Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Invade Mexico? An Invitation To Disaster Family Security Matters -- August 17   Alternatives for the U.S. Should Mexico Face the 'Worst Case Scenario' Historical Precedence for Military Intervention     In October 1993, at the request of Congress, the Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division of the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress published a report titled "Instances of Use of United States Forces Abroad, 1798-1993." The report contains a list, and brief explanation, of 234 situations that occurred between those years when American armed forces were used in situations of conflict or potential conflict, or for other than normal peacetime purposes. [...]     The United States-Mexico border is the only place where a powerful and prosperous First World country shares a land border with a country chronically struggling with endemic Third World problems. Cooperation between the two in dealing with the threats they now face, are already complicated by that proximity and by the nature of their disparity and history, perhaps to the point at which the United States can do little to help Mexico from weakening further, perhaps becoming a failed state or descending to the level of a narco-state, both of which would pose a variety of security threats to the United States that no American government could ignore. If that should happen, the lawful military actions discussed above may eventually be the only options available for reasonable self-defense. American Patrol Report Comment: This is an excellent summary of the situation in Mexico but it fails to convey an understanding of the link between the construction of border fencing and barriers and the Mexican drug war. Any military intervention without a full understanding of this relationship would doubtless be misguided and disastrous. Past Features

Christian Science Monitor     sc      Creator of 'Joker' Obama image unmasked    Earlier this month, we covered the story of the “Socialist Joker” Obama poster, which was spotted around Los Angeles and as far afield as Chicago. By early August, the image had gone viral, enraging progressives and earning plaudits from conservatives. Now, thanks to some gumshoeing by the folks over at the Los Angeles Times, the creator of the portrait has been unmasked...

San Diego Union-Tribune      Police chief grilled at meeting over driver's license checkpoints    Escondido's police chief was grilled last night over the Police Department's controversial driver's license checkpoints that many Latinos see as traps aimed at deporting illegal [aliens]. -- Despite Police Chief Jim Maher's efforts last night at dispelling what he called lies about checkpoints at a Latino American Democratic Club meeting...

National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers      Meddling Hondurans spout off on illegal immigration in U.S.    It seems that immigration (in the U.S.) is acceptable only when it deals with the theft of brains and talent from other countries. But that is not the case when the workers of the world propose that, in today’s globalized world, human resources ought to enjoy total mobility. Once again, the leaders of neocolonialism strive to place limits on our aspirations. [More meddling by foreigners]

San Gabriel Valley (Calif.) Tribune     Asian groups trying to push amnesty scheme to top of agenda    While health care reform dominates the national agenda, [illegal alien "rights"] groups are mobilizing a campaign to put immigration reform back on the top of the national priority list. -- Responding to an announcement from President Barack Obama last week that immigration reform would be put off... [See Amnesty Watch]

Dave Gibson -- The Examiner      Proof that illegal aliens are bankrupting Los Angeles    Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich recently made public the staggering amount which the taxpayers spend on illegal aliens, living in L.A. County. This June alone, the county paid out $48 million to the children of illegal aliens, known as ‘anchor babies,’ an increase of $10 million over June 2007...

Timothy Birdnow -- Intellectual Conservative     Why the birth certificate issue is important    When William Jefferson Blythe Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives on December 19, 1998, most Democrats and the entirety of the mainstream media were outraged that a sitting president should be so ill-used for purely political ends. The argument made by the Clinton spin machine... [See Obama Watch]

Bay City (Mich.) Times     Obama has bombarded us with costly mistakes     Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, it gets worse! Since Obama became president, we have been bombarded with one costly mistake after another. -- To list a few: His plan to close Gitmo without any replacement (If it ain't broke, etc.); The Fairness Doctrine, which is extremely unfair and designed to get rid of any dissenters...

Stein Report      Amnesty boosters upset over Obama remarks    After President Obama said during his Mexico visit that amnesty might be delayed, ethnic advocacy groups were quick to condemn the 'betrayal', the Washington Times reported. Groups claiming to represent illegal immigrants are now focusing on going beyond the gutting of interior enforcement...

Alex Newman -- The New American     DHS sources prompt calls for ousting Napolitano    Calls for the resignation of homeland security (DHS) chief Janet Napolitano are growing after the dubious sources for the now-infamous “right-wing extremism” report were revealed through a freedom of information request (FOIA). -- "Janet Napolitano must resign immediately from her post at Homeland Security over this outrage," said Bill Wilson.... #splc

James Carafano, Ph.D. -- Family Security Matters     Immigration 'reform'would be disastrous for America    Last week, national security news began on Monday at the North American Summit where President Obama met Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Guadalajara, Mexico. Much of the get together was "happy talk" with positive words on issues of mutual concern... [See Amnesty Watch]

Fox News      AARP under fire over Obamacare scheme    Look out AARP. There's a new senior advocacy group on the block offering a conservative alternative to seniors. -- The Atlanta-based American Seniors Association (ASA), which is opposed to President Obama's health care plan, is trying to capitalize on growing public dissatisfaction with the AARP...

Michael Cutler -- NewsWithViews.com      Are Mexican drug cartels starting California fires?    An article that appears on the CNN website that includes a link to a broadcast version of the news report concerning the fires that are plaguing California, threatening massive destruction of property and endangering lives. -- Succinctly stated, some of these dangerous fires are apparently being traced to the cultivation of large numbers of marijuana plants ...

Stein Report      Transparency?: Another secret White House meeting on immigration    DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano will host another secret meeting at the White House this week to discuss amnesty. The meeting will be with "advocates, religious groups, businesses and law enforcers" MSNBC reported. A DHS spokesman said the agency wanted to discuss immigration policy with those directly affected by it...

Michelle Malkin      Profile in congressional cowardice    Yesterday afternoon, I noted that Florida Democrat Rep. Alan Grayson was taking sanctuary in a union hall for his hastily scheduled town hall meeting. -- How did it go? -- The Orlando Sentinel was there and profiled the craven and cowardly performance...

Campaign For Liberty      More 'Big Brother' antics out of the Obama administration     Starting this year, Americans will have to get government approval to travel by air. As Privacy Journal revealed last fall, henceforth "Permission Now Needed to Travel Within U.S." Getting a reservation and checking-in for air travel will soon require Transportation Security Administration authorization... [See Big Brother Watch]

Kathy Shaidle -- The Examiner       sc      FCC's new 'Diversity Czar' revives Fairness Doctrine fears    Conservative talk radio fans have new reason to fear for the future of their favorite shows. -- For years, these loyal listeners have worried that one day, a Democratic Congress and White House would revive the Fairness Doctrine, which was abolished by President Reagan in 1987... [See Free Speech Watch]

Las Vegas Sun      In deal, ex-ACORN official promises to testify against others    The attorney general’s office turned up the heat Monday on a national organization at the heart of a voter registration fraud investigation. -- Christopher Edwards, 33, the former Las Vegas field director for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, pleaded guilty to two gross misdemeanor counts of conspiracy to commit the crime of compensation for registration of voters...

Naples (Fla.) News     Berserk illegal alien accused of going on rampage with machete    A Guatemalan national remained jailed Monday accused of striking three people with a machete after breaking into the home of the mother of his children in Bonita Springs while four children younger than seven years old were inside... [See Crime Watch]

CNN      Robert Novak dies    Conservative columnist and former CNN "Crossfire" host Robert Novak has died at age 78 of cancer, his family says...

Eagle Forum      Eagle Forum urges grassroots not to fall for Obama's "co-op" flimflam    Eagle Forum, a conservative public policy organization founded by Phyllis Schlafly, urges grassroots Americans not to fall for the Obama Administration's recent hints that they may drop the public option from the health care bill and replace it with a "co-op compromise" that is more popular with some House Blue Dog Democrats and moderate Senate Democrats.

Larry Warrick -- Nolan Chart -- Warrenton, Va.      The endtimes endgame    Remember the furor over eugenics? Remember how the Nuremburg trials after WWII occasionally centered on the 'misapplication' of this so-called science? We've been watching the 'next generation' eugenicists increase their power in and over government for the last 60 years or so, and finally it's almost time to let the cat out of the bag... [See Obama Watch]

San Francisco Chronicle      New sanctuary proposal on protecting illegal alien criminals    A San Francisco supervisor's proposed legislation would make it more difficult for officials to hand over undocumented youths suspected of crimes to federal immigration authorities, a policy that, if approved, could have far-reaching impacts... [See Sanctuary Watch]

Connie Hair -- Human Events      Obamacare on life support    As reported in Human Events, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius suggested Sunday the “public option” that facilitates the government takeover of health care is “not the essential element” of Obamacare. -- On Saturday, President Obama told his staged and screened Colorado town hall audience...

Bakersfield Californian      Kern awash in unlicensed [read: illegal alien] drivers    Sobriety checkpoints set up in Bakersfield in recent months haven’t nabbed huge numbers of drunken drivers. -- But they’re netting unlicensed drivers by the dozens — with 92 cited at a checkpoint in east Bakersfield last month... [See Crime Watch]

OneNewsNow.com      Rep. Steve King objects to Obama's snide 'demagogue' remark    ..."The president said that anybody who apparently stands up for the Rule of Law and defending current law and arguing that we should defend our sovereignty and that we should punish people who sneak into the United States illegally to be demagogues. And he's also used the term 'un-American' for the people who are opposed to the National Health Care Act," he notes... [See Obama Watch]

Los Angeles Times      ICE official says agents will no longer have quotas     The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced today that he has ended quotas on a controversial program designed to go after illegal [aliens] who have ignored deportation orders and that he planned to make more changes to the program soon.

Eagle Forum      Town Hall Meetings: Keep an eye on your representatives    Register for Eagle Forum Town Hall meeting alerts so you will always know when your Congressman and Senators are holding an event.

Reuters     Illegal aliens and U.S. healthcare debate    The number of illegal [aliens] in the United States who lack health insurance is a source of controversy in the debate over President Barack Obama's plan to overhaul the $2.5 trillion healthcare sector. -- Some of those opposed to Obama's effort accuse the government and media of undercounting illegal [aliens]...