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By: Nuke’s News and Views » Human smuggling operation investigated

Nuke’s News and Views » Human smuggling operation investigated — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 04:31:31 +0000

[...] he is in supporting effective border control policy. You may remember this from a few weeks ago… In the last six months, agents along the Southwest border caught 15 people from Iran, 35 from Pakistan, 12 from Jordan, [...]

By: Nuke’s News and Views » Sutton should resign

Nuke’s News and Views » Sutton should resign — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 04:22:02 +0000

[...] In the last six months, agents along the Southwest border caught 15 people from Iran, 35 from Pakistan, 12 from Jordan, two from Syria and five from Lebanon. Conservatives have been deeply disappointed with the Administration’s half-hearted efforts to provide Border Security. We’ve also been more than just a little puzzled with the actions of US Attorney Johnny Sutton, whose over-zealous prosecution of Border Agents has led to the controversial imprisonment of Agents Compean and Ramos, and the prosecution of a Sheriff’s Deputy, while protecting dope dealers and illegal immigrants. [...]

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Human smuggling operation investigated « Nuke’s NEWS & VIEWS — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:41:58 +0000

[...] in supporting effective border control policy. You may remember this from a few weeks ago… In the last six months, agents along the Southwest border caught 15 people from Iran, 35 from Pakistan, 12 from Jordan, [...]

By: Sutton should resign « Nuke’s NEWS & VIEWS

Sutton should resign « Nuke’s NEWS & VIEWS — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:07:05 +0000

[...] Homeland Security, conservatism, illegal immigration, News and politics — nuke @ 9:06 pm In the last six months, agents along the Southwest border caught 15 people from Iran, 35 from Pakistan, 12 from Jordan, [...]

By: SwampWoman

SwampWoman — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:22:50 +0000

I wonder how long it would take Monsanto have RoundUp Ready Marijuana?

By: SwampWoman

SwampWoman — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:20:40 +0000

J. Kaiser: Yes, the fence would cut off a lot of drug trafficing, but drugs are also coming in by boat, trucked concealed right across the border, as well as by plane.

By: SwampWoman

SwampWoman — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 14:52:50 +0000

Betahistine may end misery of being fat. Well, something to try before bariatric surgery, anyway. Don't get all excited in the U.S. as yet. It was taken off the market as not proving effective in labrynthitis, and I believe it is currently unavailable by prescription of you wanted to do your own empirical testing (grin) but studies will begin in Canada and the US NIH soon.

By: totaltransformation

totaltransformation — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 14:51:00 +0000

Not to mention that policing the border would take a BIG chunk out of the drug trade. But much of the money spent on the drug war is sent off to place like Columbia in an attempt to stop the growth of drugs (like cocaine) or millions sent to Afghanistan to stop the growth of the substances that lead to drugs like heroine. However, if we policed that border, we would no doubt catch huge amounts of drugs coming up through the Central American pipeline.

And your point is certainly correct. Legalized (as well as regulated and taxed) drugs would destroy the funding for many South American terrorists groups- and possibly Islamic terrorist groups. Revenue that could go back to defending our borders.

-J. Kaiser

By: SwampWoman

SwampWoman — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 14:18:58 +0000

I dunno, J. Kaiser. Seems to me that the drug war is part and parcel of the war on terrorism because those drug lords are certainly setting up their own terrortories in Mexico as well as places further south.

On the other hand (grin) if we legalized drugs, freed up the American farmers to produce another cash crop, regulated the amount of active ingredients, sold it over the counter and taxed the shit out of it, we’d be depriving the narco-terrorists of their funding, removing a big source of funding for al-qaeda, potentially bringing in enough tax revenue so that all our tax rates could drop, and our marginal citizens could get a quality-checked method of frying what’s left of their brain cells.

Hmmmm.

By: totaltransformation

totaltransformation — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 13:31:13 +0000

That is SERIOUSLY scary. I don’t know how popular this is going to make me on this comment list, but I suggest a dramatic reallocation of funds by the federal government. Take the BILLIONS we spend on the drug war each year and enforce our southern border. The dividends would be much higher, and it is a war (unlike the drug war) we have a chance of winning.

-J. Kaiser