Thursday, October 25, 2012

Ultralight Assault "Yes" fly zone used by smugglers American Patrol Report -- October 2        Reports by SecureBorderIntel.org show that smugglers are increasing their use of ultralight aircraft to smuggle drugs into the U.S. As we reported last Sunday, an ultralight was tracked to a drop zone 74 miles north of the border.     One day later, U.S. Border Patrol agents were told to "Be on the Lookout" (BOLO) for an ultralight aircraft spotted in the area Federal Route 1 on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation, headed north east. It was later spotted near SR 86 and Federal Route 15. No other reports were available.     All indications are that the Department of Homeland Security takes no action to interdict these aircraft. And, according to reports, the U.S. does not prosecute persons involved in smuggling less than 500 pounds of marijuana.     So, it appears that smugglers can fly into the U.S. over and over again until they get their loads of 250 pounds of marijuana through.     If the DHS doesn't care about low-flying aircraft entering the U.S. then why would they spend nearly $100-million for a radar system designed to detect them?     Now, when will terrorists figure out that they can fly a WMD into the U.S., making it appear that they are drug smugglers?  Comment on This Feature     Past Features

Anthony Martin -- The Examiner     ATF retaliation against whistleblowers rampant    According to agents employed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) yesterday, retaliation against agency whistleblowers is now rampant and raging out of control. -- One agent who blew the whistle on the ATF, leading to the disclosure that the Obama administration had planned and implemented Operation Fast and Furious, was fired....

The Hill -- Washington     Texas threatens to arrest UN election observers    Texas authorities have threatened to arrest international election observers, prompting a furious response from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). -- "The threat of criminal sanctions against [international] observers is unacceptable," Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), said in a statement...

McAllen (Texas) Monitor     DPS helicopter opens fire during chase; 2 suspected illegals dead    A Texas Department of Public Safety sharpshooter opened fire on an evading vehicle loaded with suspected illegal [aliens], leaving at least two people dead, sources familiar with the investigation said. -- A Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game warden attempted to pull over a vehicle suspected of smuggling [illegal aliens] Thursday afternoon along Farm-to-Market Road 2221...

Associated Press      US to return 4,000 archaeological relics to Mexico    El Paso -- U.S. authorities have seized more than 4,000 archaeological artifacts looted from Mexico that they plan to display in Texas before returning them to their country of origin. -- Leticia Zamarripa, a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, says the items mostly date from before the landings of European explorers in North America. The lot includes pre-Columbian stones used to grind corn...

Efe -- Madrid      sc   ICE sued for data on Georgia role in immigration enforcement  The Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights and the ACLU of Georgia filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to force U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to disclose information on the immigration-related actions of Georgia's law enforcement agencies. -- "We are trying to obtain the files we requested through the Freedom of Information Act, which would give us a clearer picture about the level of involvement of local agencies..."

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul -- Washington Times      The buck stops with Obama in Benghazi security breach    Monday's foreign policy debate between President Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney was designed to help voters better understand each man's vision for America's role abroad. While I have publicly taken issue with both candidates on aspects of their foreign policies, there is no question that Mr. Romney remains the right choice for Americans on Nov. 6...

ACLU Press Release     ACLU teaming up with UN on US border issues    Las Cruces -- The American Civil Liberties Union is slated to present testimony today at the United Nations on human rights violations at the U.S.-Mexico border, including deaths as a result of the U.S. government's border enforcement policy. -- The testimony will include details of lethal shootings and excessive force by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials at the U.S.-Mexico border...

Fox News      Palin: Obama's shuck and jive ends with Benghazi lies  As I mentioned on "On the Record" last night, there is breaking news that just two hours after the September 11th attacks on our consulate in Benghazi, the White House and State Department knew that an Islamic terrorist group with ties to al Qaeda claimed credit for the attack. We now know that the State Department sent an email to the White House, the Pentagon, the FBI and others in the intelligence community...

Greenville Online      State begins citing businesses under immigration law    Columbia, SC -- Orin McCammon said he had heard something about E-Verify in the news, the federal electronic database used to verify new hires, but didn't think it had anything to do with his business. -- That is until a state auditor last month visited Cedars Homeowners Association in North Charleston, where he works, and asked to see paperwork related to the Association's hirings since July...

Washington Watcher      It's a good thing Romney didn't pick Rubio for VP candidate    Yes, Mitt Romney's slithering away from his previous (relatively) restrictionist posturing during the primaries is disappointing, albeit unsurprising. But there is still no doubt that America dodged a bullet when Marco Rubio was not selected to be the GOP vice presidential candidate. -- Ever since being denied the VP nod, Rubio has been touring the country bashing both Obama and the Republican Party for not being sufficiently supportive of mass immigration...

Judicial Watch      Hispanic cartoon princess has La Raza's knickers in a twist   The Obama-tied "La Raza" group that annually gets millions of U.S. taxpayer dollars to promote its leftwing causes has engaged in a war with an entertainment giant over a Hispanic cartoon character that doesn't look ethnic enough. -- It involves a new Disney princess named Sofia who will star in an upcoming animated television movie called "Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess."

The Hill -- Washington     Big Sis brags that 200K illegals have applied for Obama's DASA scheme   Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Wednesday that more than 3,000 young [illegal aliens] are applying for deferred deportation every day under the administration's new immigration policy. -- About 200,000 [illegal aliens] have applied to defer their deportation for at least two years and get a temporary work permit since the Department of Homeland Security began accepting...

Jim Kouri, CPP -- The Examiner      White House knew of al-Qaeda link to Benghazi consulate attack    White House officials and State Department staff, contrary to original press statements, were informed about the suspected terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2012, just two hours after the assailants invaded the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, and that a radical Islamist group claimed responsibility for the consulate invasion and murders of four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador, according to emails obtained by...

The Blaze      Eastwood's Back: America can't 'survive' another Obama term     Just when you thought Clint Eastwood had taken himself out of the political schema, he's back — and he's starring in a new, pro-Mitt Romney advertisement. According to POLITICO, the spot was released this morning by American Crossroads, a super PAC founded by conservative political operative Karl Rove. -- "In the last few years, America's been knocked down. Twenty-three million people can't find full-time work..."

Dean Chambers -- The Examiner     Romney gets 54 percent 359 electoral votes projected at Unskewed Polls site    While the Gallup tracking poll released today shows Romney leading the race 50 percent to 46 percent, other major polls and projections are also suggesting Mitt Romney will be the next president of the United States. -- Calling it the "Unskewed Projection" of the 2012 presidential race, QStarNews has released today via UnSkewedPolls.com a detail prediction of the race by popular vote in all states and nationally...

Fox News      Levin: Obama is a serial liar    From the Fox News Insider: At the final presidential debate Monday night, President Obama criticized Mitt Romney for not understanding the needs of the current-day U.S. military. -- In one of the most talked-about statements from the debate, Obama said, "You mentioned the Navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets, because the nature of our military's changed."

Efe -- Madrid      Utah taxi firms offer Latino voters free ride to the polls   Two taxi companies in Salt Lake City announced that from now through Nov. 6 they will provide free transport for all Latinos who need it to get to the polling places so they can do their civic duty. -- The service, organized by the Utah Coalition of La Raza, the Mexican Civic Center and the "Pulso Latino" radio program, aims to promote Hispanic participation in the upcoming elections, in which for the first time Utah will have ballots in Spanish.

Associated Press Report says Mexican invasion is rising    Mexico, DF -- The number of [invaders] crossing illegally into the United States from Mexico appears to have risen some in the first half of 2012, while the number of [illegal aliens] returning to Mexico decreased, a report by U.S. and Mexican researchers said Tuesday. -- It was the first time the net outflow of migrants from Mexico has increased since the 2007 economic slump caused a sharp drop in both migration and the amount of money...