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“Study of North American Integration and Canada's Role in the Light of New Security Challenges”

Tuesday, November 27, 2001

Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman.

My name is Stephen Flynn. I am a Senior Fellow with the National Security Studies Program at the Council on Foreign Relations. The Council on Foreign Relations is a non-governmental, non-partisan think-tank with offices in New York and Washington.

It is privilege for me to be here today to testify on the vital issue of securing an open border between our two countries in the wake of the tragic events of September 11(keep borders open in spite of common sense)

countries should be embracing universal biometric travel identification cards that include electronic scanning of fingerprints, eye retina or iris information. (use unconstitutional biometric tracking devises in lieu of securing our border)

Inspectors and investigators will continue to play a critical role in the timely detection and interception of anomalies. To be effective, however, a serious effort must be made to improve their pay, staffing numbers, and training, and to push them beyond the border itself into common bilaterlal or multilateral international inspection zones. (diminish sovereignty)

Ultimately getting border management right must not be about constructing barricades to fend off terrorists. (in spite of the fact that 80% if the American people want this)

Let me edit your excerpt correctly....

“Study of North American Integration and Canada's Role in the Light of New Security Challenges” (I thought the concern was Mexico)

Tuesday, November 27, 2001

(wow, this is recent) Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman.

My name is Stephen Flynn. I am a Senior Fellow with the National Security Studies Program at the Council on Foreign Relations. The Council on Foreign Relations is a non-governmental, non-partisan think-tank with offices in New York and Washington.

It is privilege for me to be here today to testify on the vital issue of securing an open border between our two countries in the wake of the tragic events of September 11. (Wow, this guy agrees with you that our borders are open. Of course, he's discussing Canada here, but I think that border is a security threat as well).

countries should be embracing universal biometric travel identification cards that include electronic scanning of fingerprints, eye retina or iris information. (Ummm, is there some context to this excerpt)

Inspectors and investigators will continue to play a critical role in the timely detection and interception of anomalies. To be effective, however, a serious effort must be made to improve their pay, staffing numbers, and training, and to push them beyond the border itself into common bilaterlal or multilateral international inspection zones. (hmmm, start funding our border security effort more effectively. This guy is as anti-American as they come)

Ultimately getting border management right must not be about constructing barricades to fend off terrorists.(This couldn't be more correct. A wall will not, and has never worked)

Thanks for the excerpt. You prove my point.