If you can help...
Posted on 09/02/2005 4:33:13 PM PDT by SwinneySwitch
SPECIAL DISASTER ALERT: The Minutemen Civil Defense Corps has started our "Secure Our Borders" operation EARLY to aid Border Patrol helping with Katrina relief... which means we need YOUR help NOW.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, more than 100 U.S. Border Patrol Agents have been reassigned from Arizona and New Mexico to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Already, CBP agents are en route to the affected area to provide security and law enforcement support during the evacuation of the Super Dome.
Minuteman Civil Defense Corps deployed volunteers to the border today in order to fill gaps in border security as the U.S. Border Patrol was reassigned to disaster relief duty.
Due to the mounting crisis, U.S. Border Patrol officers are being shifted away from their posts guarding the US-Mexico border to aid in the Hurricane Katrina disaster, leaving our country vulnerable to increased trafficking by illegal aliens and terrorists attempting to enter the U.S.
Martial Law has been declared in the disaster stricken areas, and the Border Patrol along with thousands of National Guard personnel have been mobilized to enforce the rule of law. As a result, we've decided to push up our launch date of our "Secure Our Borders" operation, which had been scheduled to begin in October, so that Minuteman volunteers can be immediately deployed to the southern border with Mexico to assist with border security.
According to a report from Homeland Security, the Bush administration ordered the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the federal agency charged with securing the border, to provide manpower, assets, and humanitarian support to Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts, which understandably has some border state residents nervous about the lack of border security.
We've requested that Minuteman volunteers and supporters aid in the effort by donating to worthy relief agencies, but we've also told volunteers to only travel to the area with authorized disaster assistance organizations to assist with any search and rescue or law enforcement duties. We're mobilizing volunteers RIGHT NOW to stand in the breach along our border -- a breach that has now opened wider, due to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
While the federal government is responding to the natural disaster and its aftermath of lawlessness and human suffering, we will assist by sending Minuteman volunteers to protect and defend our Border line in assistance to an already understaffed and embattled U.S. Border Patrol.
Our nation needs our help now more than ever, and we are prepared to serve honorably during a time of crisis.
WILL YOU HELP? While we certainly encourage donations to worthy relief organizations, NOW is the time when we need help in order to "pick up the slack" as more than 100 U.S. Border Patrol Agents have been reassigned from Arizona and New Mexico to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Click Here to help with your best contribution now!
We weren't expecting this sudden need. There's no way to plan for such a time as this -- but nevertheless, we MUST take action now. We can't leave our borders unprotected -- but having to start our operation early means we're having to start without having all of the funds in place that we planned for.
The Border Patrol Agents are headed for New Orleans, so we're headed for the Border. Can you help us in our efforts to "Secure Our Borders"? We need you NOW. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Chris Simcox, Founder Minuteman Civil Defense Corps
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Come north good men.
If you can help...
I gotta contribute---if not my time yet, some money. These guys are awesome---they're heroes.
No real surprise our government would move over 100 men from our southern border. Why can't they just admit they want people to just walk across illegally?
Can you believe that our government would relocate the Border Patrol?! I am very concerned that this is, in effect, an invitation to terrorists to walk across the border now that we are distracted and somewhat vulnerable. All we need is a suitcase bomb or biological attack.
Thank goodness for the Minutemen!
BTTT!
Real men (and women) BUMP to the top.
Don't you just know OBL is keeping close tabs on this. They're getting their ducks in a row and waiting for the best opportunity to hit where we're most ill prepared.
Protect our borders and coastlines from all foreign invaders!
Support our Minutemen Patriots!
Be Ever Vigilant ~ Bump!
bttt...
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