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		<title>&#8220;The US border has never been more secure&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/06/23/the-us-border-has-never-been-more-secure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 21:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before a packed audience at CSIS, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano delivered what can only be described as a pointed and aggressive defense of the Obama Administration's border security efforts. The Obama Administration rolled out their most experienced border expert to take on its critics and declare what had been done. Pointedly saying, "the numbers tell a story and don't lie," the Secretary detailed increases in border patrol hiring and deployments, increases in enforcement and deportations, and in technology deployments. The numbers were impressive and they do tell a positive story, but sitting in the audience, I and a number of other attendees noted that many of the investments and numbers she heralded were initiated by her predecessor, Michael Chertoff and the previous Administration. The "facts also tell a story."]]></description>
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		<title>Police chief: Cartels threaten U.S. law enforcement in Arizona</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/06/22/police-chief-cartels-threaten-u-s-law-enforcement-in-arizona/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Homeland Security Blogwatch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Police chief: Cartels threaten U.S. law enforcement in Arizona - Homeland Security Newswire
We reported two months ago that there is a new twist in the on going war along the U.S.-Mexico border: Mexican smugglers now use “cloned” Border Patrol vehicles to smuggle drugs into the United States. There is an added danger here, as Mexican drug cartels have launched an assassination campaign against U.S. law enforcement personnel along the border; driving a Border Patrol look-alike vehicle allows the assailants to get closer to their targets without arousing suspicion.]]></description>
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		<title>Underwear bomber warning</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/02/04/underwear-bomber-warning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Homeland Security Blogwatch</dc:creator>
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KEPHART: Underwear bomber warning &#8211; Washington Times
The 9/11 Commission recommendations on border and aviation security eerily predicted an attempt such as that made Christmas Day by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. One of the key phrases from the commission&#8217;s report is that &#8220;for terrorists, travel documents are as important as weapons.&#8221; This plot has made clear to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico opened 2010 with 69 murders in 1 day</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/01/13/mexico-opened-2010-with-69-murders-in-1-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Homeland Security Blogwatch</dc:creator>
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Mexico opened 2010 with 69 murders in 1 day
Mexico opened the new year with what could be its most dubious distinction yet in the 3-year-old battle against drug trafficking &#8211; 69 murders in one day.
The country resembled a grim, statistical dart board Saturday as law enforcement and media reported the deaths from various regions, including [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New bridge opens between New Brunswick, U.S.</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/11/23/new-bridge-opens-between-new-brunswick-u-s/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Homeland Security Blogwatch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New bridge opens between New Brunswick, U.S. - CBC News
A new border bridge opened between St. Stephen, N.B., and Calais, Maine, on Monday, with assurances from border officials that it will end long lineups. There are three lanes to process commercial trucks with drive-through cargo-scanning technology, as well as six bays, allowing cargo to be unloaded, examined and reloaded quickly.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge Throws Out Child Porn Found By TSA</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/11/18/judge-throws-out-child-porn-found-by-tsa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Homeland Security Blogwatch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Judge Throws Out Child Porn Found By TSA - KITV.com
A federal judge in Hawaii on Tuesday threw out all the evidence against a man caught with child pornography at Hilo Airport. The judge ruled that screeners went too far in searching the man's luggage.]]></description>
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		<title>Border Patrol Foundation Inaugural Event</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/11/10/u-s-border-patrol-foundation-inaugural-event/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Rath Hoffman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Border Patrol Foundation held its first annual recognition dinner in downtown D.C. to tout the creation of an organization whose mission is to “provide timely financial grants to the families of fallen” Border Patrol agents. Border Patrol agents often operate alone, in remote areas of our nation, many minutes and miles from backup or support. But given the impressive support shown by the Washington community at its inaugural event on Friday night, the Border Patrol Foundation appears to be off to a solid start.]]></description>
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		<title>DEA veteran to lead DHS drug enforcement</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/11/05/dea-veteran-to-lead-dhs-drug-enforcement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Homeland Security Blogwatch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DEA veteran to lead DHS drug enforcement (11/4/09) &#8212; GovExec.com
President Obama intends to nominate a Drug Enforcement Administration veteran, Grayling Williams, to lead the Homeland Security Department&#8217;s Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement, the White House announced on Tuesday.
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		<title>DEA Announces Largest Single U.S. Strike Against Mexican Drug Cartels</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/10/25/dea-announces-largest-single-u-s-strike-against-mexican-drug-cartels/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Homeland Security Blogwatch</dc:creator>
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News from DEA, Domestic Field Divisions, New York City News Releases,10/22/09
DEA Acting Administrator Michele M. Leonhart joined Attorney General Eric Holder and other federal officials today to announce the results of &#8220;Project Coronado&#8221;, a 44-month multi-agency law enforcement investigation which targeted the La Familia Michoacana drug cartel. FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III and ATF [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Counternarcotics Strategy in Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/10/22/us-counternarcotics-strategy-in-afghanistan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Security Debrief</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Braun, former Chief of Operations for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, testified before the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control regarding the Taliban’s involvement in drug production and trafficking.]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-gunrunning lauded, questioned: IG questions use of funding</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/10/22/anti-gunrunning-lauded-questioned-ig-questions-use-of-funding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Homeland Security Blogwatch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just days after the Justice Department said its anti-gunrunning project on the U.S.-Mexico border had made "enormous inroads into stemming firearms-related violent crime" and touted a planned expansion of the program, the department's Office of Inspector General on Monday said some funding for the $22 million project was not being properly used. ]]></description>
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		<title>Changes Afoot on the Border</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/10/14/changes-afoot-on-the-border/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Rath Hoffman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week has been a telling one for those of us who follow border security closely. Congress and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have made a series of bold moves that arguably make our borders less secure. At the same time, the changes will be hailed by some as overdue upgrades to a flawed border management policy that built fences between neighbors and sought to imprison illegal aliens for ‘just’ entering the country.]]></description>
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		<title>Cash In Clunkers – smuggling guns, drugs and money across the border</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/10/07/cash-in-clunkers-smuggling-guns-drugs-and-money-across-the-border/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Battle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As more drugs and illegal aliens are being smuggled northbound, there has been a similar spike in guns and cash heading south. The same false dashboard compartments and hollowed suitcases that carry contraband into the United States are used to move the cash back into Mexico. With the flood of drugs heading north, and the flood of guns traveling south – and the illicit revenues flowing in both directions – it is disconcerting to realize that, nearly a year into the Obama Administration, there is still no nominee to lead the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. No nominee to take charge of the ATF – the law enforcement bureau responsible for enforcing gun and explosives laws. That the man nominated to head of Customs and Border Protection still waits idly to be confirmed.]]></description>
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		<title>The Small Boat Threat In the U.S. Is Real</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/10/06/the-small-boat-threat-in-the-u-s-is-real/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Peterman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General recently released a report on DHS’ strategy to address small boat threats in U.S. waters. The threat of a small boat attack in the U.S is real and DHS leadership knows that understanding and control of small boat activity in and around the U.S. is key to addressing the small boat terrorism threat.]]></description>
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		<title>A New CBP Commissioner: What Took So Long?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/09/24/a-new-cbp-commissioner-what-took-so-long/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Rath Hoffman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why did it take so long for the Obama Administration to name a chief for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, one of the nation's premiere federal law enforcement agencies? One reason might be that the initial appointment of a "Border Czar" in the DHS Policy shop diminished the power of the CBP Commissioner to do his or her job. Another might be worries about the Administration's commitment to immigration enforcement. No one wants to volunteer for failure.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Taps DHS’s &#8220;Border Czar&#8221; Alan Bersin for Customs &amp; Border Protection</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/09/23/obama-taps-dhs-border-czar-alan-bersin-for-customs-border-protection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obama Taps DHS’s Bersin for Customs &#124; Journal of Commerce
President Obama said he will nominate Alan D. Bersin as commissioner for the Customs and Border Protection agency. Bersin has headed border affairs and Mexico issues since April at the Department of Homeland Security.
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		<title>Obama lacks key leaders in drug cartel and border violence crackdown</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/09/23/obama-lacks-key-leaders-in-drug-cartel-and-border-violence-crackdown/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Homeland Security Blogwatch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obama lacks key leaders in drug cartel crackdown &#124; Political blog
The Obama administration has [recently] unveiled a broad new strategy to fight violent Mexican drug cartels on the border. It only lacks the presidential choices to run the top U.S. agencies battling drugs, border smuggling and illegal guns.
Those positions remain empty their duties performed by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Very Disturbing News: Are Mexico&#8217;s Drug Cartels Getting to U.S. Law Enforcement?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/09/22/very-disturbing-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Ficke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The arrest of Richard Cramer earlier this month is very disturbing news for many reasons.  Cramer was arrested by DEA on September 4th for his participation in a conspiracy to provide members of a Mexican drug cartel with information and background on U.S. narcotics enforcement activities. ]]></description>
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		<title>Corruption &#8211; Why Cartels and Terrorists Succeed</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/09/22/corruption-why-cartels-and-terrorists-succeed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducted a survey of its top performing confidential sources a couple years ago, and asked them to list in order of importance the factors that allow global drug trafficking cartels [and terrorist organizations] to succeed.  At the very top of the list for every respondent was the single word— ‘CORRUPTION.’  ]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico’s Risky Drug Decriminalization Sends the Wrong Message</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/09/15/mexicos_risky_drug_decriminalization_sends_the_wrong_message/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Asa Hutchinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mexico recently took a dramatic step in the war on drugs, decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine and heroin. In the midst of battling the drug cartels that grow fat on the profits of drug abuse and addiction, not to mention all of the violent crime that accompanies drug trafficking, the Mexican Government has sent a clear message. Unfortunately, it’s the wrong message. It is the message of surrender.]]></description>
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