Photos and Video from Bensman's unauthorized visit with U.S. troops of the 19th Engineer Battalion deployed to the Texas-Mexico border Hidalgo, Texas – Unauthorized. That was pretty much the mark on my forehead as far as all the public information officers were concerned. On the morning of my second day to check in on the border military operation formerly known as Operation Faithful Patriot, November 13-16, I still hadn’t secured … [Read More...] about Dispatches from Army Tex-Mex Border Op Formerly Known as ‘Operation Faithful Patriot’
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Securing America’s Borders
What’s at Stake when Bangladeshis Arrive at the U.S. Southwest Border, in a Migrant Caravan or Not
Out of President Donald Trump's suggestion that "unknown Middle Easterners" might be traveling with the Honduran migrant caravans came disclosures about other nationalities who were traveling either with the caravans or on the same U.S.-border-bound routes. Univision reported that Bangladeshis were spotted moving northward … [Read more...] about What’s at Stake when Bangladeshis Arrive at the U.S. Southwest Border, in a Migrant Caravan or Not
Terrorism and Homeland Security
Part III: Hezbollah’s Clandestine Terror Wing in America: the Michigan Mystery
This is the third installment of a series derived from two ongoing federal court prosecutions of individuals who allegedly worked as undercover operatives for Iranian Hezbollah’s notorious “Unit 910” foreign terrorist wing. Part I and Part II delivered revelations about U.S. assassination and target surveillance … [Read more...] about Part III: Hezbollah’s Clandestine Terror Wing in America: the Michigan Mystery
Eight Recommendations to Congress and the White House to Counter Potential Terror Travel to the U.S. Southern Border
In recent years, unusually elevated numbers of migrants from countries of special interest reaching the U.S.-Mexico border have been found to match U.S. terrorism "watch lists" — the Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment (TIDE), or the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB). Such migrants are known as "special interest aliens" (SIAs). These are aliens with citizenship in some 30 … [Read more...] about Eight Recommendations to Congress and the White House to Counter Potential Terror Travel to the U.S. Southern Border