AZ: Napolitano seeks talks on border vigilantes

AZ Republic ^ | 12/19/02 | By Hernán Rozemberg

[hsmomx3]

Arizona's incoming governor hopes to defuse tensions over vigilantism at the border by inviting all sides to talk it out.

Border Action Network, a Tucson-based human rights group, released a report Wednesday calling newly formed civilian militias law-breaking puppets of national White-supremacist organizations, and it demanded state and federal investigations.

Leaders of the militias countered that they're patrolling the border because the federal government has jeopardized national security by failing to stop illegal immigration.

Border Action Network members delivered the report to state Attorney General Janet Napolitano, who will take office as governor in three weeks.

Napolitano had not yet read the report but wants to reduce animosity at the border, spokeswoman Kris Mayes said Wednesday.

"The best thing right now for everyone is to ratchet down the rhetoric," Mayes said. "The governor-elect would like to call all the stakeholders very early in her tenure for a dialogue to find a solution to this problem."

Napolitano opposes civilians acting as law-enforcers but believes landowners at the border have a right to feel protected by the federal government, Mayes said. Napolitano won't meet with anybody she deems an extremist, Mayes added.

Wednesday in Tucson, U.S. Rep.-elect Raul Grijalva said he will ask the FBI to investigate alleged links between civilian militias and White-supremacist groups. "If you shine the light on the cockroaches, they don't like it," Grijalva said.

Federal authorities in Arizona said they would investigate any group breaking federal laws but would not comment on past or potential investigations.

< /p> Terry Goddard, former Phoenix mayor and attorney general-elect, said he had not seen the report but recognized there's a "potentially dangerous" situation brewing in Cochise County.

Tucson Citizen contributed to this article.

[Spiff]

"The best thing right now for everyone is to ratchet down the rhetoric,"

To Janet 'Reno' Napolitano's stooge:
Wrong! The best thing right now for Americans is to seal the f'ing border!!! And you can ratchet that rhetoric right up your rectum.

[dirtboy]

Border Action Network, a Tucson-based human rights group, released a report Wednesday calling newly formed civilian militias law-breaking puppets of national White-supremacist organizations, and it demanded state and federal investigations.

I don't suppose they provided proof for their allegations. For the left, it sufficies to just make the claim and leave it at that...

[freedomcrusader]

Napolitano opposes civilians acting as law-enforcers but believes landowners at the border have a right to feel protected by the federal government, Mayes said.

As opposed to actually being protected?

[NormsRevenge]

Wednesday in Tucson, U.S. Rep.-elect Raul Grijalva said he will ask the FBI to investigate alleged links between civilian militias and White-supremacist groups. "If you shine the light on the cockroaches, they don't like it," Grijalva said.

Can you say backed and bought off by La Raza? That's what I am reading into it, anyway.

I guess I must be a white supremacist (it's a bitch being profiled these days) ... because I am white, not because the illegal penetration of our borders must be stopped for this nation's security. Yes, this fella is gonna go far in the demRatic racist machine.

[junta]

It is Hitlerian is scope this kind of propaganda.

[janetgreen]

law-breaking puppets of national White-supremacist organizations

Stupid woman. Typical government comment, always playing the race card, with no mention of the real lawbreakers or the fact that the federal government refuses to enforce existing border and immigration laws.

[Richard Axtell]

This is certainly, for her political future, the absolutely wrong issue to fall into... right of the bat. Napolitano does not understand or appreciate the widespread and simmering resentment felt by a large majority of Arizona citizens at being used as a parasitic host by an increasing flood of illegal aliens. We will hear again and again ad nauseum about how "immigrants take jobs that Americans won't do..." etc. etc. and then they same people will turn around and decry high black and other minority unemployment rates.

[hsmomx3]

Janet's stooge used to be a reporter for the AZ Republic.

[Digger]

TAlk Talk Talk Talk. That's our government. ACTION by Americans - see how it now gets attention. ACTION ACTION ACTION. If you have not please go to www.tombstonetumbleweed.com

[Dark Wing]

ping

[AZPubbie]

Janet's Arizona Agenda

[madfly]

Here is a letter to the editor of the Biz Journal of Phx.

 

The Business Journal of Phoenix - December 16, 2002
http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2002/12/16/editorial4.html

From the December 13, 2002 print edition

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Letter to the Editor
 

Napolitano's D.C. lobbying office sets wrong tone

Dear Editor,

And so it begins. The incoming Napolitano administration will wring its hands over the lack of funding for biotech, but, according to The Business Journal, our new guv wants about a half-million dollars to open a lobbying office in D.C.

The justification?

According to Napolitano's press secretary, a former Arizona Republic reporter, it's to get more dollars out of Washington.

The highly respected and nonpartisan Tax Foundation (http://taxfoundation.org/taxspending.html), says Arizona already gets more tax dollars out of the federal government than it sends — $1.12 per $1.00. It's currently ranked in the middle of all states, at No. 25.

Sure, the state's excess receipts are dropped from a decade ago, but we still (as of the most recent statistics available) get a 12 percent surplus.

Proponents of more government dependence point out that Arizona "contributes more tax dollars than it receives back in (some) areas, such as … health care."

I'm not sure how many federal tax dollars we pay for health care beyond Medicare taxes, and I've never heard that Arizona seniors receive less Medicare coverage than seniors in other states.

Apparently, neither have the lobby proponents, since all they can cite is Arizona's ranking — about in the middle, at 27th — for National Institute of Health funding.

As The Business Journal points out, Arizona's senators and congressional delegation support sensible government spending and oppose pork-barrel projects that gouge other taxpayers. Looks like our new governor will try to undermine their efforts. Is this any way to start off a new administration?

During the campaign, people wondered if Napolitano was just using the statehouse as a stepping stone to a senate seat in Washington. As her plan seems to focus on D.C., and ignore legitimate state issues such as biotech development, it looks like she's playing leap frog instead.

George Ertel
Scottsdale

© 2002 American City Business Journals Inc.

All contents of this site © American City Business Journals Inc. All rights reserved.

[madfly]

I just read the report. They have all kinds of lies, like the report of Spencer speaking at American Renaissance, 8 shooting deaths in Buckeye (not even near the border) that is being invesgiated by Maricopa Sheriff Joe Arpaio and he has more than once considered this some kind of drug ring vendetta thing relating to inner city crime. Also, the Red Rock shootings, that happened in a known Coyote pickup spot. Only evidence on that is the surving Mexican said the men were wearing uniforms. They have NO real evidence to put in this mickey mouse report.

This was done with the help of SPLC, although their contributors are listed individually. Also has complaints from Isable Garcia, oh whaaaaaaa.

Read the PDF file Here is a .pdf of the report Border Action Network will be turning over to Napolitano and Terry Goddard when they take office. BAN is the "new" name for these guys.

 

http://www.resistmilitarization.org/environment.html

 

 

Title: Hate or Herosim
Vigilantes on the Airzona-Mexico Border

http://www.borderaction.org/BAN-Vigilante.pdf

[dirtboy]

This was done with the help of SPLC, although their contributors are listed individually.

What is the difference between a dairy farmer and the SPLC?

The dairy farmer only spreads a batch of manure once...

[TigersEye]

bttt

[madfly]

Bravo! good one, lmao

[nicmarlo]

"If you shine the light on the cockroaches, they don't like it," Grijalva said.

Yes, we've noticed that, particularly with Rats and traitors.

[jpl]

The Democrats need more votes, and it appears as though they're playing for keeps now. Anyone who stands in their way is going to suffer serious reprisals.

[Lael]

Janet's stooge used to be a reporter for the AZ Republic

Back before tha Arizona GAZETTE, the Afternoon paper went belly up , we referred to that entire fish wrap operation as the RAG!!

We haven't "taken" that paper for the last 17 years!