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February 27 U.S. Training Soldiers to Enforce Border Security
Jim Kouri, CPP is currently fifth vice-president of the National Association of Chiefs of Police and he's a staff writer for the New Media Alliance (thenma.org). In addition, he's the blog editor for the House Conservatives Fund's weblog. Recently, the editors Examiner.com appointed him as their Law Enforcement Examiner. Kouri also serves as political advisor for Emmy and Golden Globe winning actor Michael Moriarty. He's former chief at a New York City housing project in Washington Heights nicknamed "Crack City" by reporters covering the drug war in the 1980s. In addition, he served as director of public safety at a New Jersey university and director of security for several major organizations. He's also served on the National Drug Task Force and trained police and security officers throughout the country. Kouri writes for many police and security magazines including Chief of Police, Police Times, The Narc Officer and others. He's a news writer for NewswithViews.com and PHXnews.com. He's also a columnist for AmericanDaily.Com, MensNewsDaily.Com, MichNews.Com, and he's syndicated by AXcessNews.Com. He's appeared as on-air commentator for over 300 TV and radio news and talk shows including Oprah, McLaughlin Report, CNN Headline News, MTV, Fox News, etc. His book Assume The Position is available at Amazon.Com. Kouri's own website is located at http://jimkouri.us Homegrown Radicals or Islamic Terrorists Planning Strikes
For Immediate Release Contact: Kristen Schremp kristen@kaspublicity.com; 703.928.5527 FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER ISSUES WARNING OF “HOMEGROWN RADICALS, RATHER THAN FOREIGN TERRORISTS” PREPARING TO STRIKE IN U.S.—AS SHOCKING DOCUMENTARY REVEALS 35 ACTIVE TERRORIST TRAINING CAMPS IN AMERICA
“Act like you are his friend. Then kill him.” – Sheik Muburak Gilani explaining how to kill American infidels
“It’s a shocking look at the Jihad coming to our shores.” – Sean Hannity Washington, DC—FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III issued a warning on Monday, February 23 that “terrorists are prepared to conduct Mumbai-style attacks on U.S. soil….[raising] the question of whether a similar attack could happen in Seattle of San Diego, Miami or Manhattan.” With rumors circulating throughout the government that the terror chatter level is high, the Director reported “groups could use homegrown radicals, rather than foreign terrorists, to infiltrate the country.” After the initial airing of the documentary Homegrown Jihad on February 11, Christian Action Network (CAN) is not surprised by the much-overdue warning from Mueller. The CAN offices were flooded with phones calls from local FBI and police offices around the country, many of whom confirmed their knowledge of the camps and conveyed frustration at being able to do little about the Muslims of America compounds because the terrorist group is not recognized as an official terrorist organization by the government. The shocking documentary “Homegrown Jihad” reveals a 2006 Justice Department document that confirms the existence of 35 terrorist training compounds in the U.S. (marked “Dissemination Restricted to Law Enforcement”). The two-year investigative project that culminated in the production of the documentary by Christian Action Network was sparked when CAN president Martin Mawyer obtained a copy of Sheik Muburak Gilani’s terrorist training video, “Soldiers of Allah” –all other known copies had been confiscated and sealed by the FBI. After traveling to the camps, requesting interviews with the State Department, FBI, and Homeland Security, CAN recently released the controversial documentary showing Jamaat ul-Fuqra (known in the U.S. as Muslims of America) leader Sheik Muburak Gilani professing, “We are fighting to destroy the enemy. We are dealing with evil at its roots and its roots are America.”
The Soldiers of Allah training video teaches American students how to operate AK-47 rifles, rocket launchers, and machine guns; how to kidnap Americans and then kill them; how to conduct sabotage and subversive operations; and how to use mortars and explosives.
With almost 50 terrorist attacks on American soil linked to Jamaat ul-Fuqra—ranging from bombings to murder to plots to blowing up American landmarks—what will it take for the government to protect its citizens from self-professed enemies of Americans? They hide across 35 American cities as innocuous-sounding as Hancock, NY; Red House, VA; and Seattle, WA.
The allegations are serious, which is why Christian Action Network took more than two years to research Muslims of America—going inside the compounds with their video cameras and questions to confront violence and confirm the truth. Their mission? To make Americans aware of the threats and have Jamaat ul-Fuqra placed on the State Department's Foreign Terrorist Organization Watch List, thereby shutting down the camps in the U.S. run by ul-Fuqra's front group, Muslims of America.
The State Department issued a statement on January 31, 2002, regarding why the group was no longer recognized as a terrorist organization: “Jamaat ul-Fuqra has never been designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. It was included in several recent annual terrorism reports under ‘other terrorist groups,’ i.e., groups that had carried out acts of terrorism but that were not formally designated by the Secretary of State. However, because of the group’s inactivity during 2000, it was not included in the most recent terrorism report covering that calendar year.”
The effect of being removed from terrorist reports? In January 2002 Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and later beheaded while attempting to attend an interview with Jamaat ul-Fuqra leader Sheikh Muburak Gilani.
Was this an isolated incident? Hardly. In March 2003, Fuqra and al Qaeda member Iyman Faris pled guilty in federal court to a plot to blow up the Brooklyn Bridge, and the list goes on.
According to a 2006 Department of Justice report, “Today, Jamaat ul-Fuqra has more than 35 suspected communes and more than 3,000 members spread across the United States, all in support of one goal: the purification of Islam through violence.”
In 2005, The Department of Homeland Security predicted that Muslims of America will continue to strike in the United States-yet they are still not listed on the State Department’s Foreign Terrorist Organization Watch List. “Other predicted possible sponsors of attacks include Jamaat ul-Fuqra, a Pakistani-based group that has been linked to Muslims of America.”
Christian Action Network aired the documentary Homegrown Jihad in Washington DC at the Landmark Theatre on February 11, 2009. More movie screenings will be announced soon. Copies of Homegrown Jihad can be obtained at www.christianaction.org.
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What we are witnessing here is kind of a brand-new form of terrorism. These home-grown terrorists can prove to be as dangerous as any known group, if not more so. —Special Agent Jody Weis, FBI
We must also work to protect our country against the next attack—terrorism spawned right here among us. —Senator Joseph Lieberman
These home-grown terrorists may prove to be as dangerous as groups like al Qaeda, if not more so. —FBI Director Robert Mueller
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For more information, or to schedule an interview with Martin Mawyer, please contact Kristen Schremp at Kristen@kaspublicity.com or 703.928.5527
Kristen Schremp President KAS Publicity LLC 703.928.5527
[Comment by Dave Bertrand, Traffic Alert USA] "35 known camps in the U.S." by the FBI and the release "Warning" of a potential homegrown terrorist attack, will either motivate those Jihad groups into immediate action, or they will go further underground. If they are NOW known, then they should be surrounded, apprehended, and revealed in-full to the American people..... However, the crisis of opportunity looms over the United States by those that want to "keep us safe." Like telling your kids the "Cookie Box" is up there, second shelf, on the right. "But daddy, what type of cookie is in there," the child asks? "Well...son, it's whatever type of cookie I decide to put in there, but don't touch until I open it for you!" Real threats on the border, eventual massive assylum seekers from Mexico, the economic collapse worsening, (orchestrated by the New World Order), numerous FEMA camps under a revised "REX 84" plan in every U.S. state (manned) but not yet filled, the threat of gun confiscation under Martial Law, with NorthCom conducting door to door (mock) raids in American cities in violation of "Posse Comitatis," the fear of civil unrest is a fear most likely felt the most by those that pull the puppet strings in our country. What's real remains to be seen, but at the end of the day, prepare as if your life depends upon it. And above all...."Don't trust anyone that says "We're here to keep you safe," if they are the same ones that want to take your freedoms and your ONLY means of self defense....your weapons. Trust your well maintained weapon and your training before one is pointed at you. ####
February 26 Tea Party 2009The Taxpayer Tea Party Movement is GrowingProtests are being planned around the country starting Fridayhttp://www.freedomworks.org/publications/the-taxpayer-tea-party-movement-is-growing FreedomWorks is helping to organize “Taxpayer Tea Party” protests around the country, in the wake of Rick Santelli’s (CNBC) call for a “Chicago Tea Party” to protest the ridiculous economic policies of President Barack Obama. Grassroots Americans are rising up and demanding that the federal government stop wasting trillions of dollars of our money. I have talked to dozens of leaders from around the country who are organizing protests this Friday. Below are the cities where we are working with either a local volunteer or other organizations to set up a “tea party.” For more information about these protests, visit the following websites: New American Tea Party Re-Tea Party Official Chicago Tea Party Pajamas TV Michelle Malkin Free Republic Tea Party Protests Being Planned Washington, DC Friday, Feb. 27th 12:00pm Washington Monument White House - Lafayette Park!!!!! Chicago, IL Friday, Feb. 27th 11:00am central Daley Plaza Saint Louis, MO Friday, February 27th 11:00am - 12:00pm The Steps of the Arch on Wharf Street Atlanta, GA Friday, Feb. 27th State Capitol (Washington Street exit) 12:00pm Houston, TX Feb. 27th 11:00am Fondren Green at Discovery Green Park (in front of the amphitheater) Fort Worth, TX Feb. 27th The outside stage at The Cowtown Bar & Grill 7108 Camp Bowie Blvd 3:00pm - 7:00pm Pittsburgh, PA Feb. 27th, 2009 12pm - 1pm Market Square Fort Myers, FL Feb. 27th from 11:00am - 1:30pm Bowditch Point Park San Diego, CA Feb. 27th The harbor, just north of the Star of India 9:00am Greenville, SC Feb. 27th Main Street 6:00pm Jacksonville, FL Friday, Feb. 27th 12:00pm Jacksonville Landing Tulsa, OK Feb. 27, 2009 12:00pm - 1:00pm Veterans Park 21st and Boulder Cleveland, OH February 27, 2009 12:00pm - 1:00pm Public Square in Downtown Cleveland Orlando, FL Feb. 27th 12:00pm-2:00pm Lake Eola Fayetteville, NC Feb. 27th Liberty Point Resolves Marker on Hay Street 12:00pm Lansing, MI Friday, February, 27, 2009 12:00pm - 1:00pm at State Capitol in Lansing Sacramento, CA Feb. 27th 12:00pm State Capitol steps Sarasota, FL Friday, February 27, 2009 12:00pm - 1:00pm Island Park and Marina Jacks Bayfront Drive (41) and Ringling Blvd Denver, CO Friday, February 27, 2009 10:00am - 11:00pm Colorado State Capitol Building - EAST side steps 200 E. Colfax Ave Friday, February 27th High Noon Hartford - State Capitol 12pm to 1pm (Meet Supreme Court - 11:45 AM, on front steps) Wichita, KS Friday, Feb. 27th 11:30 to 1:00 downtown, Douglas Ave. Nashville, TN Friday, Feb 27 12:00pm Legislative Plaza Downtown Nashville Philadelphia, PA Saturday, Feb. 28th 12:00pm Independence Hall Kansas City, MO Saturday, Feb. 28th 10:00am - 2:00pm J.C. Nichols Foundation 47th and J.C. Nichols Parkway New York City Saturday, Feb. 28th City Hall Park 2:00pm Lafayette, LA March 7th, 2009 1:00pm in Veterans Park 200 Feu Follett Road Orlando, FL March 21, 2009 12:00pm 101 N Rosalind Ave Rancho Cucamonga, CA April 11, 2009 4:11pm Foothill Blvd/Haven Ave Vancouver, WA April 18th Lawn of Clark County Courthouse 11am to 1pm Chicago, IL July 4th 7:00pm Belmont Harbor Lakeshore Drive Boston, MA Saturday, July 4th 12:00pm Griffin Harbor Los Angeles, CA Saturday, July 4th Santa Monica Pier 7:00am-12:00pm Due to the overhwelming interest in this idea, we are working with local volunteers to start planning protests in the following cities: Irvine, CA Annapolis, MD St. Paul, MN Cincinatti, OH Dayton, OH Austin, TX El Paso, TX Jefferson City, MO Phoenix, AZ Naples, FL Scranton, PA Omaha, NE Albany, NY Springfield, MO Indianapolis, IN Rochester, NY Harrisburg, PA Obama to Follow FDR and Woodrow Wilson TacticsHow Democrat Party Fascism Caused the Financial Crisis
Vanity - TheBigIf | 10/16/08 | TheBigIf I will start out by saying that I am defining fascism in an economic sense just as the terms socialism and capitalism are also used in an economic sense. Whereas socialism implys ownership and control over the marketplace to be by government, in contrast capitalism implys ownership and control over the marketplace to be by individuals (citizens). Fascism is the third way which implys an intertwined ownership and control of the marketplace between both individuals and the government.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were both GSE's (Government Sponsered Entities) created by the democrat party. They were not owned by the government as would be the socialist case but were sponsered by and intertwined with the government which would be an example of the fascist case. They were run by political cronies and were driven by political agendas and not by freemarket principles. Acorn is a political activist group that basically uses questionable tactics to intertwine a political agenda with the marketplace as well. They are known for harrassment and fraud as well and their main agenda is to intertwine their political agenda with the marketplace. Many trade Unions are also know for harrassment and fraud and of course their main agenda has been known to be to intertwine political agendas with the marketplace. The entire green movement could easily be seen in this light as well. They use methods of harrassment with the goal of having a political agenda intertwined with the marketplace. They want to tell us how to live in everyway from what to buy to how many children we have to what kind of house you live in to how you travel and how much you eat and what, to how much toilet paper you use, on and on. This is the ideology of the leftwing and the democrat party. Since the days of Wilson and their hero FDR the democrat party has continually pushed us along the path of intertwining their political agendas with the marketplace and that is what has caused this financial crisis today. These banking practises were pushed on the marketplace by groups like ACORN and democrat politicians like Obama. Obama and the democrats platform promises more intermixing of a political agenda, and big government with the marketplace from the healthcare industry to the energy industry to even Obama's "patriotic employer act". This has been the democrat platform and ideology for nearly a hundered years already. Though now they are getting more and more radical with it. From what I have read Woodrow Wilson was famous for having his own propaganda agency and his own goon squads (he also had something very similiar to Obamas "patriotic employer act" as well) and in last night's debate again Obama mentioned paying off students tuitions if they served their community (as organizers?). He has continually mentioned setting up community service groups that to me sounds abit like a return to Wilson's goon squads. Of course they also want to further a political agenda in the media as well with the "Fairness Act" which is really meant to silence critics. When Obama says that he wants to take Plumber Joe's wealth and spread it around who is he planning on giving it to? Groups like ACORN? The housing bubble was caused by the political agenda of the democrats to give loans to those who have done nothing to earn the loans. Now the democrats and Obama want to do the same with healthcare? And with the energy industry? (We have already seen the havoc that ethanol has caused in the marketplace because it was backed purely by a political agenda intertwined with the marketplace. It never earned it's way into the marketplace.) Even when it came to freetrade in last night's debate Obama was more concerned with having a political agenda intertwined with the marketplace. He claimed that regardless of the fact that it is costing our country 900 billions dollars a year that could be used to create new jobs he wouldnt support it because it did not contain his idea of fairness for the labour unions and bosses. Already we see how badly a political agenda is intermixed with our big media corporations and our educational institutions. We see what it has done to the banking and housing markets. Conservatives support capitalism and limited government. We want the markets as free as they can be from a political agenda and from government. It is time that the democrats are called on their ideology. They seek to expand the amount that politics and the market are intertwined. They seek to expand political control of our lives. This has been their ideology for nearly a hundred years or more and now they are claiming that they will bring "change"? They are only offering "more of the same". Rothschild Agents Take 10 Key Posts
Rothschild Agents Take 10 Key Posts
By Michael Collins Piper OUR GREATEST FOUNDING FATHER and first president, George Washington, probably wouldn’t be ready to celebrate his birthday on Feb. 22 if he were alive today. Having led the 13 colonies to independence from the British Empire in 1783, following the course of a difficult eight-year struggle by those freedom-loving American colonists who followed him, Washington (who lived from 1732 to 1799) would most assuredly be appalled to see that the liberties achieved from the American Revolution are now being flagrantly defied by a number of figures who populate the upper ranks of the administration of Barack Obama. Six former Rhodes Scholars (educated at Oxford University in Britain) and four others associated with the London School of Economics are serving in key posts in the Obama administration. That’s not good. http://www.americanfreepress.net/html/rothschild_agents_168.html New Tax Proposal to Abolish IRS by Rep. John Linder (R-GA)New Tax Proposal Would Abolish IRS in Lieu of ‘Fair Tax’ System
REP. JOHN LINDER (R-Ga.) has introduced legislation which would end the income tax and abolish the IRS and replace them with a state-administered sales tax on all goods and services. The bill, titled the Fair Tax Act of 2009 (HR 25), already has 44 cosponsors and has been referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
In a nutshell, the legislation calls for an end to income, payroll, estate and gift taxes to be replaced by a sales-tax system called the Fair Tax. The Fair Tax, originally developed by economists and businessmen, calls for a flat sales tax of approximately 23 percent on all goods and services. Under the plan, food, clothing, housing and transportation would be exempt from taxes. However, in order to keep the wealthy from playing the system, every month, Americans would be reimbursed by the government for the taxes they pay on these. The reimbursement checks, called “prebates,” would be based on the size of one’s family, not on how much money a person makes. So, in other words, a family of four, who are all legal residents of the United States, would get approximately $700 a month whether they earn the minimum wage or make a million dollars a year. The program’s appeal comes from the fact that it is the most progressive tax system out there—and the fairest in the truest sense of the word. Obviously, people who can afford to purchase mink coats or Ferraris would pay more in taxes than those who buy windbreakers and bicycles. Americans would also get more money in their pockets as they would receive their total paychecks, and employers would no longer have to shake down their own employees to pay their share of taxes. You would not be penalized—or taxed—for simply saving your money. Only spending would incur taxes. So self-sufficient Americans, who produce their own food, would only be taxed if they sell something. From a business owner’s perspective, the Fair Tax would reduce the cost of filing taxes, because all he would have to do is take his total revenue and divide it by the percentage for the Fair Tax. He would then simply write a check to the government to pay his share. No more shelling out thousands of dollars for accountants, lawyers and tax experts, who make a mint every year trying to decipher the 60,000 pages in the tax code. Linder has been introducing this bill for the past decade, and every year it dies in committee. With high-level tax evaders in the news, the time is ripe for tax reform. Linder’s Fair Tax proposal is a decent plan that, most importantly, calls for the abolition of the IRS, which targets regular Americans for failing to pay their taxes while ignoring the wealthy elites like Tom Daschle and Timothy Geithner. U.S. Army to Buy $6 Million of Riot Equipment
U.S. Army To Buy $6 Million Of Riot Equipment http://www.blacklistednews.com/news-3454-0-8-8--.html By Steve Watson The U.S. Army is to invest $6 million in riot equipment, a fact that has furthered fears that troops will be used inside the U.S. in order to quell any civil unrest resulting from the ongoing economic crisis. The U.S. Army Contracting Agency, based at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, has a post on the Federal Business Opportunities website, requesting the equipment and has received several notices of interest from potential vendors. The request titled “84–RIOT EQUIPMENT” outlines the need for hard polyethylene Shin and Chest Guards, shock absorbing Forearm Protectors, Interior leg brace supports as well as knee and ankle protectors. The ACA asks that the equipment be able to “safely withstand a substantial blow… from non-ballistic weapons or flying debris”. The Solicitation also states:
Interested vendors include Irish Brigade inc., manufacturers of hunting and safety gear with facilities located in the heart of Kansas City , Missouri. Federal and Military resource company MCLEARVISION, LLC is another interested party, as is Kentucky based U. S. CAVALRY STORE, INC. In our article yesterday we highlighted the fact that Urban warfare training drills are taking place across the country as top analysts as well as officials predict a potential “summer of rage” across Europe and America as civil unrest from the economic fallout builds. Are such drills really for the purpose of preparing troops for foreign combat zones? Undoubtedly - but other factors indicate that the drills may very well also be aimed at preparing troops for dealing with mass civil unrest as the economic crisis worsens. There’s no question that U.S. authorities have been closely observing riots that have toppled governments in Iceland and Latvia and also threatened to do so in several other European countries. The fact that they have contingency plans in place to deal with such scenarios should they unfold in America cannot be disputed. Indeed, before a media exposé forced them into a denial, Northcom revealed that one of the duties of at least 20,000 active duty troops that are being placed inside the United States would be dealing with “civil unrest and crowd control”. The U.S. Army War College in November released a white paper called Known Unknowns: Unconventional ‘Strategic Shocks’ in Defense Strategy Development. The report warned that the military must be prepared for a “violent, strategic dislocation inside the United States,” which could be provoked by “unforeseen economic collapse,” “purposeful domestic resistance,” “pervasive public health emergencies” or “loss of functioning political and legal order.” The “widespread civil violence,” the document said, “would force the defense establishment to reorient priorities in extremis to defend basic domestic order and human security.” U.S. Military On Alert As Civil War Expands In Mexico
http://www.blacklistednews.com/news-3463-0-22-22--.html Source: Los Angeles Times The Justice Department announced Wednesday that authorities had arrested more than 730 people across the country in a 21-month investigation targeting Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel and its infiltration into U.S. cities. The arrests, including 50 on Wednesday in California, Minnesota, Maryland and the nation’s capital, come amid growing concern in Washington that Mexican crime organizations are out of control and threaten the stability of parts of Mexico and the safety of U.S. citizens. The Homeland Security Department has developed a plan to send more agents and other resources, and possibly military support, to the U.S.-Mexico border if the drug violence continues to spill over and overwhelm the agents stationed there, a department official confirmed. The Pentagon is looking into a larger role in bolstering counter-narcotics efforts. Adm. Dennis C. Blair, the director of national intelligence, told Congress on Wednesday that the corruptive influence and increasing violence of the cartels had undermined the Mexican government’s ability to govern parts of its country. A recent State Department travel advisory warned U.S. citizens about the perils of travel in Mexico, likening the shootouts between authorities and the cartels to “small-unit combat.” The U.S. National Drug Intelligence Center believes that Mexican cartels maintain drug distribution networks or supply drugs to distributors in as many as 195 U.S. cities. And on Wednesday, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, said the recent surge in drug-related violence on the Southwest border “has turned some American communities and neighborhoods into the Wild West.” “A battle is building on the border, and U.S. citizens are getting caught in the crossfire,” Smith said, calling on House Democrats to hold a hearing on drug-related violence on the border. “Congress must address the violence before more lives are lost.” February 25 Chase Banking Privacy Choices Under NationalizationSubmitted by: Carolynn B. (Feb 25th, 2009) With the latest nationalization of our banks in the United States, and Chase being a prime example, a "Privacy Notice" was sent to all banking customers that bank with the following financial institutions under the Chase name. What's interesting to note, since most customers do not read these notices, only a couple states are stepping-in, on behalf of the customers that reside in those states to proect their identities from marketeers, but the question is...who else gets the information on you? Chase bank gives the customer three choices, as noted in the "Privacy Policy" below..... After reading all the hoopla about what they can and will do with your banking information, you finally see the most important part about opting out! But in this case, you have "three choices!!" You quickly read the choices, but somehow, they just say the same exact thing. Each choice tells you something different, but in all three choices, Chase bank reserves the right to do whatever they please anyway! You then realize that choosing any one of the choices would be a waste of anyone's time to call. So much for "opting out!" Is this the fringe benefit of nationalization of our banking system in a socialist society? Can I "Opt out?" ###
PRIVACY POLICYYour Privacy Q| What information do you have about me? Q| How do you safeguard information about me?
Q| Is information about me shared within your family of companies? Q| Is information about me shared with service providers and financial companies outside your family of companies? Q| Is information about me shared with non-financial companies outside your family of companies? Q| Is information about me shared in any other ways?
Q| What choices do I have about information sharing and use?
Q| How do I tell you about my privacy choices?
You do not need to contact us unless you want to make one of the privacy choices listed above. Q| What about joint accounts? Q| How do you tell me about your Policy? Special Notice for Vermont Residents. In order to comply with Vermont law, we will automatically treat accounts with Vermont mailing addresses as if you have made the privacy choices listed above. In addition, if we disclose information about you to other financial institutions with which we have joint marketing agreements, we will only disclose your name, contact information and information about your transactions. Special Notice for California Residents. In order to comply with California law, the following applies if your account has a California mailing address.
Q| Who is covered by this Policy?
This Policy applies to current and former consumer customers including Chase accounts acquired from Washington Mutual. Separate policies may apply to customers of certain businesses, such as J.P. Morgan's Private Bank or J.P. Morgan's Private Wealth Management. In addition, customers in certain states may also receive policies that apply to them. The privacy policies posted on our websites apply when you use those sites. #### Medical Professionals Want New 9/11 Investigation
Submitted by: 9/11 Blogger 02/25/09 Medical Professionals Respected Medical Professionals Launch Petition Demanding New Investigation into the Events of 9/11
“As medical professionals, we are dedicated to the service of humanity; to alleviating suffering, to improving health, preventing disease, and to preserving life,” said co-founder Jonathan Weisbuch, MD, MPH. “We are horrified by the terrorist acts of 9/11 and the senseless suffering and loss of life resulting from them.” “However,” he continued, “as medical professionals, we are trained in science and logical reasoning. We are appalled by the lack of scientific rigor and the substantial omissions and blatant distortions in the official account of 9/11 as embodied in the 9/11 Commission Report and related government documents.” Dr. Weisbuch is a prominent public health physician and administrator and previously served as the Chief Health Officer for the States of Wyoming and North Dakota, as well as Los Angeles County, CA, and Maricopa County, AZ (Phoenix, Mesa, Scottsdale). Co-founder Barry Komisaruk, PhD, added, “The official account of the events of 9/11 is so riddled with contradiction and implausibility that an objective re-examination is necessary to set the record straight. We need to know who was really behind the events and bring them to justice to prevent them from striking again. We can no longer afford to allow our government to use deadly force in our name based on falsified information.” Dr. Komisaruk serves as Rutgers University Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean of the Graduate School. He is also Adjunct Professor, Department of Radiology, New Jersey College of Medicine. Numerous prominent doctors, dentists, nurses, therapists, researchers, and other medical professionals have signed the group’s petition, including:
Medical Professionals for 9/11 Truth invites all medical professionals to join and sign its petition calling for a new investigation of the events of 9/11. More information can be found on the group’s website at http://MP911Truth.org February 24 Texas Governor Delays Border Shutdown
Why the slow response by Texas Governor Rick Perry? Submitted by: Dave Bertrand (Feb 24th, 2009) Traffic Alert USA Why the slow response by Texas Governor Rick Perry to close down his border with Mexico? Because, he is a participant with the SPP partnership to form the North American Union (NAU), of which two "Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America" (SPP) meetings in (Waco 2005 & New Orleans 2008) were completed and signed between the governments of Canada, Mexico and the U.S. It also calls for a security perimeter around North America, from the southern border of Mexico and north to the Canadian arctic region, including the already Bering Strait between Alaska and Russia. Governor Rick Perry is NOT listening to Texas residents over the proposed Texas Super Highway that extends from Mexico, through the proposed Hub of Kansas City (to be managed by the Mexican government) and north to Canada. Texans don't want it, and they are trying to stop the state and federal government from the land grabbing in effect. The Texas Super Highway is a North American initiative that expands NAFTA, considered by some economists as a failed agreement that has contributed to our economic crisis. http://www.spp.gov/
"This trilateral initiative is premised on our security and our economic prosperity being mutually reinforcing. The SPP recognizes that our three great nations are bound by a shared belief in freedom, economic opportunity, and strong democratic institutions."
Considered a worse situation than what is happening in Afghanistan and Iraq, if for any reason, Americans (here) are getting killed, and the cartel terrorists are using grenades and high powered weapons. The Mexican military have assisted drug smugglers in the past. As a Minuteman, I know first hand that Mexican military assist drug smugglers. Bottom line...that is an invasion by a foreign military. Individual states, five so far as of today, (New Hampshire leading) are NOT going to acknowledge the NAU (SPP). Up to as many as twenty additional states are seriously debating individual state sovereignty measures of "secession" in-order to keep the federal government at bay, much the same way they did in the past when the speed limit issue of 55 miles per hour restriction was lifted by the states, in protest of federal intervention to keep the speed limit at 55, and threatened accordingly by the federal government with the defunding of road projects. The protesting states, raised their speed limits, and the federal government followed suit.
Americans need to wake-up, you're being conditioned with a border crisis that is very real, but politically useful....worse than in Afghanistan, and ignored by the federal government, for now. Accept the implementation of the North American Union and the upcoming "Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act" (Amnesty) of 30 million illegal aliens, or deal with the border violence yourself ! And that is exactly what Texans have in mind and they are preparing for the worse. The Alamo has risen again...
#### Homeland Security official affirms Mexican drug cartel violence has spilled over into Texas
http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_11770847
"Yes, absolutely it has occurred; there's no question about it," McCraw said after a hearing before the House Committee on Border and International Affairs. McCraw answered lawmakers' questions about Gov. Rick Perry's request for another $135 million for border security operations on the same day Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott asked lawmakers for a new tool to help bring down transnational gangs that threaten border communities. During the border committee meeting, state Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, asked McCraw whether some incidents that have been reported in the El Paso area would be considered elements of spillover violence from Mexican drug cartels. Moody asked, among other things, if threats against American citizens, individuals seeking treatment at U.S. hospital for injuries sustained in Juárez and Mexican nationals seeking asylum would be evidence of spillover. McCraw said yes. "Anything that involves cartel activity that impacts Texans on this side of the border is, by definition, spillover violence," he said after the meeting. McCraw told lawmakers, though, that Texas has a contingency plan to deal with large-scale violence and that local, state and federal agencies are working to prevent that from happening. Earlier Monday, state Sen. Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, and state Rep. Aaron Peña, D-Edinburg, filed a bill they said they hoped would make doing business in Texas harder for drug cartels. Along with Abbott, the legislators urged their colleagues to approve a bill that would give the attorney general expanded authority to seize guns, drugs and cash that are the lifeblood of human and drug smugglers. "This bill is going to give us the ability to put these kinds of criminals out of business by taking the very thing they are trying to make," Abbott said. Though such seizures can currently be made in criminal cases, the legislation would allow the attorney general to pursue seizures in civil court, where the burden of proof is less stringent, Abbott said. Williams said the measure would help ensure that violence from the cartels stays south of the Rio Grande. "The body count is stacking up along the border," he said, "and we don't want this to spill over into our state anymore." Brandi Grissom may be reached at bgrissom@elpasotimes.com;512-479-6606. ###
February 23 The Two Faces of DHS Secretary NapolitanoThe two faces of DHS Secretary NapolitanoFebruary 23, 5:52 AM
by Jim Kouri, Law Enforcement Examiner Illegal Immigration critics are complaining that Arizona's former governor, now Secretary of Homeland Security, played politics when she announced a state of emergency during the Bush Administration in response to illegal aliens and then she vetoed a new bill that would aid law enforcement in curtailing rampant illegal immigration.
Then Gov. Janet Napolitano vetoed a bill that would have made the presence of illegal immigrants in Arizona a felony offense. She claims she was responding to the wishes of local police chiefs and sheriffs who want immigration arrests to remain the responsibility of the federal government. The new bill would have expanded the state's trespassing law to let local authorities arrest illegal immigrants anywhere in Arizona, one of the country's busiest illegal entry point. The legislation passed through the state legislature but was summarily blocked by the Democrat governor. In a letter to lawmakers, Napolitano said she opposed automatically turning all immigrants who sneaked into the state into criminals and that the bill provided no funding for the new duties. But critics say she was being disingenuous with her statements. One police commander claims she failed to mention that entering the US illegally is already a crime, albeit a misdemeanor. In addition, reentry into the US once an alien is deported is already a felony in the US. Besides illegal aliens, the bill would have put more teeth into Arizona law to deal with human smugglers and de facto slave-traders. "It is unfortunate that the Legislature has once again ignored the officials who are most directly affected by illegal immigration and instead has passed yet another bill that will have no effect on the problem but that will impose an unfunded burden on law enforcement," Napolitano wrote in a press release. However, when she declared a state of emergency in Arizona last year, following the lead of another Democrat governor -- Bill Richardson of New Mexico -- Gov. Napolitano spent millions on her deployment of National Guard troops on the Mexican border. Political analysts believe she declared the emergency in order to criticize the Bush Administration as did Gov. Richardson. In fact, Richardson declared a state of emergency and then deployed a whopping 54 New Mexico National Guard soldiers to aid the beleaguered local law enforcement officers. One police chiefs said he's seen more guardsmen deployed for a snowstorm than for Richardson' "state of emergency." Supporters tough border security said the new bill would have provided Arizona with an opportunity to start gaining control of its vast border problems by providing a second layer of enforcement to catch the tens of thousands of immigrants who slip past federal agents each year. Republican Sen. Barbara Leff of Paradise Valley, who proposed the bill, said the governor had painted herself as tough on illegal immigration by declaring a state of emergency at Arizona's border, but had taken little action to back up her rhetoric, according to the Washington Examiner. "I don't think the governor wants to do anything about this problem," Leff said at the time. She said the bill would have been a means to detain illegal immigrants until federal agents can pick them up. The Democratic governor, accused by her Republican critics of being soft on immigration, has vetoed other immigration bills from the GOP-majority Legislature during her tenure, including a proposal to give police the power to enforce federal immigration laws. She's also provided services for illegal aliens and is a proponent of drivers' licenses for illegals. While immigrants provide the economy with cheap labor, Arizona spends tens of millions of dollars each year in health care and education costs for illegal workers and their families. An estimated 500,000 of the state's population of about 6 million are illegal immigrants. While defenders of illegal immigrants tell the American people that these unlawful workers pay taxes, some immigration experts say illegal are usually paid off the books by their employers so there are no federal or state tax deductions. And because of tax laws passed to help low-paid workers, they aren't taxed even is they declare their wages to the Internal Revenue Service. Up to 28 percent of the work force in the country is paid in cash, meaning as many as one in four don't have federal and state payroll taxes withheld, which creates the kind of economic unpredictability that potential employers tend to avoid, according to economic experts. Then Gov. Janet Napolitano's veto of the new bill is an about face considering her past speeches in which she told voters she would have two state police squads focus on alien smuggling cases. Both plans offer millions of dollars to communities to thwart illegal entries, and money for combating gang-related border crime. State police in Arizona already work near the border. An average of 27 state police officers are near the border at any given time, assisting federal authorities in looking for fugitives trying to leave the country and people attempting to bring ill-gotten cash and stolen vehicles into Mexico. Advocates for state and local action said the idea will not fix Arizona's vast immigration problems, but would discourage some people from sneaking across the border. "If the federal government isn't going to do the job and Arizona is footing billions of dollars a year for illegal aliens, it makes sense for the state to get involved," said Ira Mehlman, spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which favors limits on immigration. Meanwhile, opponents of tough border security are already harping on racial profiling saying it would increase if officers unfamiliar with immigration law were to try and enforce it. They also say it could make investigating crime harder in immigrant communities, because fewer aliens would cooperate with police for fear of being sent home. Whenever cornered during a debate over law enforcement, liberal-left activists will always bring up the "racial profiling" issue whether it's germane to the discussion or not. It puts the proponents of law enforcement on the defensive since the debate then becomes one in which the debater must prove he or she is against racial profiling. And what's happened to the career of Janet Napolitano? She's been appointed to head the federal agencies responsible for immigration enforcement. Jim Kouri, CPP is currently fifth vice-president of the National Association of Chiefs of Police and he's a staff writer for the New Media Alliance (thenma.org). In addition, he's the blog editor for the House Conservatives Fund's weblog. Recently, the editors Examiner.com appointed him as their Law Enforcement Examiner. Kouri also serves as political advisor for Emmy and Golden Globe winning actor Michael Moriarty. He's former chief at a New York City housing project in Washington Heights nicknamed "Crack City" by reporters covering the drug war in the 1980s. In addition, he served as director of public safety at a New Jersey university and director of security for several major organizations. He's also served on the National Drug Task Force and trained police and security officers throughout the country. Kouri writes for many police and security magazines including Chief of Police, Police Times, The Narc Officer and others. He's a news writer for NewswithViews.com and PHXnews.com. He's also a columnist for AmericanDaily.Com, MensNewsDaily.Com, MichNews.Com, and he's syndicated by AXcessNews.Com. He's appeared as on-air commentator for over 300 TV and radio news and talk shows including Oprah, McLaughlin Report, CNN Headline News, MTV, Fox News, etc. His book Assume The Position is available at Amazon.Com. Kouri's own website is located at http://jimkouri.us Topics: crime , law enforcement , security , illegal immigration , illegal aliens , criminal immigrants , politics Secession Agreement from an Abusive PartnerSecession Agreement from an Abusive Partner
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Dear American liberals, leftists, social progressives, socialists, Marxists and supporters, et al We have stuck together since the late 1950's, but the whole of this latest election process has made me realize that I want a divorce. I know we tolerated each other for many years for the sake of future generations, but sadly, this relationship has run its course. Our two ideological sides of America cannot and will not ever agree on what is right so let's just end it on friendly terms. We can smile and chalk it up to irreconcilable differences and go our own way. Here is a model separation agreement: Our two groups can equitably divide up the country by landmass each taking a portion. That will be the difficult part, but I am sure our two sides can come to a friendly agreement. After that, it should be relatively easy! Our respective representatives can effortlessly divide other assets since both sides have such distinct and disparate tastes. We don't like redistributive taxes so you can keep them. You are welcome to the liberal judges and the ACLU. Since you hate guns and war, we'll take our firearms, the cops, the NRA and the military. You can keep Oprah, Michael Moore and Rosie O'Donnell (You are, however, responsible for finding a bio-diesel vehicle big enough to move all three of them). We'll keep the capitalism, greedy corporations, pharmaceutical companies, Wal-Mart and Wall Street. You can have your beloved homeless, homeboys, queers and illegal aliens. We'll keep the hot Alaskan hockey moms, greedy CEO's and rednecks. We'll keep the Bibles and give you NBC and Hollywood. You can make nice with Iran and Palestine and we'll retain the right to invade and hammer places that threaten us. You can have the peaceniks and war protesters. When our allies or our way of life are under assault, we'll help provide them security. We'll keep our Judeo-Christian values.. You are welcome to Islam, Scientology, Humanism and Shirley McClain. You can also have the U.N.. but we will no longer be paying the bill. We'll keep the SUVs, pickup trucks and oversized luxury cars. You can take every Subaru station wagon you can find. You can give everyone healthcare if you can find any practicing doctors. We'll continue to believe healthcare is a luxury and not a right. We'll keep The Battle Hymn of the Republic and the National Anthem. I'm sure you'll be happy to substitute Imagine, I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing, Kum Ba Ya or We Are the World. We'll practice trickle down economics and you can give trickle up poverty your best shot. Since it often so offends you, we'll keep our history, our name and our flag. Would you agree to this? If so, please pass it along to other like minded liberal and conservative patriots and if you do not agree, just hit delete. In the spirit of friendly parting, I'll bet you ANWAR which one of us will need whose help in 15 years. Sincerely, John J. Wall Law Student and an American P.S. Also, please take Barbara Streisand & Jane Fonda with you. Posse Comitatis Upheld in Arcadia Iowa, NG Backs-off, Sheriff In-ChargePOLICE STATE, USA
National Guard scraps plans to invade rural town 'This operation could be pretty intrusive to the people' By Drew Zahn
© 2009 WorldNetDaily "And while Hapgood confirmed the Guard had been inundated with objections from citizens concerned about soldiers patrolling the streets of an American town, he said most came from people out of state and unfamiliar with the operation. Iowans, he explained, typically cooperate with the Guard. The change in plans was based on troop evaluation, he said, not public outcry." (See Full Article)
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Ed Note: It is the sole responsibility of the county sheriff, under the 10th Amendment, to enforce state and county laws, protect county residents and property, without interference from the federal government. Under Executive Order PD-51, the president has the power to activate a state's National Guard, circumnavigating the governor's authority of any state, except for those states currently passing state legislation to enforce the 10th amendment. However, a sheriff of a county can stop any and all activities by the National Guard to usurp authority.
The Posse Comitatus Act is a United States federal law (18 U.S.C. § 1385) passed on June 16, 1878 after the end of Reconstruction, with the intention (in concert with the Insurrection Act of 1807) of substantially limiting the powers of the federal government to use the military for law enforcement. The Act prohibits most members of the federal uniformed services (today the Army, Air Force, and State National Guard forces when such are called into federal service) from exercising nominally state law enforcement, police, or peace officer powers that maintain "law and order" on non-federal property (states and their counties and municipal divisions) in the former Confederate states. The statute generally prohibits federal military personnel and units of the National Guard under federal authority from acting in a law enforcement capacity within the United States, except where expressly authorized by the Constitution or Congress. The Coast Guard is exempt from the Act. February 22 Border Crisis, Civil War Will Spill-over--Traffic Alert USA Bulletin 022209TRAFFIC ALERT USA (Bulletin 022209)
February 22nd, 2009 Call to all available Minutemen This is a call to duty for all willing patriots concerned about the United States' lack of national border security. Civil war has broken-out in Mexico, along the entire border area, from Brownsville, Texas to San Diego. Drug cartel wars are waging, and the recruitment of Cuban, and Central American nationals to help them secure drug routes into the United States is currently focused on and around the Rio Grande Valley Sector near Falfurrias, Texas, just north of McAllen on the border. Last week, 12 street murders in Reynosa sparked the latest wave of violence that is pouring across into the United States. The TEXAS BORDER VOLUNTEERS (TBV) are requesting the assistance and participation of all men and women with prior Minuteman/Border watch experience, military vets, former law enforcement, and anyone willing to receive training by TBV trainers. Donations would be greatly accepted and needed for additional equipment. Visit TBV website and download a membership/application. Full screening and background checks in-effect. http://www.texasbordervolunteers.org/ If you have trouble viewing, try again later. The site's bandwidth is being exceeded by national attention to this crisis. (More information below) As of this email, Traffic Alert USA understands that BORDER PATROL AUXILIARY (BPAUX) is extremely busy this weekend in California. Helping to expand their operations as necessary, we encourage (you) to support either organization ASAP. Our country is on the verge of a major crisis as a result of Mexico's civil war, which is about to flood our country soon from Mexico. http://www.hspig.org/bpaux/ All RVr's that live on the road are encouraged to attend either locations for immediate duty. Dry camping is available with limited amenities at Texas Border Volunteers near Falfurrias, Texas (Hwy 281). Full hookups available at Border Patrol Auxiliary near Campos, CA. Both operations are running full time. This is NOT a once a month muster event, but a national crisis that will effect all Americans soon, nationwide. Bring all that you have....and pass this on to RV forums, websites and friends. [Feb 15th, 2009] One B.P. blotter entry of many.... Rio Grande Valley Sector – Border Patrol agents seized 1,109 pounds of marijuana valued at $886,800, a 1995 Freightliner tractor-trailer, and arrested a national of Cuba at the traffic checkpoint near Falfurrias, Texas. A Border Patrol canine alerted to the trailer and agents subsequently discovered 89 bundles of marijuana concealed within a load of avocados. (See Entire B.P. Blotter Below, or Click on Link) http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/border_security/border_patrol/weekly_blotter/0212_0218.xml Dave Bertrand Traffic Alert USA Minuteman Representing the State of Tennessee Listen online or Shortwave For The Real News:
The Glenn Beck Show www.glennbeck.com Mainstream Media's Newest Patriot Heard Daily on U.S. Stations Nationwide and on FoxNews Cable Republic Broadcasting Network (RBN): www.republicbroadcasting.org (Officer Jack McLamb Show Sun 10am to 12pm CST) Alex Jones Show Live 11 am to 2 pm CST: www.infowars.com (Listen On Line) (Genesis Communications Network www.gcnlive.com ) Shortwave: 5.070 mhz (Evenings) *12.160 mhz (*Live 11am CST) (Listen Worldwide) or Call/Listen 575.464.3070 or 610.404.5950 (U.S. Access Code 01) The Power Hour (live) 7am to 10am CST on Shortwave 7.490 mhz (Worldwide on WWCR Nashville) / Listen Online: www.thepowerhour.com Knowledge is power.....complacency and hopelessness is what THEY want. Inexpensive portable shortwave radios will become the main source of real news from around the world and can be purchased at www.thepowermall.com. Secure your dry food, fuel and property as necessary. Set-up armed neighborhood watch groups in rural areas where poaching and roving gangs are expected. World economic "False Flag Attacks and Real Attacks" will create food shortages, cellphone/ internet interruption, population movement control, martial law, civil unrest.....everyone will be vulnerable. Educate your local county officials and direct them to the proper media sources that tell the truth. Note: Corporate sponsored media sources are NOT reliable sources of information NOW and/or LATER. Educate yourself and your family as domestic and world events evolve. Use common sense and make the right decisions, our country is changing rapidly. "Fair Use of Copyrighted Work," reproduction of copies provided within by TRAFFIC ALERT USA and/or their associates for non-profit, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship and research, is not an infringement of copyright under: Title 17 > Chapter 1 > 107 Limitations On Exclusive Rights: Fair Use ****************************************************************************************************************
Texas needs our help folks, the federal government does not want to "offend Mexico" Over 12 killed last week in Reynosa, just across the border. The drug cartels are on the move and securing drug routes inside the United States. They intend to take advantage of our economic crisis, and our lack of national security. Watch the movie trailers (below) and you will get a sense of what happens in Reynosa, happens in Dallas, (soon) Memphis and elsewhere. Over 100 U.S. retired residents, residing in Baja, Mexico have been ORDERED off their land by the Mexican government, where they have 99 year leases, but own their structures. Mexico is using the excuse that they have to build a highway, but have not offered an alternative for them, citing economic problems in Mexico and pending civil war. The U.S. State Department has issued an advisory to be cautious....instead of telling parents "DO NOT allow your children to spend Spring Break in Mexico." The violence and killings are worse in Mexico, and the kidnappings in Phoenix (1.5/day), far exceeds what is happening in Iraq and Afghanistan, but yet our out-of-control government turns a blind eye in-order to appease 30 million illegal aliens represented by La Raza, La MeCha, and LULAC. In the meanwhile, the National Guard are busy in the Middle East, and the Iowa National Guard have more important things to do in Arcadia, Iowa...April 2nd, going door to door for a week of mock gun grabbing drills. Not the Texas National Guard you say?? No call to duty there!! What's more important to America right now?? Our borders or Iraq's border? Dave Bertrand Traffic Alert USA Minuteman Representing the State of Tennessee ********************** [Email Excerpt from Texas Border Volunteers] >I had no idea the level of apathy and indifference among the general population. So, anybody in any capacity you can send our way would be >huge. >As to your last question, by all accounts it is serious and getting worse. The M3 Report seems to reveal more and more violence and tensions >are high among those I correspond with. The worst thing about it is not knowing how it is going to play out. Too many scenerios are possible to get a fix on just one. >We will continue to do what we can to the best of our ability and deal with situations as they come. >Thanks again, >Hoot >Jim "Hoot" Gibson >USAF, Retired >Wilson County, Texas >Member, Texas Border Volunteers [www.texasbordervolunteers.org] [www.drugwarsthemovie.com] [www.youtube.com] This is not BIAP Rd in Baghdad, but Reynosa, just across from McAllen, Texas ![]() ![]() ![]() [Comment from former Rep. James Peach (R-TN)] Minuteman, The war in Mexico is the biggest single threat to our national security! **********Last year there was more than 5300 recorded deaths in the drug wars in Mexico. **********January alone, this year, almost 500 dead. **********In Mexico City, there is 400 to 500 kidnappings per day, many resulting in death. **********Right now, there is doubt that the Mexican government can survive the onslaught of the drug cartels. **********I believe it will become necessary for the US Government to become more directly involved in the war in Mexico. **********The critical nature of the situation in Mexico has been downplayed or might I say swept under the rug, but that will become impossible in the coming months as the war expands as the cartels fight for a smaller and smaller market in the USA as the economic crisis becomes full-blown. P.S. Minuteman, you have great info in your post, but you lose many people's interest because your post are so long. I try to read all, but sometimes I do not have enough time. Keep up the good work. ### [Comment from "Facts"] Well..... Bush should have thought of that before he "Rushed" off to Iraq breaking the Bank along with our creditors. War is pretty expensive. Sooooooo much Money is made by keeping Drugs illegal and laundered ......"a Fortune" .....so that, "The War on Drugs" will go on Forever.... !!!.....Rather,than facing social issues behind drugs, selling them and drug addiction. People want to live in " Illusions and Bubbles" than face realities of human conditions. U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter: February 12 - February 18 (02/18/2009)
*This overview is compiled from incidents reported to the Office of Border Patrol and is not intended to reflect all Border Patrol enforcement actions. Most arrests and seizures fail to meet the requirements for mandatory reporting to the Office of Border Patrol.
Reported on February 12, 2009
Rio Grande Valley Sector – Border Patrol agents seized 1,138 pounds marijuana valued at $906,960, a Chevrolet Astro
Rio Grande Valley Sector – Border Patrol agents seized 1,711 pounds of marijuana valued at $1,368,800, a 1996 Peterbilt tractor-trailer, and arrested a USC at the traffic checkpoint in Falfurrias, Texas. A Border Patrol canine alerted to the trailer and agents subsequently discovered 68 bundles of marijuana concealed within a load of produce.
Rio Grande Valley Sector – Border Patrol agents seized 3,803 pounds of marijuana valued at $3,042,400, a 2002 Kenworth tractor-trailer, and arrested a USC at the traffic checkpoint in Falfurrias, Texas. The subject presented himself and the tractor-trailer for inspection, and a Border Patrol canine alerted to the trailer. A subsequent search revealed 161 bundles of marijuana concealed within a load of strawberries.
Tucson Sector – Border Patrol agents arrested an illegal alien from Mexico near Gila Bend, Arizona. Records checks revealed the subject had felony arrest warrants issued in the State of Georgia and also had prior convictions for rape and aggravated assault.
Reported on February 13, 2009 Marfa Sector – Border Patrol agents seized 1,752 pounds of marijuana valued at $1,401,456, a 2007 Kenworth tractor-trailer, and arrested a national of Canada at the traffic checkpoint in Sierra Blanca, Texas. The subject presented himself and the tractor-trailer for inspection, and a Border Patrol canine alerted to the trailer. A subsequent search revealed the marijuana concealed in 20 cardboard boxes packed in the trailer.
Rio Grande Valley Sector – Border Patrol agents seized 1,366 pounds of marijuana valued at $1,092,400, a 1997 Volvo tractor-trailer, and arrested a USC at the traffic checkpoint in Falfurrias, Texas. The subject presented himself and the tractor-trailer for inspection, and a Border Patrol canine alerted to the trailer. A subsequent search revealed the marijuana concealed in black plastic bags on top of boxes of broccoli.
Tucson Sector – Border Patrol agents seized 4,191 pounds of marijuana valued at $3,352,880, a Chevrolet Silverado, three rifles, and arrested four USCs near Hickiwan, Arizona. An agent observed what appeared to be bundles of marijuana inside a local residence. Agents were granted access to the residence by the owner and subsequently discovered two rifles, along with 148 bundles of marijuana in the garage area, and in the Chevrolet Silverado.
Reported on February 14, 2009
Laredo Sector – Border Patrol agents seized 1,225 pounds of marijuana valued at $980,400, and a 1994 Ford truck near Zapata, Texas. After agents attempted to stop the truck, the driver drove the truck through a fence, and absconded. Agents discovered the marijuana in the abandoned truck.
Rio Grande Valley Sector – Border Patrol agents arrested an illegal alien from Mexico, seized 4,417 pounds of marijuana valued at $3,533,600, and a 2005 Peterbilt tractor-trailer at the traffic checkpoint near Falfurrias, Texas. The subject presented himself and the tractor-trailer for inspection, and a Border Patrol canine alerted to the trailer. A subsequent search uncovered 266 bundles of marijuana inside the trailer. Records checks revealed the subject had two active arrest warrants issued in the State of Texas.
Reported on February 15, 2009 Rio Grande Valley Sector – Border Patrol agents seized 1,109 pounds of marijuana valued at $886,800, a 1995 Freightliner tractor-trailer, and arrested a national of Cuba at the traffic checkpoint near Falfurrias, Texas. A Border Patrol canine alerted to the trailer and agents subsequently discovered 89 bundles of marijuana concealed within a load of avocados.
Rio Grande Valley Sector – Border Patrol agents arrested a USC, 15 illegal aliens, and seized a 2001 Freightliner tractor-trailer at the traffic checkpoint in Sarita, Texas. A Border Patrol canine alerted to the trailer, and a subsequent search revealed the 15 illegal aliens inside.
Tucson Sector – Border Patrol agents, with the assistance of Customs and Border Protection officers and Douglas Police Department officers, arrested four illegal aliens from Mexico, two USC’s, seized a 1994 Cadillac, and recovered an AK-47 automatic rifle, ammunition and narcotics near the Douglas, Arizona Port of Entry.
Reported on February 16, 2009
Del Rio Sector – Border Patrol agents arrested a USC and four illegal aliens during a vehicle stop near Carrizo Springs, Texas. The USC was identified as a member of the Mexican Mafia gang. Records checks revealed the subject had an extensive criminal history and an active warrant of arrest for robbery issued in the State of Texas.
El Centro Sector – Border Patrol agents arrested an illegal alien from Mexico near Calexico, California. Records checks revealed the subject was previously removed from the United States and had an outstanding warrant of arrest for lewd acts with a child issued in the State of California.
Reported on February 17, 2009
Laredo Sector – Border Patrol agents arrested a USC and seized 1,691 pounds of marijuana valued at $1,352,560, and a 2003 Wabash tractor-trailer at the traffic checkpoint near Laredo, Texas. The subject presented himself and the tractor-trailer for inspection, and the marijuana was discovered in a false compartment.
Rio Grande Valley Sector – Border Patrol agents seized 1,328 pounds of marijuana valued at $1,062,400, and a 1995 Ford Aerostar van near Mission, Texas. Agents observed suspicious activity involving the van near the Rio Grande River, and attempted to conduct a vehicle stop. The driver failed to yield and abandoned the vehicle near the river, fleeing on foot into Mexico. The marijuana was found inside the vehicle.
Tucson Sector – Border Patrol agents arrested an illegal alien from Mexico near Kuakatch, Arizona. The subject was identified as a member of the El Sureno Gang. Records checks revealed the subject was previously removed from the United States, and was convicted of drug offenses.
Reported on February 18, 2009
El Centro Sector – Border Patrol agents arrested an illegal alien from Mexico near Calexico, California. The subject was arrested with a group of illegal aliens, and claimed to be an undercover news reporter researching alien smuggling. Further investigation revealed the subject was not a news reporter.
Tucson Sector – Border Patrol agents provided first aid and assistance to illegal aliens involved in a single vehicle rollover accident near Douglas, Arizona. The aliens flagged down agents and led them to the accident site. Emergency medical services (EMS) were notified and responded. All five subjects were taken to local hospitals for treatment. One person was pronounced deceased at the scene. U.S. Navy Environmental Impact Study "Insuffucient" Humans May be at Risk
UNITED STATES NAVY – DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY PLAN TO USE PUBLIC LANDS, WATER RESOURCES & HUMANS AS WARFARE TEST GUINEA PIGS PUBLIC COMMENTS & QUESTIONS BY ROSALIND PETERSON Published by NewsWithViews.com on February 21, 2009 Post Office Box 499 http://newswithviews.com/Peterson/rosalindA.htm The United States Navy and the U.S. Department of Defense have decided that their Northwest Training Range Complex, in the State of Washington, should be expanded, and have devised a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), dated December 2008, for public review and comment. The expansion of their area of operation will include all of the State of Washington, all of the State of Oregon, part of the state of Idaho, and Northern California. This area will also include large areas of the Pacific Ocean from California to the State of Washington. (The map designating this program area also extends throughout Northern California to the San Francisco Bay Area under a “warning area” designation.) The U.S. Commander of the Pacific Fleet has given American citizens and residents of these states only a very short time to comment on their draft EIS: Published on December 30, 2008, with a final public comment deadline extended to March 11, 2009, this document is approximately 1,000+/- pages in length with attachments. In addition to a short comment time the Navy limited public hearings to five, with only one held in Oregon, one in California, and no scheduled hearings to be held in Idaho. The Navy has allegedly failed to place information about this EIS in major newspapers or inform our elected representatives about this program. Thus, citizens in California, Oregon, Idaho, and Washington are asking for a realistic extension of time to read, study, and comment on this decision by the Navy and the Department of Defense, past the March 11, 2009, deadline. It should be noted that most elected representatives in California and Oregon were not aware of this EIS or the consequences of this action by the Navy. The Navy should hold additional public hearings. The Navy has declared that this draft was distributed to our elected representatives. If so, then why haven’t our elected officials spoken up to defend our rights to be heard, required more public meetings and hearings in California, Washington, Idaho (where not one was held), and Oregon? The U.S. Navy, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet have decided, without our consent, that that are going to use the Pacific Ocean off the Coast of California, Oregon and Washington and the land over four states to test weapons of war. They did not contact Senator Harry Reid of Nevada to obtain permission to use the Nevada Test Site for these warfare experiments. Instead they decided to use public lands, the Pacific Ocean, private property, wildlife, and humans as test subjects for warfare testing in four states. The Navy also has decided to contaminate our air, water, and soils with the chemicals used in these programs. They fail to list many of the chemicals that are to be used in these programs. Thus, under the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting a complete listing of all chemicals that will be used during these testing programs. It is easy for the Navy EIS to state that they can mitigate for such toxic usage but fail to disclose a complete listing of said chemicals. Also copies of contamination studies conducted at other military test sites where contamination problems were found and at bases (like Fallon Air Force Base), should be made public. The draft EIS does not fully address the potential environmental impacts on multiple resources, like air quality, water resources, airborne acoustic environment (on land and in the ocean), biological resources, marine and terrestrial impacts and human health and safety. Without a complete understanding of their programs it is impossible to determine any impacts…thus, their EIS states that “…there are no significant impacts…” This statement is made throughout the entire document even though many of the chemicals used are highly toxic. With the failure of the EIS to identify all of the air quality, water quality, and soils impacts of their programs this EIS appears to be a whitewash designed to stampede this program through as fast as the Navy can implement it. And in listing only a few of the EPA list of toxic chemicals that will be released by military aircraft (like jet fuel emissions), the Navy has avoided any discussion of negative impacts on air and water quality. It is not sufficient to state that our air is already polluted and that additional pollutants will make no difference in air quality. There is a short listing of hazardous materials, air pollutants, and pollutants from munitions, expended materials, and radioactive materials to will be used in this project. I am requesting a complete listing of all chemicals that will be used by the Navy, Air Force, and any other branch of the Department of Defense in this project. Inshore and offshore detonations may or may not be considered hazardous – however, until a complete listing of these chemicals is provided to the public there can be no public discussion of their hazard to public health, marine life, wildlife, public drinking water sources or our oceans. The avoidance of making this specific list public leads one to believe that these hazardous materials and chemicals are toxic and do pose environmental hazards. (California laws regarding toxic chemicals are more stringent than those in other states.) It is interesting that Table ES-5 Summary of Effects (Page ES-16) – Hazardous Material does not list the name of any hazardous materials but tells the public that there is no problem with their use. How is it possible to have a summary table and list none of the chemicals to be used during the Navy program? They do note petroleum products, heavy metals, and combustion products but fail to list all of them along with the number of pounds or gallons to be used each year. The public and marine life in the ocean will be subjected to various sonar and aviation noise, target noise, surface ship noise, weapons and target noise, EOD (no definition found), and underwater explosions. The Navy does admit that marine life will be harmed. However, harming our food supply, (fish like salmon), or the whales is not deemed important by the Navy, as they are expendable according to the EIS. The Navy and the Department of Defense have decided that massive warfare expenditures for testing war products and weapons using marine life and the public as guinea pigs is in our best interest. And since a lot of the equipment and other items to be tested are experimental this leads one to believe that they are testing them on us for the first time to see how they work and if the public is harmed by their usage. Just when did the citizens of the United States agree to be warfare test subjects when the Nevada Test Site and/or Area 51 which could be used for these tests? And why use the Pacific Ocean which is a migratory haven for our food supply and valuable marine life – including those that migrate along the Pacific Coast? And if this Navy project is approved and the health of the citizens, marine, or wildlife is threatened, who will be held responsible for this action and its negative consequences? The EIS does not give the public standing to say no to this project or the consequences of being used as guinea pigs during the testing. In addition, the EIS does not state how long the testing process will last – providing us with the information that once implemented testing could be conducted forever in these areas. I am requesting, under the freedom of information act, answers to the above questions, listings of the chemicals used and their exact harm to the public, animals, marine life, water supplies, trees, agriculture, and soils. This includes information on whether or not depleted uranium, red and white phosphorus, weather modification and mitigation chemicals will be used, whether or not atmospheric testing will occur along with aviation over-flights and bombing runs. Will sonic booms rattle our homes and low flights of planes shake our houses and wake us up at night? I am also requesting complete documentation and information on Electronic Combat Training and how it will impact human health. Noise and electronic levels should also be made public. My freedom of information act request also includes the following questions: 1) Will aluminum coated fiberglass be used (CHAFF) and how many pounds will be released each year?
2) What are the health effects of Chaff particulates on humans, wildlife, soil and water? Please provide a study on these human and wildlife health effects. 3) Will weather modification or mitigation programs be initiated during the Navy program? If so, what chemicals will be used in this program?
4) Will jets be allowed to fly at heights that leave persistent jet contrails that exacerbate global warming and change our climate (NASA Studies)? What impact will these programs have on California climate? 5) A complete listing of jet fuels to be used (+ additives), and the components of said jet fuel with information on the number of chemicals released and their impact on human health, agriculture, soils, water supplies, and wildlife. (Include JP-8, JP-10, and other new experimental jet fuels. The Jet Emissions report is available online at the EPA Website: http://www.epa.gov/oms/regs/nonroad/aviation/r99013.pdf)
6) A complete study of depleted uranium showing human health and animal health effects.
7) A complete study of the health effects of the compounds listed in Table 3.3-5 Page 3.3-11 and definitions of RDX and HMX (use and toxicity).
8) Toxicity of Red and White Phosphorus – humans, wildlife, soils, water supplies, marine life.
9) A complete listing of the propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics, chemical and riot agents, and smoke canisters (type of smoke and toxicity) is requested. And a complete listing of ground-based and atmospheric obscurants which will be used in these programs and their toxicity.
10) How much money will Washington, Oregon, California and Idaho be reimbursed for hazardous waste disposal and other toxic site clean-up from the Navy and the Department of Defense? It is requested that the reimbursement be 100% if this program is initiated. 11) A complete listing and studies of the synergistic effects of all chemicals used in the Navy program with associated health effects. This includes cumulative and synergistic effects as well.
12) Studies of the synergistic effects of project chemicals on bioaccumulation in fish and other marine food supplies.
13) Will northern California Maxwell MOAs ( Military Operation Areas 1, 2 & 3), be used in this Navy Project? If yes, what will be the actions taken over these area by all branches of the military?
14) What effects will bomb blasts in the Pacific Ocean be on the San Andres and other California earthquake faults? A rough study of the EIS leads one to believe that the Navy and the Department of Defense intends to leave behind a toxic pea soup of chemicals and other toxins in their wake, along with the human health effects and dead marine life. Many areas of California, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho would be contaminated from these experiments through airborne and water migration across these regions. It also appears that nothing would be spared in testing weapons of war on the public (with the Nevada Test Site and Area 51 available for much of this testing and the Atlantic Ocean also available near Washington, D.C.). It appears that these Western States will be sacrificed for building and testing more weapons of mass destruction. Remember that sacrificing California, Washington, Oregon and Idaho is just the beginning…your state will be next. I am requesting that the State of California be excluded from this Navy project. Citizens in all four states should say “no” to this proposed project and others like it. Contract your elected representatives today and let them know how you feel about this project. We are appealing to Congressman Mike Thompson, Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein to delay this project, allow more time for public comment, hold hearings in Mendocino County and hold hearings in other northern California counties, and to eventually oppose allowing California to become part of this costly, toxic warfare project. END For more information and copy of the U.S. Navy Environmental Impact Statement (EIS): www.nwtrangecomplexeis.com Comment Form: http://www.nwtrangecomplexeis.com/NtrcCommentForm.aspx http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/02/navy_plan_to_increase_warfare.html
Respectfully,
Rosalind Peterson Agriculture Defense Coalition February 20 National Suicide ImminentIS THIS PRESIDENT NUTS OR WHAT: NATIONAL SUICIDE IMMINENT
By Frosty Wooldridge Last year, George Bush by executive order started the importation of 1,000 Sunni and Shia Muslims into the USA every month. Consequently, we imported 12,000 Iraqi refugees. Those same refugees have fought and killed one another in Iraq for the last 1,000 years. That same executive order jumped those import numbers to 19,000 refugees in 2009. In the past week, President Barack Obama signed another $20.3 million bill to import Palestinians from war-torn Palestine. It might be appreciated that Muslims loathe Jews as a cultural paradigm. What can go wrong when we allow hundreds of thousands of people who have been, as Mark Steyn said, "marinated" in a "sick death cult," who voted for Hamas, and 55 percent of whom support suicide bombings live here and at the American taxpayers' expense." Obama signed the "presidential determination" which allows hundreds of thousands of Palestinians with ties to Hamas to resettle in the United States on January 27, 2009 and appeared in the Federal Register on February 4, 2009. Capitol Hill gave zero attention to an order that provides a free ticket supplements with housing and food allowances to individuals who have displayed their overwhelming support of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the parliamentary election of January 2006. Already, we import 100,000 legal immigrants every 30 days. We tolerate 100,000 illegal criminal aliens every 30 days into America whereby we pay $346 billion annually (Source; Edwin Rubenstein, National Research Center thesocialcontract.com) for their transport, housing, food, spending money, transportation, medical and educational costs. But to import violently angry Shia and Sunni refugees along with Hamas suicide bombers from Gaza illustrates how totally bizarre and out of touch Obama proves in his actions—along with a somnolent Congress. We will not survive the coming ethnic conflict in our country. We will fall and crack into more pieces than Humpty Dumpty. The coming race riots will make Rodney King and Watts look like first grade garden parties. Please refer once again to a prophetic speech by Colorado Governor Lamm, "How to Destroy America": "We could make the United States another 'Hispanic Quebec' without much effort. The key is to celebrate diversity rather than unity. As Benjamin Schwarz said in the Atlantic Monthly: "The apparent success of our own multi-ethnic and multi-cultural experiment might have been achieved not by tolerance but by hegemony. Without the dominance that once dictated ethnocentrically and what it meant to be an American, we are left with only tolerance and pluralism to hold us together." Two weeks before the Federation of American Immigration Reform Conference, Muslim students at San Francisco State University charged a student-run Republican voting table. They knocked it over and threatened to blow up the place. One Muslim woman vowed to become a bomber martyr. They did not respect our Republican form of government where each of us is afforded our rights to free speech. Ironically, these are American Muslim student citizens. Apparently, they didn't realize that they live in America. Fox News journalist Joshua Rhett Miller reported last week, "Muzzammil Hassan, right, founder of Bridges TV, was charged with murder in the beheading of his wife, Aasiya Hassan, left, in Orchard Park, N.Y. "The estranged wife of a Muslim television executive feared for her life after filing for divorce last month from her abusive husband, her attorney said" and was found beheaded Thursday in his upstate New York television studio. "Aasiya Z. Hassan, 37, was found dead on Thursday at the offices of Bridges TV in Orchard Park, N.Y., near Buffalo. Her husband, Muzzammil Hassan, 44, has reportedly been charged with second-degree murder." "She was very much aware of the potential ramification of her filing for divorce might have," said attorney Elizabeth DiPirro, whose law firm, Hogan Willig, represented Aasiya Hassan in the divorce proceeding. "But she wanted to proceed despite the potential for it to erupt." "DiPirro said the couple had "physical confrontations off and on" for their entire eight-year marriage that had recently escalated to death threats. The grounds for divorce were "cruel and inhuman treatment," DiPirro said, referring to multiple prior incidents of abuse. She declined to elaborate. "We were worried about the situation becoming volatile," DiPirro said. It might be noted that Mr. Hassan attempted to show the softer, gentler side of Islam to U.S. audiences. However, it appears his passion got the best of him. Under Sharia Law, he would not be charged. Hassan represents dozens of "Honor Killings" in the USA in the last few years as Islamic immigrants gain greater numbers. Lamm continued, "I would encourage all immigrants to keep their own language and culture. I would replace the melting pot metaphor with the salad bowl metaphor. It is important to ensure that we have various cultural sub-groups living in America reinforcing their differences rather than as Americans, emphasizing their similarities." "Fourth, I would make our fastest growing demographic group the least educated. I would add a second underclass, unassimilated, undereducated and antagonistic to our population. I would have this second underclass have a 50 percent dropout rate from high school." "My sixth plan for America's downfall would include dual citizenship and promote divided loyalties. I would celebrate diversity over unity. I would stress differences rather than similarities. Diverse people worldwide are mostly engaged in hating each other—that is, when they are not killing each other. A diverse, peaceful or stable society is against most historical precedent. People undervalue the unity it takes to keep a nation together. Look at the ancient Greeks: "The Greeks believed that they belonged to the same race; they possessed a common language and literature; and they worshipped the same gods. All Greece took part in the Olympic Games." Lamm continued, "Next to last, I would place all subjects off limits—make it taboo to talk about anything against the cult of 'diversity'. I would find a word similar to 'heretic' in the 16th century—that stopped discussion and paralyzed thinking. Words like 'racist' or 'xenophobe' halt discussion and debate." With this latest executive order, America stands in the cross hairs of its own beheading brought on by its own presidents and blatantly thick Congress. February 19 Rothschild Agents Take 10 Key Posts
Rothschild Agents Take 10 Key Posts By Michael Collins Piper http://www.americanfreepress.net/html/rothschild_agents_168.html OUR GREATEST FOUNDING FATHER and first president, George Washington, probably wouldn’t be ready to celebrate his birthday on Feb. 22 if he were alive today. Having led the 13 colonies to independence from the British Empire in 1783, following the course of a difficult eight-year struggle by those freedom-loving American colonists who followed him, Washington (who lived from 1732 to 1799) would most assuredly be appalled to see that the liberties achieved from the American Revolution are now being flagrantly defied by a number of figures who populate the upper ranks of the administration of Barack Obama. ### Cartel Drug Violence in Reynosa, 12 Dead
As many as 12 die in Reynosa violence http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/Border_bridges_shut_down_after_violence.html REYNOSA, Mexico — Running gunbattles between federal security officials and drug gang members left about a dozen people dead here Tuesday. A statement from the Mexican government said seven security officers and five gunmen had been killed. However, witnesses said a pair of middle school students attempting to flee the violence also were killed. One estimate said 15 people — all civilians caught in the crossfire — were wounded. Gangland violence in this border city Tuesday left 10 people dead and 15 wounded. Among the victims were two middle school students killed while running across a park to safety. Local media reported that the dead included five federal police officers, five alleged gunmen and two middle school students shot while running across a park to safety. All of the injured were civilians who were caught in the crossfire. Neither the federal police nor the Defense Ministry immediately released information about what was behind the shootouts, but they largely were blamed on gangsters taking aim at federal security forces. The gunfights came as northern Mexican protesters — angry about job losses, diesel fuel prices and military presence in their towns — caused the shutdown of international bridges along the border from Brownsville to Laredo for the third time in three weeks. Mexican officials speculated that the protesters may have been paid by gangsters. The firefights, which reportedly involved automatic weapons and grenades, began when police stopped a vehicle at a checkpoint near an elementary school in an upscale neighborhood of Reynosa, according to news reports and witnesses at the scene. That set off running gunbattles in six different parts of the city, with gangsters commandeering vehicles and using them to block intersections. “There were grenades, I heard them,” said 27-year-old Roger Olivarez, an engineer standing with other residents outside their bullet-ridden neighborhood. “You’d hear shots, then two, three seconds later explosions.” Olivarez said the gunfire went on for more than an hour, and he waited it out crouching in the room farthest back from the street. His car, a 1978 Chevrolet Impala, was shot through the windows and all four tires were flat. Bullets had shattered the window of a small corner restaurant and left holes in buildings along his street. Arturo Ramirez, 25, said he had witnessed his second round of violence in two years in the city and was getting accustomed to the scene of people running into homes and shops for cover. He pulled a bullet casing out of his pocket — his souvenir. Olivarez said the violence had to stop. “I’m kind of scared and kind of angry at the insecurity we’re in right now,” he said. “It’s too dangerous to go out at night. Last year they had curfews, and tonight I’m afraid to go to work.” As he spoke, two bullet-pocked Escalades were towed from the scene. One shootout occurred around the corner from a strip mall and an H-E-B supermarket. As of late afternoon, two bodies — believed to be gunmen— had not yet been moved from the scene. Both had been inside a late-model Expedition. that was completely shot out. An arsenal had been retrieved that included machine guns and U.S.-made grenade launchers. In another neighborhood, federal police blocked access to homes and businesses. “If you look around, people are scared,” said 40-year-old Antonio Cortez, who had just returned from living in Kentucky and was working in a restaurant. Reynosa Mayor Oscar Luebbert echoed those concerns. “The situation is very critical,” Reynosa Mayor Oscar Luebbert told Mexico’s Radio Formula. “The whole population is very alarmed.” An industrial hub that’s home to many U.S.-owned factories, Reynosa is considered the territory of the Gulf Cartel drug-smuggling organization and its assassins, the Zetas. Mexican officials dismissed the protesters as paid for by the gangsters. “There are reasons to believe this deals with the Gulf Cartel and the Zetas,” Natividad Gonzalez, governor of Nuevo Leon state, which includes Monterrey, told reporters. “We are facing a clear challenge by organized crime groups against society and the government.” The protesters gathered on the Mexican side of bridges opposite Los Indios, Pharr, Rio Grande City, Roma, and Laredo, shortly before 9 a.m., Customs and Border Protection spokesman Felix Garza said. The Laredo bridge was closed the longest — about six hours. The protesters, many of them women and children, carried banners saying, “The people are hungry. We want jobs. Stop the rise of basic products,” and, “(President) Felipe Calderón, stop governing by military, instead lower fuel prices and produce jobs,” according to Mexican news reports. U.S. officials didn’t close their side of the bridge. But after reports of gunfire on the Mexican side, police on the U.S. side called for reinforcements out of fear the violence could spill across the border. Express-News staff writer Lynn Brezoksy reported from Reynosa. Houston Chronicle staff writer Dudley Althaus reported from Mexico City.
February 18 Border Rancher's Victory Against MALDEF Lawsuit
IRLI Successfully Defends Border Residents Right to Protect Their Property SOURCE Immigration Reform Law Institute (Feb 18th, 2009) TUCSON, Ariz. and WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a major setback for the illegal alien advocacy network's strategy of legal intimidation, a federal jury in Tucson has rejected nearly all of the substantive claims brought by illegal alien advocacy group Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) against Arizona rancher Roger Barnett. Earlier, on February 10, federal district judge John M. Roll threw out related conspiracy complaints against his wife Barbara and his brother Donald Barnett, and dismissed the claims brought by ten illegal aliens who did not testify in court. |
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