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Mexico seizes record 37 tonnes of drug chemicals
Mexican authorities seized a record 37 tonnes of chemical products used to produce synthetic drugs in two separate operations this week, the Justice Ministry said. The cache of phenylacetic acid -- a precursor chemical used to illicitly produce amphetamines -- was "the most important of its kind in Mexico's history," according to the ministry.
Now Al-Shabaab grabs Kismayu after overpowering Hisbul-Islam
Neither West nor East seems to be exhibiting sympathy for the catastrophes befalling disillusioned Somalis, the wanton destruction of the Somali state resources and the plight of the refugees dying in the high seas, deserts in the Middle East, and other areas where escape proves difficult.
Suspected Al Qaeda recruiter arrested - Germany
German authorities said on Friday that they had arrested a German-Turkish national on suspicion of obtaining bomb-making materials and recruiting people for Al Qaeda.
DHS report shows that 90 percent of US borders are not effectively controlled
s the new fiscal year begins, the Department of Homeland Security's Annual Performance Report indicates that the department has no plans to increase control of U.S. borders beyond the 894 miles they now claim to have under "effective control." The report reveals how little control the United States actually has over its land and sea borders, despite the 9/11 Commission's report citing uncontrolled borders as a threat to homeland security.
According to DHS's own definition, U.S. borders include 8,607 miles of land borders with Mexico and Canada and "certain coastal sectors." The 894 miles now controlled by DHS represent just a little more than 10 percent of America's borders. Despite that, according to the goals set forth for FY 2010, the department does not intend to bring one additional mile of border under control during the coming year.
"Discontinuing further expansion of border protection is a dismaying example of the government's continuing disregard for the security of the nation," charged Dan Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). "Securing 10 percent of the border leaves 90 percent wide open for entry by illegal aliens, terrorists, drug cartels and gang leaders."