Posted on 08/24/2007 10:03:09 AM PDT by SirLinksalot
President Bush's top intelligence aide has confirmed that Iraqi terrorists have been captured coming into the United States from Mexico.
The confirmation comes from National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell, who talked about the situation in an interview with the El Paso Times recently.
"Coming up through the Mexican border is a path," McConnell said. "Now, are they doing it in great numbers? No, because we're finding them and we're identifying them and we've got watch lists and we're keeping them at bay."
But, he said, "There are numerous situations where people are alive today because we caught them (terrorists)."
Intelligence officials say the numbers and details of such situations are classified, but McConnell pointed as an example to Mahmoud Youssef Kourani, who entered the United States through Tijuana, Mexico, in 2001, and later pleaded guilty to helping raise money for Hezbollah, which has been designated by the U.S. government as a terrorist organization.
(Excerpt) Read more at worldnetdaily.com ...
Watch lists might work if they gave their real identities, but lists of Achmeds and Alis are useless when detainees just say “No hablo ingles” and appear to be Pablo.
Sorry but I don't accept Jorge's as being the only problem.
With our alleged Representative Republic (hint, it is not supposed to be a democracy) it is, what it is an abject failure of these idiots in Washington (for longer than Jorge has been in office) to do anything other than throw table scraps to their constituency, not that he is blameless rather this iteration of our useless ruling class that "we" (emphasis) "We " have allowed to BS the American masses to become apathetic. Realistically these buffoons (both sides) that are running for office are part of the problem and "We" latch on to one that sounds good and hope for the best.
Our continuing failure to address the real problems.
Congress has the power to hold people in contempt of congress, how about the people hold congress in contempt of the people, wouldn't that be novel.
Can't wait for the MSM headlines:
New York Times headline about this:
Newsweeks Headline:
CNN:
MSNBC:
(sound of cricket chirping)
How did they catch them without using their unloaded guns.
“And we have politicians that say the border isn’t a problem.”
And an Admin who have no problem lying to the American people. We’ll all pay dearly for their policies and inaction.
Obviously, the Feds have no idea who or how many people are in this country or our neighbor's, undetected. Or do they?
The President’s plan to send the US military to Mexico, helping them battle the Cartels, may be for another reason. In order to make his dream of a NAU come true, any nefarious groups within the perimeter would need to be eliminated. Just a thought.
More likely we pay the coyotes better than the terrorists do...
The terrorists pay $10K a head to be smuggled and may murder you...
We pay $100K per head and give you immunity.
I thought to Canada then US would be an easier route.
Its the ones we dont know about or havent caught that concern me.
Not that this isn’t news, but WND usually gets a lower mark of approval from me. I was about to bookmark this, and I just hate to use that as a source, though.
Given the length of the damn thing, no real choke points, basically it's wide open; I'd think that's wishful thinking.
Could be wrong.... But I still want the border locked down. We can't afford having any nasties getting through.
>>President Bush’s top intelligence aide has confirmed that Iraqi terrorists have been captured coming into the United States from Mexico<<
You see that Geraldo, now dont ever tell me that no terrorists are coming Mexico way.
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=hezbollah
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=hizballah
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=hizbullah
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“Mahdi Army trains with Hezbollah”
The Fourth Rail ^ | 8/21/2007 | Bill Roggio
Posted on 08/21/2007 2:21:50 PM PDT by Tennessean4Bush
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“Report: Hezbollah trained Iraqi fighters”
al Bawaba ^ | August 20 2007
Posted on 08/20/2007 2:32:06 PM PDT by knighthawk
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THANKS for the ping WestCoastGal:
from your link:
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Intelligence officials say the numbers and details of such situations are classified, but McConnell pointed as an example to Mahmoud Youssef Kourani, who entered the United States through Tijuana, Mexico, in 2001, and later pleaded guilty to helping raise money for Hezbollah, which has been designated by the U.S. government as a terrorist organization”
They have know this has been going on since at least 2001.
“McConnell said terrorists have been crossing the Southwest border, but the numbers and other details are classified, according to intelligence officials. He points to Mahmoud Youssef Kourani, whose case became public when he was tried in a U.S. court. Kourani, who entered the country through Tijuana, Mexico, in 2001, pleaded guilty to helping Hezbollah raise money in the Detroit suburb where he lived. Hezbollah has been designated by the United States as a terrorist organization.
http://www.elpasotimes.com/rds_archivesearch/ci_6683672
Duncan Hunter will get the fence built in six months when he becomes president.
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