Yeah, a new variation called, "Wag the Bird".
The news says 100 people have died from bird flew. According to the border patrol 18 people per day die in the USA at the hands of illegal aliens.
Yes, it's not inconceivable that the PTB would not like that known.
http://www.usborderpatrol.com/borderframe87.htm snip.... TODAY, we have nearly 11,000 criminals invading our country each and every night and the murder rate from them is over 18 dead each day and nothing is done.
And again, these millions of people flooding our southern border -- 11,000 a night -- are now being supported, and even funded, by al Qaeda and the Mexican drug cartels.
Gotta have a crisis, dontcha know? I suspect a sizeable number of folks in government are realizing that between doing nothing about border security and illegal immigration, speeding the pace of outsourcing and H1-Bs, and selling ports to countries where there is concern about links to nefarious dudes, that people are starting to wonder if the WOT is being taken seriously,or as an opportunity to power grab ( i.e., the steroid version of Clinton's 'its for the children' ).
Combine this with other data points such as Kelo and the pace of eminent domain seizures, the NAIS business, and other intrusions that would have had this forum screaming if it were being done during the Clinton years--it has all the makings of a very angry populace.
This might explain why all the renewed talk about gun control is popping up.