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| 2007-08-09 | |||
| A ranking House Republican yesterday demanded a hearing based on recent reports that Islamic terrorists embedded in the United States are teaming with Mexican drug cartels to fund terrorism networks overseas. Rep. Ed Royce, ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs terrorism and nonproliferation subcommittee, said the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) document — first reported yesterday by The Washington Times — highlights how vulnerable the nation is when fighting the war on terrorism.
Likewise, Rep. John Culberson, Texas Republican, said the DEA document revealed startling evidence that Islamic radicals are camouflaging themselves as Hispanics while conducting business with violent drug-trafficking organizations.
"I have been ringing the bell about this serious threat of Islamic individuals changing their surnames to Hispanic surnames for three to four years," Mr. Culberson said. "Unfortunately, Homeland Security's highest priority is to hide the truth from Congress and the public. I just hope we're not closing the barn door after terrorists have already made their way in." Mr. Culberson, a member of the House Appropriations homeland security subcommittee, yesterday wrote a letter to the subcommittee's chairman, Rep. David E. Price, North Carolina Democrat, requesting a full investigation and hearing into the matter. A spokesman for Mr. Price said the committee is contacting the law-enforcement agencies and will work closely with Mr. Culberson's office on the matter. "We certainly want to learn more about the matter from the agencies involved," said Paul Cox, press secretary to Mr. Price. The 2005 DEA report outlines several incidents in which multiple Middle Eastern drug-trafficking and terrorist cells in the U.S. are funding terrorism networks overseas with the aid of Mexican cartels. These sleeper cells use established Mexican cartels with highly sophisticated trafficking routes to move narcotics — and other contraband — in and out of the United States, the report said.
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| Posted by:lotp |
| #5 Its time for someone in our government to make a telephone call to a Mexican cartel boss' private cell number. He could say that smuggling terrorists goes from making money to making war. He could say that since 9/11 we have been killing people who harm us and killing smugglers and terrorists at the border, and going up the chain to the bosses is going to be fun and easy. Smuggling workers seeking a better life is a crime and deserves due process and a trial. Making war at the U.S. border should result in the killing of those who try to kill us. |
| Posted by: whatadeal 2007-08-09 22:51 |
| #4 #3 I've suspected for many years that this country could have won the "War on Drugs" many years ago if our government was really fighting it. WORD, EU6305. The problem is, if the government actually SUCCEEDS at something, they've then got to find something else to spend money on, or a lot of government employees will be out of a job, and won't continue to vote Democrat. Busting the AFSCME and running it out of the country would do a lot to increase the efficiency of the US government. There are some other, less acceptable actions that could also be taken, but that would get me sink-trapped. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2007-08-09 20:39 |
| #3 I've suspected for many years that this country could have won the "War on Drugs" many years ago if our government was really fighting it. I remember one of the former presidents of Columbia asking a TV interviewer (I think it was Mike Wallace on 60 Minutes) why the US pressured his country to stop the flow of drugs. "You have the army and the navy," he said. "You could stop it." But the government has never allocated the resources that are needed to secure our borders. The Coast Guard, the Border Patrol, the DEA and local cops make some token busts every now and then but the flow never stops. Here in San Diego the media made a big deal about how they busted up the Felix-Arellano cartel a year or so ago. This was supposed to be the most powerful drug cartel in Mexico. But I don't believe there was ever any shortage of illegal drugs in this town as a result. It's been that way as long as I can remember and that is a long, long time. The authorities make a lot of noise about some "really big bust" but somehow it never has any effect on the supply of illegal drugs. How do I know? I'll never testify in court but when you raise kids in this town you hear things. Besides that I was once a kid myself and I remember the experience well enough. The politicians can make all the noise they want but I suspect the money ends up in the pockets of some very powerful people who have enough influence to make sure the flow of drugs, just like the flow of illegal aliens, never stops. If you don't want your kids on drugs you're on your own because the government won't help. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-08-09 15:57 |
| #2 ...recent reports that Islamic terrorists embedded in the United States are teaming with Mexican drug cartels to fund terrorism networks overseas. Narco-terror marries with islamoterror. Take them both down. Pressure Mexico. Fix our border. Destabilize Venezuela (if that can be done any more than Chavez has done it). Chavez is a flaming a$$hole and needs to pay. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2007-08-09 12:37 |
| #1 There was a brief, shining moment when the world's worst people were afraid of crossing the United States. Chavez should be made to know fear. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-08-09 08:55 |