Schwarzenegger orders National Guard troops to Mexico border

[Utah Bob]

Originally Posted by f50lrrp

Hitler was an Austrian!

DUH!

[Richard]

Might help to know just what kind of troops are being called up.

Richard's $.02

[dualforces]

Could the Cartels, at some point, be deemed terrorist organizations? I do understand they aren't necessarily using terror as a political aim by definition, however the def. of terrorism is under great debate these days.

I've heard some talk on the streets in LA awhile back of gang members/associates getting swooped up and being charged by FEDS under the Homeland Security Act.
The specifics of the charge didn't seem important, just the fact that they were being charged under the HS Act was interesting.

Running this out further, high level gang members (Emé, etc) locked up in the Fed could connect with, say an Afghan drug lord that has been brought to the Federal System and then it would seem a new type of domestic criminal/terrorist hybrid organization could evolve.

Too outlandish?

[greenberetTFS]

Originally Posted by Utah Bob

DUH!

How about that UB,you've learn a lot on this website haven't you?..........

Big Teddy

[Noslack71]

"Might help to know just what kind of troops are being called up."

Richard's $.02

The timing is curious, just before an election. I might what to see which legislative districts the units are coming from, and what the unemployment rate.
Getting 200 folks a Federal job with benefits in a high unemployment district might translate into a relatively high number of votes for one of Arnold s allies.http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/...ilies/wink.gif

NoSlack

[Utah Bob]

Originally Posted by greenberetTFS

How about that UB,you've learn a lot on this website haven't you?..........:

Big Teddy

Yeah, really.

[Utah Bob]

National Guard Troops Headed to Border - Full Story Here

By Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY
National Guard troops assigned to the Arizona border will begin to arrive Aug. 1, and the federal government is sending other reinforcements to stem the flow of illegal immigrants and narcotics entering the state, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said.

Napolitano announced that hundreds of additional Border Patrol agents and customs officers are being deployed to prowl the Arizona outback and operate inspection stations. She said Immigration and Customs Enforcement will open a new office in Ajo. And the Department of Homeland Security is sending a new team to Douglas.

"We are also reassigning major technology assets, including mobile surveillance systems, thermal-imaging binocular units, and trucks equipped with detection scopes, as well as observation and utility aircraft," Napolitano said in a guest column in Monday's Arizona Republic.

A government official, who declined to be named because he was not authorized to divulge details, said the secretary is assigning more than 300 Border Patrol agents and port inspectors to the Tucson Sector. In addition, 100 ICE personnel will be added statewide. The official said the staffing increases will result from personnel shifts and do not represent new positions.

He said six aircraft and dozens of mobile surveillance, thermal-imaging and other smuggling-detection devices also are being reassigned to the Tucson Sector.

[LarryW]

The criminals are just going to hunker down until after the November Elections. What the hell, it's too hot down there now anyway. Might as well let the drug market find a new elevated level while the Nat'l Guard hands out water bottles. This is BHO's demonstration of how he's getting tough. Mambi-pambi, blah, blah, blah.