BP Data Contradicts Napolitano's Testimony That U.S. Has Effective Control of Borders

CNSNews.com) -- Data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a division of the Department of Homeland Security, contradicts testimony that Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano gave the House Homeland Security Commmittee on Wednesday in which she said that the U.S. government had secured “effective control of the great majority” of the both the northern and southern borders.

According to the data that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has provided to CNSNews.com, as of Sept. 30, 2010 (the end of fiscal year 2010), the U.S. government had established “effective control” of only about 44 percent (873 miles) of the 1,994-mile-long southwest border and only about 2 percent (69 miles) of the approximately 4,000 mile-long northern border.

Border miles under “effective control” is a metric the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) uses in its annual performance reports to measure the success of the Border Patrol.

As defined by DHS, a mile of the border is under the “effective control” of the government “when the appropriate mix of personnel, equipment, technology and tactical infrastructure has been deployed to reasonably ensure that when an attempted illegal entry is detected, the Border Patrol has the ability to identify, classify and respond to bring the attempted illegal entry to a satisfactory law enforcement resolution.”

In other words, a border mile under “effective control” is a place on the border where the U.S. government can be “reasonably” expected to intercept an illegal crosser.

Despite the CBP data showing that as of Sept. 30, 2010 only 44 percent of the U.S. Mexico border and only 2 percent of the U.S.-Canada border was under “effective control,” Napolitano told the House Homeland Security panel on Wednesday: “Well, I think in terms of manpower, technology, infrastructure, we have effective control over the great majority of both borders particularly at the ports and then we are using manpower and new technology to help us between the ports.”

“It is a project that is never-ending,” Napolitano told the committee. “We are relentless in it. We recognize that when you are a country as large as ours with the kind of land borders we have that you’re never going to seal those borders. That is an unrealistic expectation.”

“But I would say my top priority in terms of effective control is the Tucson sector of the southwest border,” she said.

Napolitano’s comments were in response to a question from Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Tex.), whose district lies on the border, who asked her to provide the percentage of both of the U.S. land borders that the U.S. government had under control.

After Napolitano's testimony, CBP and DHS did not return calls from CNSNews.com seeking comment on the contrast between Napolitano’s claim to the congressional committee that the government had "effective control over the great majority of both borders" and CBP’s assessment that as of Sept. 30, the government had “effective control” over only 44 percent of the southern border and 2 percent of the northern.

The Border Patrol, a division of the CBP, is responsible for securing a total of 8,607 miles of the U.S. border. This includes all 1,994 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border, approximately 4,000 miles of the U.S.-Canada border, plus sectors of coastline in the Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Last October, a CBP spokesperson told CNSNews.com that as of Sept. 30, 2010, Border Patrol, had established “effective control” over 1,107 miles (about 13 percent) of the 8,607 miles it is responsible for securing.

Among the 1,107 miles under “effective control,” 69 miles are on the U.S.-Canada border, 165 miles are in the coastal sectors covered by the Border Patrol, and 873 are on the U.S.-Mexico border.

That means the U.S. government did not have “effective control” of about 56 percent percent of the 1,994-mile-long U.S.-Mexico border or about 98 percent of the approximately 4,000-mile-long northern border.

When CNSNews.com asked Rep. Farenthold if he agreed with Napolitano that the majority of both U.S. borders was under “effective control,” he expressed doubt.

“I think that if we had effective control of both borders we wouldn’t see the level of drugs getting in this country that we do,” the border congressman told CNSNews.com. “So, I’d say we don’t have the level of control that we need to have both in fighting the war on drugs and the war on terror.”

“It’s hard to believe you have control of the borders when you see the proliferation of drugs in this country,” he added. “It’s clear that there are good paths to get drugs into this country and my fear is that those same paths can be exploited by terrorists to bring people and the tools of terrorism into this country. So it’s an ongoing effort. I think they think they’ve got the best level of control they can, but it’s something that can always be improved.”

Also today's NAFBPO M3 Foreign news report.

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El Universal (Mexico) 2/9/2011

Fox: Venezuela Facilitates Drug Trafficking

(Santiago, Dominican Republic) Former President of Mexico, Vicente Fox Quesada, said that Colombia still produces narcotics and that “Venezuela continues to facilitate drug trafficking.” He spoke after meeting with entrepreneurs and tobacco processors, was honored by the mayor and also received an honorary doctorate from the university. Fox also launched criticisms against the Venezuelan leader, Hugo Chavez, and argued that “it seems that there is an association between the agent and South American drug cartels, because that’s what happens when we lose the compass of democracy.” He believes that the violence in Mexico can be ended by decriminalizing drugs. Portugal 10 years ago decriminalized drug use, and studies show a 25% reduction in drug use. Meanwhile, Venezuela denied by its ambassador in the Dominican Republic, Alfredo Murga, the accusations of former president against Chavez.

http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/183507.html

===Same source===

La Hora (Guatemala) 2/9/2011

A New War in Guatemala’s Northern Jungles

In this area of the jungle of northern Guatemala, inhabited mostly by poor families of Mayan Indians, the Army has declared a war against a powerful Mexican drug cartel known as Los Zetas. The area of Alta Verapaz, a key transit point for South American cocaine into the United States, was until recently a feared place where members of Los Zetas operated quietly in the streets of villages and cities without fear of being made by law. But on 19 December, the government of President Alvaro Colom imposed a state of emergency (martial law) in the area and sent 300 extra troops to try to restore the rule of law in this troubled area, near the Mexican border. In little over a month of operations, the military has earned the trust of the population. For now, it seems that the Zetas have left, abandoning their weapons in the jungle. The Government extended the emergency for 30 days, hoping to preserve the calm that returned, although it is possible that the Zetas are just lurking, waiting for a chance to try to resume their activities in this area.

http://www.lahora.com.gt/notas.php?key=80995&fch=2011-02-09 ______________________

Finally a ‘hero’ of Ciudad Juárez 2/9/2011

Alvaro Sandoval, 50-year-old man who last month put to death three criminals with guns who robbed his home in Puerto Palomas, was killed Tuesday evening. The gunmen also killed his wife. A heavily armed group raided his home, locked the daughter in the bathroom, and then executed the parents.

http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/743496.html ______________________

La Voz de la Frontera (Mexico) 2/9/2011

Outbreak of anger at Checkpoint

(Mexicali) The organization called ‘Angels without Borders’ demonstrated outside the international border as part of pro-immigrant march. It was peaceful until one protester, who claimed to be a resident of the U.S., crossed into the U.S. and was caught by U.S. officers This caused the demonstrators to become angry ad throw rocks until one of the leaders calmed them down.

http://www.oem.com.mx/lavozdelafrontera/notas/n1958997.htm ______________________

La Prensa (Nicaragua) 2/9/2011

Managua neighborhoods plagued by garbage

Illegal dumps in neighborhoods of this waterfront capital city are found in every single residential neighborhood. Some have existed as long as 10 years, and are creating problems. In one, so many come to dump that not a single vehicle can pass on the street. About 175,000 tons of domestic waste are produced each year in the city. The amount of waste collected by the city of Managua is less than that generated by the population.

http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2011/02/09/nacionales/51599 ______________________

El Colombiano (Colombia) 2/9/2011

Members of Gang ‘Los Triana’ Arrested

A joint operation of the U.S. DEA, National Police, Prosecutor’s gang unit, and municipal police conducted 57 raids in Medellín and another city. There were 20 arrested, including 5 municipal police officers which provided information to the gang and also a ringleader of the gang. Seizures included 5500 lbs of cocaine, 7 firearms, 30 million pesos (US $15,900) in cash, and 4 kilos of marijuana.

http://tinyurl.com/4tl2hfg ______________________

Violence notes from various sources

Cd. Juarez: Body found on street; shot 187 times. Tijuana: Body found in vacant lot; shot multiple times.

Rosarito: Man kidnapped Tuesday night. Cd. Juarez: Gunmen kill man in wheelchair. Pachuca, Hidalgo: Three of four kidnapped Federal Police rescued. Cd. Juarez: Fourteen killed by cartel on Saturday, in 4 separate incidents. Guatemala: Five killed by gunmen. Honduras: Four gunned down in northern part of the country.

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Blog del Narco:

Querétaro: A confidant of ‘El Chapo’ Guzman caught; on US most wanted list.

Monterrey: Clashes between Mexican military and cartel; no known injuries. Torreon: Cartel hits TV station, kills engineer and steals equipment. Tepic, Nayarit: Police shootout with cartel; 1 gunman dead; cartel safe house seized. San Luis Potosi: Tuesday attacks on police headquarters ; now have photos.

Domestic News – United States

ATF stonewalling highlights importance of getting answers under oath-Arizona -and about Agent Brian Terry’s murder http://tinyurl.com/67uxepm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Border Patrol Data Contradicts Napolitano’s Testimony That U.S. Has ‘Effective Control of the Great Majority’ of Both Northern and Southern Borders http://tinyurl.com/6a2qqke ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Man claims Mexican gunmen pushed him to smuggle machine gun http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/pushed-122600-gun-smuggle.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Border Patrol Agents seize more than a ton of marijuana-Texas http://tinyurl.com/6zbrxph ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Man gets 10 years in prison for role in drug smuggling (Canadian border)-New York http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20110209/NEWS05/302099960 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Want to practice your illegal alien smuggling skills? There’s an app for that http://tinyurl.com/5vsd2vq ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ALSO:

U.S. Army sees drug war in Mexico Could Take Over Government

Organized crime has the potential to take control of the government in
Mexico, which is a concern for the United States, said the undersecretary of the Army, Joseph W. Westphal. “It’s not only drugs and illegal immigrants. This is the potential of a government decision that is right on our border, the U.S. official said in a speech at the University of Utah. The second most important man in the U.S. Army, states that in future the U.S. military would be fighting the “insurgents” not in the Middle East but in Mexico. In the last year, the U.S. government has issued 14 security alerts in 12 states in Mexico to warn their citizens about the increasing violence, mainly from the fight against organized crime. The states that have received alerts are Baja California, Sinaloa, Chihuahua, Durango, Coahuila, Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, Jalisco, Nayarit, Colima, Michoacan and Guerrero.

http://correo-gto.com.mx/notas.asp?id=208709

Highlights of Undersecretary of the Army, Joseph W. Westphal’s lecture in English:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705366124/Army-of-the-future-in-transition-focus-may-be-Mexico.html?s_cid=rss-5

El Imparcial (Mexico) 2.8/2011

U.S. gives Mexico X-ray Equipment for Anti-drug Fight

The U.S. has given Mexico, as part of the Merida Initiative, eight vehicles with backscatter x-ray ”that lets you scan and discreetly look into passenger vehicles, containers and rail cars to detect explosives, drugs and people smuggling. ”These teams are modernized and improve border security at land, sea and air, detecting and reducing the flow of illegal goods while facilitating legitimate trade and travel opportunities,” said the U.S. embassy. The embassy reported that so far the U.S. has given more than $ 364 million in equipment and training and is expected to end 2011 having channeled an additional 500 million dollars. The 8 trucks have a value of 8 million and are the last of a total of 11.

http://www.elimparcial.com/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Nacional/08022011/
495761.aspx

http://m3report.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/january-sees-an-increased-perception-of-insecurity/

In a typical lack of foresight, Bush II capitulated to the forward thinking Bolsheviks in the Democrat Party and set up the “Office of Homeland Security”.

Like idiots, a lot of conservatives, thinking only of the moment, supported this. I was one of them.

Now, with the Bolsheviks in charge, we can see what their REAL plans for this agency are - and it has very little to do with border control or fighting Islamic Terrorists which they still refuse to identify by name.

The purpose of this agency is CONTROL OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. And they are marching relentlessly ahead with that agenda using our tax dollars against us. They are funding these intrusive, insulting, obscene and flawed body searches at the airports. They are pouring massive amount of money - far beyond any real threat at present from Muslim terrorists, into expanded and hardened Emergency Management Facilities in every county in the nation. And they are concerned about “domestic” terrorists.

When the mental and physical midget who runs this department took over she IDENTIFIED whom she considered real security threats from the perspective of domestic terrorism and it wasn’t Muslims.

Remember? Links to that were posted in this forum.

And who were they?

VETERANS. Pro-second Amendment supporters. Anti-abortion activists. Anti-globalists. Anti- environmentalist wackos.

The Department of Homeland Security has become a soft version of the Gestapo, ready to move into action as soon as the man in the Oval Office gets his Domestic Security Force (remember them?) ready to move into those hardened facilities.

“But she has either been compromised or has a future payday for her actions.”

I think she was always one of them.

The Obama regime is run by a bunch of dysfunctional morons and radical leftists.

And many of Obama’s flaws have roots in the incompetency of his three predecessors.

Case in point, James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National “Intelligence”. Clapper was appointed as Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence under Bush II. He was appointed as Director of Intelligence by Obama. Some time ago, Clapper was the guy who was taken totally by surprise when questioned about an Islamic attack in London

http://billionaires.forbes.com/article/0cHG5oVakE3zQ

Most recently, when questioned by Congress about the Muslim Brotherhood, he stated it was a Secular Organization and eschewed support for Islamist radicals and was a peaceful umbrella group of various organizations (Guess he felt they were like the Boy Scouts). In the same Congressional Inquiry, the head of the FBI, in what must have been an embarrassing moment for both of them, corrected him. Later his office issued a retraction and restatement of Clapper’s original comments. Mr. Clapper is a veteran and a great American, but OBVIOUSLY, he is no longer up to speed on his job.

Just now, in the most serious international crisis of the year so far, we have Hillary Clinton saying Mubarak’s administration is stable and will survive.

We have heard Joe Biden most recently refer to the 30 year “President” as “not a dictator”.

We have Obama running all over the map on this subject.

This guy Obama is not only a socialist, he is naive, self-centered, egotistical University elitist who is utterly incapable of governing Deadwood, South Dakota, let alone a nation as big as the U.S.

Since Reagan left office, America has been afflicted with an unending series of mediocrities in the White House presiding over the collapse of our southern borders, the devastation of our job market, the utilization of America as a dumping ground for expensive, cheaply made, dangerous foreign goods, the erosion of our status world-wide, and the infiltration of every facet of our government and the infiltration of our society by a philosophical menace dedicated to the destruction of western civilization.

America has been in trouble before, and each time a savior arose in our hour of need. We dearly need one now.

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