BORDER NEWS WATCH 10_11_12

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"A reporter did a human-interest piece on the Texas Rangers. The reporter recognized the Colt Model 1911 the Ranger was carrying and asked him 'Why do you carry a 45?' The Ranger responded, 'Because they don't make a 46.'" -Clint Smith.

"When seconds count, the cops are just minutes away." -Clint Smith.

"I carry a gun cause a cop is too heavy." -Clint Smith.

Clint Smith, President and Director of Thunder Ranch®, is a Marine Corps veteran of two infantry and
Combined Action Platoon tours in Vietnam. His experience includes seven years as a police officer during
which he served as head of the Firearms Training Division as well as being a S.W.A.T. member and
precision rifleman...

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FAST AND FURIOUS

New sentencing date set in Fast and Furious case

http://tinyurl.com/8ll94ac

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BORDER NEWS

New Pinal County unit targets drug smuggling

http://tinyurl.com/9bsqaq7

Mexican Military Seen as Best Option Against Cartels

http://tinyurl.com/9dj2fj8

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DHS/DEA/CBP/ICE/BORDER PATROL/ATF NEWS

USBP AGENT NICHOLAS IVIE

http://tinyurl.com/9vvstsp

Border Patrol agent kills suspected rock-thrower, authorities say

http://tinyurl.com/9k78fec

Border Patrol Kills Rock-Thrower At Border Fence

http://tinyurl.com/9frlbnb

ATF whistle-blower fired, claims complaints about 'Fast and Furious' played role

http://tinyurl.com/8q4zx2r

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METHAMPHETAMINE SMUGGLING FROM MEXICO

Mexican drug cartels flooding U.S. markets with cheap meth

http://tinyurl.com/9fnx9bz

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SOUTHERN PULSE

CIUDAD JUAREZ CRIMINAL ENVIRONMENT

http://tinyurl.com/8nlqqxd

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TERRORISM

THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD IN AMERICA

http://tinyurl.com/cp7avne

STRATFOR: Evolution and Trends in Terrorism Tradecraft

http://tinyurl.com/9ncu6qb

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AMERICAN POLITICS

VOICES WITHOUT A VOTE

http://tinyurl.com/8qcgsnk

Jack Welch: I Was Right About That Strange Jobs Report

http://tinyurl.com/96ger67

RUSSIAN IMMIGRANTS ON SOCIALISM

http://tinyurl.com/9osors9

http://tinyurl.com/92hbu97

Analysis: How to fix a broken border: Disrupting smuggling at its source

http://tinyurl.com/8bs4kuw

Comment: Terry Goddard needs to update his info under his subtitle: Why Not a Wall ?

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FAST AND FURIOUS ARCHIVE: PREVIOUS POSTS

Filmmaker creates full-blown re-enactment of Brian Terry’s Fast and Furious murder (VIDEO)

http://tinyurl.com/99q4m7o

5 Things You Didn’t Know About Fast and Furious

http://tinyurl.com/9hvx7lg

Key Findings in OIG Fast and Furious Report

http://tinyurl.com/bq8b4zn

THE DOJ OIG REPORT: A REVIEW OF ATF's OPERATION FAST AND FURIOUS
AND RELATED MATTERS

http://www.justice.gov/oig/reports/2012/s1209.pdf

FAST AND FURIOUS WEAPONS RECOVERIES:

http://tinyurl.com/ck37sel

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GRAPHIC: Patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border:

http://tinyurl.com/8do3gsd
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Graphic: Mexican drug cartels' spreading influence:

http://tinyurl.com/7flqqnb

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BORDER PATROL STRATEGIC PLAN

2012-2016: BORDER PATROL STRATEGIC PLAN- THE MISSION: PROTECT AMERICA

http://tinyurl.com/csqxply

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OTHER:

AMERICAN POLITICS: OPINION PIECES

10 Reasons Mitt Will Win

http://tinyurl.com/8lgkync

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"If the constitutional right to keep and bear arms is to mean anything, it must, as a general matter, permit a person to possess, carry and sometimes conceal arms to maintain the security of his private residence or privately operated business.”
- David Prosser (Wisconsin Supreme Court justice)

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SELECTED WEBSITES OF INTEREST

2012

Upcoming Events

October 12 & 13
Come Meet J.P.S. Brown

Visit with J.P. S. Brown at the Mariposa Bookstore on Friday, October 12th at noon & on Saturday and Sunday, October 13th and 14th at 10 am. Joe will feature and sign 2 new books, The Spirit of Dogie Long and Serpentine along with Serpentine co-author, Enrique Azcona.

On Sunday, October 14, LA-based Singer, songwriter Cory Padilla will join Joe to play songs from his upcoming album A Cowboy Operetta, based on J.P.S. Brown’s The Spirit of Dogie Long. Mariposa Bookstore, located on 305 McKeown Ave., between the hotel and the Backstop Restaurant. 520-395-918

JPS BROWN

http://www.jpsbrown-horseman.com/works.htm

http://www.jps-brown.com/Biopage.html
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MICHAEL CUTLER

http://www.andmagazine.com/category/talk_border.html
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of FORMER BORDER PATROL OFFICERS

http://nafbpo.org
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SOUTHERN ARIZONA CATTLEMEN'S WEEKLY

http://paper.li/sacpaaz/1331153423#
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HUMAN AND DRUG TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT MATTERS

www.Need2No.US
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NEWS AND DISCUSSION OF U.S./MEXICO BORDER ISSUES:

http://groups.google.com/group/frontera-list/topics
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SELECTED BORDER NEWS & FAST AND FURIOUS POSTINGS ON SACPA WEBSITE

http://www.sacpaaz.org/news_education/fast-and-furious-gun-walking-investigation/
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BORDER ISSUES: MEXICO

http://tinyurl.com/7wrpoof
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"Gun control is like trying to reduce drunk driving by making it tougher for sober people to own cars." - Unknown

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MARS ROVER CURIOSITY NEWS

NASA rover Curiosity finds a rock not seen before on Mars

http://tinyurl.com/8sfae82

NASA's Mars rover finds rock with Earth-like chemistry

http://tinyurl.com/8btop4g
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SUGGESTED READING - BORDER BOOK LIST:

10 YEARS ON THE LINE: MY WAR ON THE BORDER: 2^nd EDITION by Mike Ligon http://tinyurl.com/8evcncy

SIXTY MILES OF BORDER: AN AMERICAN LAWMAN BATTLES DRUGS ON THE MEXICAN BORDER by Terry Kirkpatrick

The SHADOW CATCHER: A U.S. AGENT INFILTRATES MEXICO'S DEADLY CRIME CARTELS by Hipolito Acosta

BOOK: Beneath the Same Sky: An Interview with Author David Ramirez http://tinyurl.com/8sxlanv

OTHER BOOKS TO CONSIDER:

Wolves At Our Door a novel by JPS Brown (http://www.jpsbrown-horseman.com/works.htm)

Hard Measures: How Aggressive CIA Actions After 9/11 Saved American Lives by Jose A. Rodriguez

The Devil We Know: Dealing with the New Iranian Superpower by Robert Baer

"Courting Disaster", How the CIA Kept America Safe (Regnery) by Marc Thiessen

NEW BOOK: No Easy Day by Mark Owen

2010 BOOK: Migra!: A History of the U.S. Border Patrol

http://tinyurl.com/9mja6wn

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"An armed society is a polite society."
- Robert Heinlein

"There are no dangerous weapons. There are only dangerous men."
- Robert A. Heinlein

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