Posted on 05/17/2005 9:24:08 AM PDT by Spiff
Web site told to stop encouraging harassment of Minuteman project
Associated Press May. 17, 2005 07:10 AM
An Internet company will force one of its Web site clients to stop encouraging harassment of the Minutemen project that cracks down on illegal immigrants along the Arizona border.
The Scottsdale-based Go Daddy Group said the Swarmtheminuteman.com site, which has been on the Web for less than one week, could face being shut down unless it complies.
Swarmtheminutemen.com reportedly is encouraging people to go into the desert border areas to blast their radios or bang pots and pans together in an effort to confuse and harass Minutemen volunteers. advertisement
The Web site also prompts site visitors to engage in activities such as sending repetitive anonymous e-mails and fax messages to the Minutemen, and other ideas to disrupt the project.
The Minutemen program has operated in Arizona as a private border enforcement group, relaying information about illegal border crossers to authorities.
Dozens of people from across the country went on patrol in April in a display that received international media attention, and project organizers said smaller operations were still continuing.
More than 60 Minuteman volunteers went back on patrol last weekend between Miller and Ash canyons and helped in the capture of 17 illegal immigrants Saturday night.
Gary Cole, operations manager for the Minutemen, said the organization has filed a complaint with the FBI about the web site but interference with border patrolling has been a minor annoyance so far.
"We ran an operation this weekend, a very successful one," Cole said.
Bet that sent the swarm off the deep end.
Follow the money.
I wonder if the Mexican people are beginning to realize that Americans are very agitated by the influx of illegals? I wouild imagine that many have been led to believe that they would be welcomed with open arms, since most of the time they have been. And the MSM sure isn't going to clue them in.
are these the same folks who went down to the border to MONITOR the Minutemen by laying back in lawn chairs and passing do-bee's around?
Seems like swarmtheminuteman.com is being swarmed itself - the website is unavailable.
The Minuteman Project is the best public service idea anyone has had in decades. I support their efforts 100% and hope to see the project expanded along our ENTIRE southern AND northern borders.
The Mexicans are bound and determined to take back the land won fair and square after the mexican war in 1848
Knock it off.
All I can say is "Remember the Alamo". We better remember it, because we're going to be re-living it at some point. The goal here is Reconquista. Even if it's not intentional, in a few more decades it will be defacto. Our south west will become part of Mexico, because there will be too many Mexicans there for us to stop it.
Wrong address. Go to www.swarmtheminutemen.com
Just giving the leftists something to whine about.
Have it pulled if you want.
They are very aware of it. I read the Mexico City papers, and occasionally papers from elsewhere in the country. Their interpretation of the situation is that Americans are greedy and selfish for not wanting to provide illegal Mexican immigrants with free health care, education, food stamps and subsidized Section 8 housing. Oh, and we are hateful racists.
ping
Beat me by about a minute!
I wonder if we could make a trade with Mexico - all of our retiring baby boomers for their illegals? How would that be for a trade-off - think they would take it?
I, for one would hate your proposal.
I have a client coming in - you can take over for a couple of hours!
OK, so here's a crazy (and admitedly stupid) question. Should we annex northern Mexico? Make it a federal territory, our labor laws wouldn't apply, it provides us with cheap manufacturing labor without the corruption of the Mexican Govt's involvement. Also access to raw materials. It dramatically improves the standard of living there. Illegals can go home to a decent life, we fine the hell out of people hiring illegals here. Tequilla prices plumet.
Fire away.
I ain't going to Mexico.
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