Forgetting about Algerian terrorist Ahmed Ressam who did come to the
U.S. via Canada for his plotted "Millenium Attack?" A Pre-9/11 plot
at that. While the 9/11 attackers did not come from Canada, this
example demonstrates that others can and have. Increased border
security, and the large amount of media attention given to it, also
acts as a deterrant.
Remember there are jerks at borders all over, we've all had the
experiences. I've always maintained there's a disproportionately
large amount of assholes at U.S. border stations. I've had U.S.
guards shine flashlights in my face, ask what hospital I was born at,
what I do for work and where and why, etc. But just because there
are rude folks working on the U.S. side, it doesn't necessarily mean
the underlying policy is "evil" (nor does it mean Americans are all
uninformed). The Ressam case demonstrated how the border could be
used in such a plot and 9/11 demonstrated how bad the results could
be.
There is an obvious need for training border guards to successfully
do their jobs in a more courteous and respectful manner. But it
seems a stretch to use this to advocate one's political opinion.
--- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, Doug Murray <doug@d...> wrote:
>
> It's an interesting political comparison: walls falling in Europe,
> walls going up in North America.
> And, sadly, the story that some of the 9-11 hijackers came via
Canada
> continues to make the rounds.
> As we know, this was not the case -- and many of the hijackers came
> into the US legally on visas.
>
> I don't want to start a big discussion on American politics... at
the
> end of the day, the US can do what they
> want on their border. And the only people with the power to change
it
> are well informed American voters.
>
>
> On Saturday, January 10, 2004, at 12:31 PM, hilversum96 wrote:
>
> > http://www.detnews.com/2004/metro/0401/10/metro-31829.htm
> >
> > If the like doesn't work, it's on the front page of the Saturday,
> > January 10 edition.
> >
> > These are the same people who believe that anyone who doesn't
look,
> > think, or act like THEM should automatically be subject to extra
> > scrutiny, both at and away from the border. (I knew it. I remember
> > telling someone right on 9-11-01 that the whole thing will give
the
> > green light to that special breed of people who thrive on making
life
> > miserable for everyone else to go ahead and be even bigger you-
know-
> > whats.)
> >
> > "Huge risk." WHAT "huge risk?" Having a bag fall off one of those
> > Michigan-bound garbage trucks from Toronto?
> >
> >
> >
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