Posted on 02/11/2009 2:04:46 PM PST by WOBBLY BOB
Watch Brian Ross’ full report tonight on Nightline at 11:30 p.m. ET.
Kidnapping Capital of the U.S.A.
Washington Too Concerned With al Qaeda Terrorists to Care, Officials Say
By BRIAN ROSS, RICHARD ESPOSITO and ASA ESLOCKER
February 11, 2009—
In what officials caution is now a dangerous and even deadly crime wave, Phoenix, Arizona has become the kidnapping capital of America, with more incidents than any other city in the world outside of Mexico City and over 370 cases last year alone. But local authorities say Washington, DC is too obsessed with al Qaeda terrorists to care about what is happening in their own backyard right now.
“We’re in the eye of the storm,” Phoenix Police Chief Andy Anderson told ABC News of the violent crimes and ruthless tactics spurred by Mexico’s drug cartels that have expanded business across the border. “If it doesn’t stop here, if we’re not able to fix it here and get it turned around, it will go across the nation,” he said.
Watch the report tonight on World News with Charles Gibson at 6:30 p.m. ET. [snip]
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6848672&page=1
Wake Up America!
It’s later than you/we think!
“Later Than We Think” Ping...
I saw this earlier today. What’s left to say? We’ve complained about the crime illegals commit. We’ve complained about gangs. We’ve complained about the stress on communities, schools, and medical centers.
In reaction both sides try to legalize the treachery, with no pretense of putting even a small dent in it during the process.
On this matter, I am furious with Bush. I focus on him because the man had a Republican Congress, and didn’t have the slightest clue what to do with it.
I expect Democrats to do things that are destructive to our nation. I simply cannot accept, that my side has decided to join them.
Expletives deleted!
I’m glad I was able to be here to offer an ear to listen...
Other than that, I don’t know what more we can do. We use NumbersUSA, my Sherrif spends time testifying to Congressional committees, we’ve written letters to everyone in Washington. Shoot, we even sent our Governor to take over DHS.
Maybe I’ll join you in deleting some expletives.
Molon Labe!
I agree, but who said any of those DC dims have any common sense solutions.
I think we’re going to need an extra room Ethel... (those expletives are going to pile up)
LOL
Is this why Obambi is coming to Arizona next week?
I think McCain represents this state.....
Does this tell anyone anything...
How could he have taken care of the US when he can’t even take care of Az. Just goes to show what the RNC gave us to vote for.
I did vote for McCain, but because he was my only choice.
This is a little strange because I live in the Phoenix area and haven’t heard a word about this. <<<
You won’t hear about most of them, maybe to keep the rest of the crooks from having a try at it.
If you will listen to the police scanner, you will hear of them almost daily, and they are never in the news.
I hear of a lot of kidnappings in Denver and Las Vegas, the scanners that I listen too every day.
There may be one near you on this site:
http://co.scanamerica.us/index.php
Or do a google search for:
listen to police scanner on the internet
You can add the name of your town to the above search.
On the scanner you will hear many gang wars, riots and other incidents that we should be aware of and never hear a word about.
I betcha the mexicans are going to start pitching for a gang/drug bailout from obama. They will use the same scare tactics the bankers used against his cowardly stinking butt....
Meeester Presidente obama, if jew don givus moneeeey, jew weeel turn a crysiiiiis to a castastrofia!!!
Mexico’s drug war creates new class of refugees
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-asylum4-2009mar04,0,1751265.story
Relevant-news bump
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