Illegal Immigration, Amnesty and Terrorism: The Perfect Storm
On the front page of my newspaper this morning to read that a Los Angeles terrorism panel concluded that, in light of Al Qaeda's recent announcement that Melbourne and Los Angeles are their next targets, Los Angeles is a target for terrorism. More pointedly, the panel announced that Los Angeles was completely unprepared for an attack and would not be ready for years.
The thing about these various 'panels' our government lackies assemble is that they accomplish nothing. Basically, a bunch of people get together, exchange business cards, and tell one another how to apply for government research grants to study the problem. Los Angeles had an international gang panel last month to kick off it's war on gangs, and it was pretty much the same story: a lot of talk, no follow through. Onto the article:
I believe Al Qaeda. They're much better at keeping their promises than our government. Now to the real kicker. We're about to let 3-4 times as many of these terrorists into our country. Not just Al Qaeda, (some of the 9/11 hijackers were amnestied in 1986), but also MS-13 and all of the other international Latino gangs.The United States is just as vulnerable to attack as it was on 9-11, particularly now that street gangs are draining resources from law enforcement agencies working to head off future attacks, a panel of terrorism experts said Monday. (oh really? How? Could it be because we have wide open borders and police aren't allowed to ask about immigration status?)
Speaking at a forum at UCLA, officials said the war on terrorism has been replaced by the war on gangs - a huge concern in Los Angeles, which has an estimated 40,000 gang members and is an attractive target for terrorists.
"We are not safe, and we will not be safe for many years," (Especially because all you do is appoint panels to study the problem) Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief Mark Leap said at the forum sponsored by the university's School of Public Affairs.
"There are many, many more people who consider themselves jihadists now. And criminal enterprises are being used to support terrorist activities."
Officials said the links between organized crime and terrorism are particularly troubling in light of a message posted on an al-Qaida Web site saying the group wants to kill 4 million Americans in retribution for the number of Muslims killed by the U.S. in recent years.
"Al-Qaida recently announced on their Web site that they have two main targets: Los Angeles and Melbourne, Australia," said Michael Intriligator, a terrorism expert and UCLA professor who moderated the forum.
"I don't know why they picked Melbourne, but Los Angeles was specifically mentioned as a target for their next terrorist attack."
Intriligator said Los Angeles has a number of potential targets, including Los Angeles International Airport, its downtown skyscrapers and the nation's largest port complex. He is especially concerned about the potential for an attack using a black-market nuclear device. (Great. I live within a nuclear blast radius of all 3.)
"I think we are not at all prepared for this and we are living in what psychologists call a state of denial," Intriligator said. "It's such a horrendous thing to think about. We think it happened way back in 2001 and that it can't happen again."
Sheriff's Lt. John Sullivan, who helped found the county's Terrorism Early Warning Group that has since been emulated by 26 cities nationwide, said organized crime groups in Los Angeles County are supporting international terrorists. (You mean the Mexican Mafia and MS-13?)
"Al-Qaida has stated their intent to obtain nuclear weapons," he said. "Whether they can do so is unknown. They have often in the past made good on their threats. So it's reasonable to believe that it's viable.
"As far as attacking Los Angeles, they have attempted to attack Los Angeles in the past. It's reasonable to believe they will again."
The Senate last night voted for cloture, which means they voted to begin debate on a bill that isn't even in final form, that the Senators haven't even read. That's right, they haven't read the bill and they're ready to begin debating it. Instead of this bill being written in committee like everything else, it was written behind close doors by a Bush-Kennedy-McCain team who's now trying to railroad it through congress. Oh, but don't worry, they're going to debate it at least a couple more weeks. Really? It took them about three times as long to approve the latest round of funding for the troops in Iraq, and this is far more important. This will fundamentally decide whether or not we have rule of law in this country or not, as Congressman Brian Bilbray stated on the Al Rantel show last night. Judging by the lawless state of Mexico right now, that's what we can expect here: the military in every city having regular shoot-outs with drug and human trafficking gangs that are more powerful than the local government.
On top of all this, Al Qaeda very likely has nuclear weapons or is close to having them. Iran, who supports Al Qaeda, is not far behind. Pakistan, Al Qaeda's home turf, has been advertising to recover lost nuclear material. I'll leave you with this quote from ALLAHPUNDIT, who frequently worries about seeing a bright light and feeling a shockwave:
The Khan network, of course, is in Pakistan. Pleasant dreams. My wife and I are figuring out how to move out of LA, to leave it to the illegals and the isotopes. The isotopes will be there much longer.In other news tonight, the UK’s International Institute of Strategic Studies says not only can AQ Khan’s illicit nuclear trafficking network be reconstituted given the number of members who are still at large, and not only has organized crime penetrated the nuclear black market, but apparently the CIA knew about the Khan network for years — and didn’t pay them enough attention.
PRCalDude
The Senate vote last night on whether or not to scrap the 'guest worker' provision in the amnesty bill failed last night. It had the support of more Republicans than Democrats, if you can believe that. The prospect of slave labor coming into the country was apparently too cheap to pass up.
Your Senators will be home next week. The White House will be spending most of its time lobbying Democrat Congressman in the House. Call your Senators next week. Go into their offices. Let the GOP know how you feel. It's not over yet.
PRCalDude
'Good' News! Al Qaeda is threatening to attack Washington. Obviously, having no government would be an extremely bad thing, not to mention the good military personnel just doing their time in the Pentagon before they retire. But in light of Washington's complete contempt of national security, its failure to comrehend Islam, and its failure to protect our borders, it will have no one to blame but itself if Washington goes up in a mushroom cloud. I'll leave you with my two favorite Surahs in the Qur'an:
9:5 But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, an seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war); but if they repent, and establish regular prayers and practise regular charity, then open the way for them: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
9:29 Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.
Go ahead, politicians, dig your own graves. The Qur'an is their credo, and they are faithful.
PRCalDude
I fitted myself for a tinfoil hat this morning and am whole-heartedly on board with the belief that this immigration push is to just foist a North American Union on us. Like Europeans and the EU, we won't have much say in the matter when all is said and done. Our Big Business masters see only markets, not countries. While this has been true since the beginning of the country, it's finally reached it's climax. The 'monied interests' have committed the worst act of treason I think this nation has ever seen. BTW, there's a pro-amnesty hotline for illegals to call our senators. They have more access than you and I have. Why don't you give it a call and see give them a piece of your mind:
1-800-882-2005. (Spanish number)
1-800-417-7666. (English number)
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And Habakkuk asks God why he isn't doing anything about the Chaldean terrorists that continue to pillage the nation. God tells him that he won't believe what He is doing even if God tells Habakkuk.
God eventually tells Habakkuk what He is doing. He is raising up the Chaldeans.
Hmm...
Henry,
That's what I'm afraid of. If you abort the future of your country, God is not pleased. Good point.
Tragedy and persecution have a funny way of sifting the chaff from the grain, and strengthening the faith of the grain in the process.
I believe that Islamofascist terrorism as well as our government abandoning enforcement of immigration law are sending some very clear messages.
I'm sure you all have a list of other "messages" being sent. Probably a lot more serious messages that the two I just mentioned.
Why isn't anyone listening?
"Tragedy and persecution have a funny way of sifting the chaff from the grain, and strengthening the faith of the grain in the process."
Good comment. Some of us are listening and the very clear message I am receiving is have no faith in any government that is of this world. Only His kingdom, though invisible and not a democracy, will last!
Hail to the King!
Hail to the King!"
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!
Tragic.
I am glad they caught him before he did something big.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/092409dnmetbombarrest.1b177db8b.html
Just think:
if this guy had only waited............until the 8th amensty since 1986 had been passed, then he would have been granted USA citizenship.
The html link earlier may not have been clear.
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News of this Dallas skyscraper bombing attempt by an illegal alien will probably cause President Obama, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, John McCain, and other RINOs along with the Democrat Socialist Party to post-pone the next amnesty by a few...........weeks.
The reality is that these events will get swept under the rug while Maureen Dowd, Max Blumenthal, and the $PLC will keep worrying about the Christian theocrats. There have been at least 5 events like this in the past 2 weeks.
I used to think "bad things happen when good people sit by and do nothing." The reality is that "bad things are about to happen, good people scream at the top of their lungs about it and get ignored/ridiculed, and then bad things happen anyway."
Winston Churchill, one of the world's best historians, was screaming at the top of his lungs about Hitler and was marginalized until Chamberlain nearly piddled Britain away into defeat. Meanwhile, the Jews followed Hitler's gun control laws to a 'T.' Many even helped Hitler in his final solution, choosing cowardice as a survival strategy rather than self-defense. How'd that work out?
All the same things are true today. We've got Robert Spencer, Geert Wilders, Nick Griffin, and Fillip DeWinter trying to do something about the problem of Islam, and polls in this country continue to show that people in the United States are believing ever more that Islam is a "peaceful religion" 8 years after 9/11.
Sometimes, you've gotta just realize which way the wind is blowing and look out for yourself, I guess. I used to tell people about Islam and they'd invariably think it was some big joke. Even the ADL keeps looking for antisemitism in places like the US and Europe (see here, for example), but is unwilling to name the perpetrators who are obviously Muslim.
How do you convince lemmings not to be lemmings? You can't.
Yep.
Meanwhile, the average American is discussing Lohan or Paris Hilton or Perez Hilton while Troy lets in another enemy horse in its gates, albeit, 2009 style.