DISCLOSURE: -you've got a situation in this country where you had 19
>hijackers coming through the front door, now where's the problem?
>
>BUCHANAN: Well it -Look the- Clearly the United States is the target.
>And they come into our airports, they come through Canada, they come
>through Mexico, so let's tighten-
>
>DISCLOSURE: Well they- who comes through Canada?
>
>BUCHANAN: Well- Look. We've already been over this, but-
>
>DISCLOSURE: Who comes through Canada though? Has there been an
>incident with somebody who comes through-
>
>BUCHANAN: Well there are many terrorists as you know, so, [laugh] that
>have been sitting there almost operating freely-
>
>DISCLOSURE: Well-
>
>BUCHANAN: -up in Canada.
>
>DISCLOSURE: Well so you say, but where's the terrorist incidents?
>---------------------
>
>Dharmesh
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Matthew Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 1:38 PM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: Re: The Damasus Holiday Inn...
>
>The publicized fact that is that Middle-Easterners are known to come
>into the US via Canada. This is a suspicious situation, plain and
>simple. I didn't agree with the fact that he was tortured or deported.
>I said it was suspicious and I believe the right thing to do is to
>question further. You don't have to give me one, the one taints the
>other two. I don't like a lot of things going on with this kind of
>interrogation, but they were right on the money in detaining him for
>further questioning. Bigoted? How about realistic. Lots of people
>have been "further questioned" for far less, including myself. I'm a
>young white southern male.
>
>- Matt Small
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Raymond Camden
>To: CF-Community
>Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 12:37 PM
>Subject: RE: The Damasus Holiday Inn...
>
>Wow, so you listed 3 facts:
>
>1) A middle-easterner living in Canada.
>
>So, is Canada just a bunch of white guys?
>
>2) Coming back from a Middle-Eastern country.
>
>So all Middle-Eastern countries are under suspicion now?
>
>3) Known contact with a terrorist.
>
>Wasn't he a suspected, not proven terrorist? Wasn't the contact from
>years ago? I can maybe give you this one, but the other two are
>simply
>wrong. Bigoted at worst.
>
>-rc
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Matthew Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 11:40 AM
>> To: CF-Community
>> Subject: Re: The Damasus Holiday Inn...
>>
>>
>> A Middle-Easterner living in Canada, coming back from a
>> Middle-Eastern country, known contact with Middle-Eastern
>> terrorists. That's suspicious. I didn't say guilty, I said
>> suspicious.
>>
>> - Matt Small
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Raymond Camden
>> To: CF-Community
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 12:22 PM
>> Subject: RE: The Damasus Holiday Inn...
>>
>>
>> > I don't agree with the torture and deportation... but I
>> > stand by the fact that it's a very suspicious scene.
>>
>> Why? You said he was middle eastern flying from a islamic
>> country. Is
>> that something rare? Doesn't this happen thousands of times
>> a day? Is it
>> suspicious to fly home?
>>
>> -ray
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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