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WASHINGTON — Active-duty Marines, soldiers and some airmen will begin arriving at the southern border to perform logistical tasks Wednesday, one day before the expiration of Title 42. “The specific timeline for deployments is still being determined, however, the initial active-duty military personnel will be on the ground on or about May 10, 2023,” US Northern Command said in a statement. “The majority of active duty personnel will come from the US Army and US Marines, although a small number of US Air Force personnel will also deploy.” The troops will come from three battalion-size units — the 2nd Marine...

BISBEE — A Minuteman-built border fence planned for a local ranch cleared its final legal hurdle this week when a 30-day waiting period expired Thursday without any appeals filed to stop it. On Friday, however, the status of the project seemed unclear, with the Minutemen and the ranch owner offering conflicting reports on the fence’s progress. “We are very much moving forward,” Minuteman spokeswoman Connie Hair said. “They’ve got the architects, the contractor and the surveyor down there, they brought bulldozers out, and I am told they are beginning to prepare the ground.” But the owner of the land said...

At 6:00am this morning, Tuesday, the terrorist-imposed ultimatum on hostage soldier Corporal Gilad Shalit expired. There has been no official word since the deadline ran out, but statements released from Gaza indicate there would be no more talk regarding the soldier’s condition and fate. Terrorists demanded the release of over 1,000 prisoners held by Israel, but Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Defense Minister Amir Peretz and cabinet ministers rejected any form of negotiations with terrorists towards Shalit’s release. Olmert stated Israel would not capitulate to blackmail and extortion, with Interior Minister Ronnie Bar-On warning terrorists that they will pay an unprecedented...

Not long ago I saw a thread here on FR asking "How the AWB effected you?". Needless to say, the AWB had its effects, it removed freedom. For some it gave them an excuse to lash out against President Bush, because of doubt that the law would be allowed to expire. Bush never took action to renew the AWB, but that didn't matter to the former pichforks (still ranting and raving) who never met a fellow conservative they liked(except for Patrick). I saw grown men, some self-proclaimed tough guys talking of fear for purchasing a Hi-Cap Mag. I saw the...