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To: John Vosilla who wrote (43094)	12/20/2005 3:01:16 AM
From: shades	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

Did you say immigration? dailybulletin.com Border Patrol fears run-ins with Mexican military Sara A. Carter, Staff Writer In the Sonoran desert along the Texas border, Border Patrol agents say they're often confronted by corrupt Mexican military units in the employ of violent drug smugglers. These run-ins have become so regular that the Department of Homeland Security eventually issued written directives a "what to do" list, of sorts" that agents carry with them while patrolling the area. "These are active Mexican military that have sold out to the cartels," said an agent in Arizona, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "We talk about cooperation with the Mexican government, but most of them seem to be on the take. The administration, the DHS, they are very hushed about this." The "Military Incursion" card states: "Mexican military are trained to escape, evade, and counter-ambush if it will effect their escape." The card informs border agents of the procedures necessary when encountering Mexican army personnel. It also asks agents to hide from Mexican military that may be operating in the area and try to "Avoid it." "It's like we're having a battle on the border that no one speaks of," the agent said. "The Border Patrol lives in constant fear of pleasing the consulate general of Mexico. It's one of the things that's most mystifying to line agents " that the U.S., which is one of the most powerful nations in the world, would cater to the Mexican government." lang.dailybulletin.com langamp.com

To: John Vosilla who wrote (43094)	12/20/2005 9:15:38 AM
From: LLCF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

<concentration camps for Japanese after Pearl Harbor> Don't forget us Canadians and the land taken from them in Canada... to say nothing of what the both countries did to the natives. DAK

To: John Vosilla who wrote (43094)	12/20/2005 11:26:14 AM
From: Steve Lokness	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

<Today is the farthest from being a police state since our founding fathers> I respectfully disagree John. To compare the threat of terrorism today to WWII is silly. It was but a tiny handful of of pathetic losers and a fruitcake living in a cave in the frigid mountains of Afghanistan that are responsible for 9/11. We are playing into their hands by living in a world of fear and giving our freedoms to the neocons so they can protect us. .......I suggest some reading and study of Levi Strauss - and the jolly band of followers - if you think this is just a "stupid and arrogant" administration. Bush may be just stupid and arrogant - some of the others are not. Steve