And a few of these:
Posted on 06/22/2008 6:50:15 AM PDT by SwinneySwitch
When the border fence is constructed along the Rio Grande, Fermin Leal will watch as the barrier slices through the backyards of his neighbors, bypassing his 500-acre farm in San Pedro.
The fence's trajectory, incontiguous and largely unexplained, has left many border residents suspicious of the federal government's plans.
"I'm still not sure how my land is different than theirs," Leal said. "They still haven't given us any answers."
The fence will run nearly unabated through Brownsville before stopping at River Bend Resort and golf course. It will break again for nearly seven miles in San Pedro, where the federal government and several developers own large swaths of land.
On the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's preliminary map, breaks in the fence - some more than 10 miles wide - also appear near the rural communities of Santa Maria and Los Indios.
The exemptions have fed suspicions that money and political connections dictated DHS' construction plans. But those who own land between segments of fencing might soon face problems of their own.
Officials at DHS have made it clear that unfenced stretches of land will become a focal point for undocumented immigrants and illegal activity.
"These segments will serve as funnels, allowing us to concentrate our resources, like agents, technology and equipment, in these areas," said Barry Morrissey, a DHS spokesman.
He added that the funneling phenomenon has been well documented in Yuma and Tucson, where the fence has already been constructed. In San Pedro and River Bend, where rumors of the communities' exemptions have spread, residents are already concerned about safety issues.
"They're funneling the activity to where the community is," Leal said. "If you're going to funnel people, don't do it in a populated area."
(Excerpt) Read more at brownsvilleherald.com ...
They should put landmines in the funnel areas.
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Hot dog... the scum can get hydrated and play 9 holes before catching a bus to Houston.
From the article: “Officials at DHS have made it clear that unfenced stretches of land will become a focal point for undocumented immigrants and illegal activity.”
An aside from the point of this article, the above is an admission by DHS that fences work.
I’m going to keep a link to this one in file for future use.
And a few of these:
Sexy.
But why would you chrome plate a minigun?
Doh! Never mind. Answered my own question.
Sexy.
Hasn't the UN banned all landmines. I'd give an arm and a leg for the answer.
I don’t see how they could considering the US would likely veto it since the Korean boarder is protected by landmines.
(The 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction) The 1997 Mine Ban Treaty entered into force on 1 March 1999.
Notice most countries that do not need landmines as a barrier to agression signed the Treaty. South Korea and the USA did not accept this treaty. The USA is hated by the treaty proponents for refusing it yet the proponents would mere "cluck" if South Korea were overrun with the landmines removed. The landmine ban in Afganistan does not stop the terrorist Taliban men from setting IEDs.
Dates are for signature/ratification or accession (a)
Land mines are considered inhumane. Use Claymores.
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