Posted on 07/17/2007 12:38:11 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
The FBI is investigating an alleged human smuggling operation based in Chaparral, N.M., that agents say is bringing "Iraqis and other Middle Eastern" individuals across the Rio Grande from Mexico.
An FBI intelligence report distributed by the Washington, D.C. Joint Terrorism Task Force, obtained by the Blotter on ABCNews.com, says the illegal ring has been bringing Iraqis across the border illegally for more than a year.
Border Patrol officials in the area said they were unaware of the specifics of the FBI's report, and federal prosecutors in New Mexico told ABCNews.com they had no current cases involving the illegal smuggling of Iraqis.
The FBI report, issued last week, says the smuggling organization "used to smuggle Mexicans, but decided to smuggle Iraqi or other Middle Eastern individuals because it was more lucrative." Each individual would be charged a fee of $20,000 to $25,000, according to the report.
The people to be smuggled would "gather at a house on the Mexican side of the border" and then cross the Rio Grande into the U.S., the report says.
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.abcnews.com ...
I don’t think for a moment that the FBI and CIA would get involved in smuggling terrorists into the country.
My sentiments exactly. Instead of fighting for their homeland and building up their own countries, a large part of the world wants to come here, relax and enjoy the blessings of America without having lifted a finger for either America or their own countries. See Mexico, Central America, Africa and the Middle East. Yet they cling to the very cultural traits that made their own countries dysfunctional. See my tagline.
A year? Yeah right, for years. Well kiddies, this will hurt... but it’s good for you to know.
http://www.milnet.com/So-Border-Security.html
http://www.jfednepa.org/mark%20silverberg/open_borders.html
http://www.jsharf.com/view/2007/07/interview_with_todd_bensman.html
Here’s some food for thought. I saw this posted on here awhile back...you might find it interesting:
“For a while now, and really, since shortly after the 2004 election, I have gotten emails from folks who say, “Bush forgot that you have to dance with the one that brung you.” They’ve been sending me that message for so long, on so many different issues, that I suspect Bush feels a little like a girl who is invited to a fancy ball - and proves to be excellent company for most of the night, despite being hated by many of the guests – but manages to fall out of step, at which point she is abandoned on the dance floor and told to find her own way home.
Betrayal is such a strong word; did he betray you, really?
—Did he protect us from the reach & province of the International Criminal Court? Yes.
—Did he keep us from the Kyoto mess that is currently tying up Europe? Yes.
—Did he create a workable alternative to Kyoto that other countries have embraced? Yes. Bet you didn’t know that!
—Have US Carbon Emissions decreased on his watch, without Kyoto? Yes.
—Did he submit a comprehensive energy plan that got killed by a weak congress? Yes.
—Has he lowered the deficit ahead of schedule in time of war? Yes. Even the NYTimes admits it!
—Did he cut taxes? Twice? Yes. And yes.
—Did he try to get the cuts made permanent? Yes. Congress dropped that ball.
—Did he stop government funding of EMBRYONIC stem cell research? Yes.
—Has he kept the promises he made as he held a dead cop’s shield before the Joint Houses? Yes.
—Did he go after the Taliban and AlQaeda in Afghanistan barely a month after 9/11? Yes.
—Has he been unflagging in his efforts to subdue terrorism, worldwide? Yes.
—Has be been the consistent voice for human liberty around the globe? Yes.
—After some serious missteps, is the surge working? Yes.
—Has he been a staunch friend to Israel, the only stable democracy in a frantic region? Yes.
—Did he end the farce of world-wide Arafat admiration? Yes
—Did he remove Saddam Hussein, whose state supported terrorists, from power? Yes.
—Did he invade Iraq at a time when the whole world believed Saddam had and “would use” WMD? Yes.
—Did he bring a much-maligned coalition with him? Yes. Some are still there.
—Did he liberate 50,000 people in keeping with the ideals of the 1998 Iraqi Liberation Act? Yes.
—Has he inspired the Iraqi people to finally believe enough in freedom to fight AlQaeda with us? YES!
—Has he figured out that a free and engaged Middle East makes America safer? Yes.
—Has he kept you safe since 9/11? So safe that you’ve almost forgotten to fear? Yes.
—Did he remove “the wall” between the CIA and the FBI? Yes.
—Did he go to the UN before invading Iraq? Yes.
—Did he tell the UN that the US would never ask permission to defend herself? Yes.
—Didd he inspire Libya to surrender it’s WMD without firing a shot? Yes.
—Did he appoint excellent SCOTUS and Federal Judges to the bench? Yes.
—Did he implement the NSA terrorist eavesdropping program? Yes.
—Did he immediately move to freeze assets and make terror funding more difficult? Yes.
—Did he reform Medicare? Yes.
—Did he reform Social Security to give you more power over your money? He tried. See Congress.
—Did he manage an economy thru recession, terror attack & war w/ consistent gains for over ten quarters? Yes.
—Has he kept unemployment between 5.5% and 4.4% for an impressive period? Yes.
—Does he say what he means and mean what he says? Yes.
—Did he try to address immigration last year, when the houses in his party? Yes.
—Does he support the second amendment? Yes.
—Does he support school vouchers and school choice? Yes.
—Did he sign the ban on Partial Birth Abortion? Yes. It went to court, but he signed it.
—Did he reverse Clinton’s intent to kill Reagan’s pro-life Mexico policy? Yes.
—Did he support the Defense of Marriage Act? Yes. That used to be vitally important to you.
—Did he expand the roles of faith-based organizations in social programs? Yes.
—Did he prosecute the white-collar criminals like Ken Lay who ran riot through the ‘90’s? Yes.
—Has he handled himself with enormous courage, dignity and grace in the face of world/media/hate? YES
—Is he a man with a creed before he’s anything else? Yes.
—Did he establish Health Savings accounts? Yes.
—Did he have the Border Patrol installing monitoring devices along the borders? Yes.
—Has he made mistakes? Yes. Some undeniable beauts.
—Has he been an imperfect president? Yes.
—Has he spent too much? Probably.
—Has he given you most of what you’ve wanted? Actually, looking at the list…yes!
—Has he dared to disagree with anyone to keep his principles, even you? Yes.
Has he really been your Judas? Has he really betrayed you?
Did he ever question your patriotism, or tell you you were a bad person? No, actually, he didn’t. Go read his remarks in context, instead of looking at one sentence blared at you by the very media you distrust. Be intellectually honest enough to admit that in this immigration controversy there are (sadly) some who are using fear to move their agenda, and there are some (only some, but they hurt us all) who reveal bigotry in their rants. You needn’t be offended if you can remember that there are those “somes” in every group; conservatives have no corner on perfection. You actually do have a choice as to how you receive what you hear, see and read, just as you have a choice as to how you receive a good, that is, with “open” or “closed” heart.
http://theanchoressonline.com/page/2/
I think you have Jesus and Bush mixed up.
I do not like the way this is pushed. Selling our nation and its sovereignty out is not forgivable.
It is an issue that spoils any thing else he has done. Security and sovereignty, the adherence to the US Constitution trump all.
I do not see bigotry here, I see very wary US Citizens who have been beseiged by an invasion of people illegally. Thats what I see. I see a Government that is more interested in another nations people, than the ones they swore to serve. Sorry, take the list up there and foist it at someone who will buy it.
I know what you mean... I would like my money and time back from the 2004 campaign :(
I started to slowly see the globalist plan shortly after that... it's a BIG shock at first, like being yanked into an Alice in Wonderland hole or something, but even more frightening.
Now I'm at the point of being able to joke about it :)
He gazed up at the enormous face. Forty years it had taken him to learn what kind of smile was hidden beneath the dark moustache. O cruel, needless misunderstanding! O stubborn, self-willed exile from the loving breast! Two gin-scented tears trickled down the sides of his nose. But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother.
I sat watching my cursor blink for a good two minutes trying to word my post in a way so as not to say something I shouldn't. After writing that previous sentence it tells me everything I need to know. Big Brother is Watching already.
I'm glad the government can't read my mind.
(Mind) Yet... lol! Until you get the chip!
Well... I'm not talking about Hillary.
God willing, I'll be dead before it's mandatory. :)
How does that line go? 'Do not not go qentle into that good night' The difference is, I'm not talking about getting old. ;
Carolyn
qentle, what the hell is qentle? I meant Gentle.
Fotflol!
The older she gets the more manly she looks.
Scary. And the more power she gets, the more evil I can see simmering under the surface.
Glad you caught it.
You're right, she's evil.
I hope you’re right. It sure seems like the plan is to alternate the Bushes and the Clintons forever.
Americans are tired of the Bushes and Clintons. Their time has passed.
Personally, I detest lettuce. And when any gets into the house by mistake and is leftover, I put it out, along with other edibles for the various animals who frequent my property - both wild ones and those belonging to my neighbors - and guess what NEVER gets eaten? It lays there and dries up under the spruce tree every time. I scrape it out of my tacos, when I go to Subway I order NO LETTUCE, etc. I guesss this contributes to my general low opinion of illegals.
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