Tuesday, July 8, 2008

African Smuggling Rings Possible US Terror Threat

From San Luis Obispo:

WASHINGTON -- The intercepted e-mail was alarmingly matter-of-fact for anyone worried about a new terror attack: "getting into U.S is no problem at all. thats what i do best."

The Ghanaian man who wrote it is in prison, accused of smuggling East Africans into the United States via Latin America for economic reasons. But the government worries such operations also could be used to sneak terrorists into the United States now that passports and other travel documents have become harder to acquire and more difficult to fake.

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My Comment: After 9/11 the overwhelming consensus was that U.S. borders were insecure. But even with this understanding nothing was done. This inaction has resulted in millions of illegals coming into the united States and a complete collapse of law enforcement along the border. The perception is that it is now easy to enter the U.S. ..... everyone knows that and this includes terrorist organizations.

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