Riding an all-terrain vehicle, a U.S. Border Patrol agent inspects a fence for signs of illegal alterations. The unique design of the steel fence allows it to "float" atop the wind-blown sand. Don Bartletti, Los Angeles TimesBorder Lawmakers Fear Drug-Terrorism Link -- The Hill
Members of Congress are raising the alarm that war-like conditions on the Mexican border could lead to Mexican drug cartels helping terrorists attack the U.S.
“When you have…gangs and they have loose ties with al Qaeda and then you have Iran not too far away from building a nuclear capability, nuclear terrorism may not be far off,” said Rep. Trent Franks (R- Ariz.), a member of the House Armed Services committee.
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More News On The Mexican Cartel War And Its impact On The U.S.
Mexican cartels infiltrate Houston -- Houston Chronicle
Texas makes emergency plans in case violence spills over from Mexico -- Star Telegram
Mexican drug war inches closer to United States -- Examiner
Mexico morgues crowded with mounting drug-war dead -- AP
Three, including U.S. citizen, decapitated in Tijuana -- San Diego Union Tribune
Military May Help Mexico Fight Drugs -- Washington Times
Mullen Praises Military Cooperation Between Mexico, US -- AFPS
Border arrests drop to 1970s levels -- L.A. Times
Demand up for armored cars -- Baltimore Sun
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