A week ago, U.S. Congressman Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) announced Salvadoran gangs members are in the Valley possibly to help Al-Qaeda members cross into our country. He says Brazil is now becoming a country of interest for the United States. Former Middle Eastern policy planner Edward Moore explains Al-Qaeda is not just a Middle Eastern problem, their members are recruiting anyone who will help them. Moore says, "They're sending out their political operations to try to encourage these people not necessarily to join in their Islamic radicalism, but to join in their efforts to destabilize the United States." Both Ortiz and Moore say thousands of Brazilians are crossing our border illegally. Terrorists are recruiting Brazilians because they can fly into Mexico with no problem because of a Visa Waiver policy.| C'mon, State! You've got to fix this visa thing! |
Action 4 News recently learned El Adnan Shukrijumah, an Al-Qaeda cell leader, had requested the assistance of a gang called Mara Salvatrucha in El Salvador. There's evidence the Maras are present in Matamoros and here in the Valley.| Lots of Mara Salvatrucha in DC now too. |
"Whether it be people that are poor or unhappy with their state, who want to take action against it, Muslim or not, Al Queda now believes they can entice them into taking action by providing them money, by providing them technical assistance and providing them weapons and a false sense of importance support." A local gang investigator says Maras are extremely dangerous. He says if they are involved with Al-Qaeda, it's most likely money motivated. |