Mark of the Beast
REAL ID Implementation Embraced by Forty - One States!
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is still pushing for repeal of driver's license & birth certificate standards. Forty-one states, plus Washington DC, have embraced REAL ID implementation. Secretary Napolitano once again extended the deadline for states to comply with the minimum standards of REAL ID. States have not paid much attention to Napolitano or to the fact that federal monies for REAL ID have all but dried up. Eleven states have fulfilled the first 18 material compliance benchmarks and another five have submitted full compliance packages to the DHS. (click title to read more)
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Texas Insider Report: HOUSTON, Texas – A small row of connected town houses concealed a well-organized and very profitable “maternity tourism” operation in San Gabriel, California. Building inspectors and police officers arrived on location after receiving multiple noise complaints and reports of a lot of pregnant women coming and going. In the kitchen of one of these homes was a row of clear bassinets holding several infants, with a woman attending to them.
Women from around the world travel to the U.S. in the final days of their pregnancy to give birth to “American” babies, some traveling from as far as China, Turkey, South Korea, and other countries to take advantage of automatic American citizenship. There were so many women in these anchor baby motels that an exact number of people living there could not be determined.
Upon interviewing these women, city social workers discovered that they had paid grand sums for the chance to deliver their babies within the borders of the United States after hearing about the opportunity to do so by companies in their home countries.
Often these “baby stay” packages arrange for doctors, insurance, and postpartum care. Some even offer a free stroller.
Recently members of Congress have questioned the constitutionality of the grant of automatic citizenship to children born in the U.S. whose parents are illegal aliens and who can then sponsor their parents for permanent residency as citizens of the United States.
The problem with the San Gabriel makeshift maternity ward is that most of the women were here LEGALLY possessing valid tourist visas.
Any reading of the plain language of the statute coupled with the pertinent legislative commentary reveals that a child born to persons present in the United States but with legal fealty to a foreign power cannot logically or legally benefit from the boon of citizenship when their parents are by very definition aliens to the “extent and quality” of that most desirable status.
Can the fountain of liberty send forth the sweet water of citizenship at the same place as the bitter water of unlawful or fraudulent entry?
Speaking to the New York Times, Angela Maria Kelley, the vice president for immigration policy and advocacy at the Center for American Progress, a “liberal-leaning” research organization, said:
If this is something that was really widespread and happening all over, you would have expected it to really have revealed itself. I think it deserves a lot more study and a lot more attention. But to say that you want to change the Constitution because of this feels like killing a fly with an Uzi.
Perhaps unwittingly, Ms. Kelley is correct in her evaluation of the constitutional implications of the “anchor baby” issue:
We do not need to change the Constitution, we simply need to correctly interpret and consistently enforce the citizenship provisions that are already part of that document. •
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Bees sting elderly couple to death in south Texas
MCALLEN, Texas (Reuters) – An elderly South Texas couple died and their son was injured after a swarm of bees attacked them on their remote ranch, authorities said on Wednesday.
William Steele, 95, and his wife, Myrtle, 92, died and their son, Richard, 67, was injured after bees attacked them as they tried to clean a hunting cabin on their ranch near Hebbronville on Monday, an investigator with the Jim Hogg County Sheriff's Office said.
"It was a terrible thing," Investigator Reyes Espinoza told Reuters. "You don't prepare for something like that."
Richard Steele told investigators he and his parents were attacked after they moved a wood stove in the cabin and exposed a hive of bees, Espinoza said.
The son immediately drove about 15 miles to the nearest road, where he managed to call for help on a cell phone.
William Steele tried to escape the bees by running from the cabin, but he fell and succumbed to hundreds of bee stings, Espinoza said.
Myrtle Steele was airlifted to a Corpus Christi hospital, where she died on Tuesday. Her son was transported to a Laredo hospital and released, Espinoza said.
Espinoza said the bees swarmed deputies when they arrived at the scene on Monday.
"By the grace of God, we didn't get stung," he said. "You could literally scoop them off of us."
Espinoza said they were likely Africanized honey bees -- often called "killer bees" for their aggression -- which are common in south Texas.
The bees are hybrids from swarms originally introduced to Brazil from Africa, which absconded in the 1950s. They spread north through South and Central America, crossing into south Texas in 1990, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The bees swarm more frequently than native bees, and are extremely defensive. The USDA advises untrained individuals against trying to remove swarms. If attacked, individuals should run away quickly and not stop to help others.
Fatal attacks are rare, although the USDA gave no figures. •
FBI: Pipe bomb was 'domestic terrorism'
JEFFERSON COUNTY - The FBI identified a person of interest in what they are calling a case of domestic terrorism in Jefferson County.
A pipe bomb and two propane tanks were found at Southwest Plaza Mall after a fire started just before noon on Wednesday. Police released surveillance photos of the man FBI agents are looking for.
They are not calling him a suspect, but, instead, a person of interest. He is described as a white man with graying hair and a gray mustache. He was last seen wearing a dark-colored cap, a striped shirt, a dark jacket with silver buttons, and blue jeans. If you have any information that can help track down the person responsible, call 303-271-5615.
Since the FBI is involved, any suspect arrested in connection with the case will face federal charges.
Southwest Plaza is expected to reopen Thursday morning after being closed for several hours. Hundreds of employees had to be evacuated from the mall at the height of this investigation.
Investigators say there are, on average, anywhere from 6,000 to 10,000 people in the mall around noon everyday.
Investigators first noticed a fire near the food court just before lunchtime. The fire was out in just a few minutes and did not spread. But then, after a closer look, firefighters found two propane tanks nearby. About five hours later, a pipe bomb was found.
The bomb squad wanted to detonate it, but when they picked it up, the pipe bomb fell apart in their hands. Police say this could have been a very serious incident and, luckily, no one was hurt.
The fact that the pipe bomb and propane tanks were found on the 12th anniversary of the shootings at Columbine High School is not lost on investigators. The mall is just two miles away from the school. At the Columbine shootings, a pipe bomb and two propane tanks were brought to the school. They did not go off.
On Wednesday, 9NEWS talked with Troy Eid, a member of the Columbine Commission - a group that investigated the tragedy. He is also the former U.S. Attorney for Colorado. Eid says because of the similarities between Wednesday's situation and Columbine, investigators are looking to see if this was a copycat crime.
Investigators are also trying to find out where the suspect bought the propane tanks and supplies to build the pipe bomb. 9WANTS TO KNOW has learned investigators focused that part of their investigation on a nearby Target store.
9WANTS TO KNOW is continuing to investigate this story. If you have any information, contact our 9WANTS TO KNOW investigators and "blow the whistle" or call the tipline at 303-271-5615.
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Crime
Bomb, Propane Tanks Found at Colorado Mall on Columbine Anniversary
LITTLETON, Colo. -- Investigators want to question a person of interest about a pipe bomb and propane tanks found after a fire at a Littleton mall, a discovery that raised the possibility of a connection to the Columbine massacre anniversary.
Firefighters found two propane tanks and the bomb near the Southwest Plaza Mall's food court after a small fire broke out Wednesday that was quickly squelched. The mall was evacuated around noon. No one was injured and the bombs didn't explode.
Wednesday was the 12th anniversary of the shooting rampage at nearby Columbine High School and officials expressed concern that the mall incident could be somehow linked.
"The fact that has happened on April 20, 12 years later, near the school and with similar devices is very disturbing," Jefferson County sheriff's spokeswoman Jacki Kelley said.
A possible connection to Columbine will be explored.
"It's something that can't be ignored and won't be ignored," Kelley said.
The mall is about two miles from the school, where two student gunmen killed 13 people and themselves on April 20, 1999 in a rampage that stunned the nation.
Unexploded pipe bombs and a propane tank with explosives attached were found in the school after the shootings.
"If it's kids, they're crazy not to know what this means in this town," Margie Hecht, who lives near the mall, told The Denver Post. "I remember that day and they wouldn't think this is funny if they did."
Through the years, students across the country have been accused of threats and incidents modeled after Columbine.
FBI spokesman Dave Joly said authorities have identified a person of interest seen on surveillance video entering a stairwell he said isn't typically used by the public.
The man could be a witness or a suspect, Kelley said.
He is described as a white male with graying hair and a silver mustache. Photos taken from surveillance show him in a dark cap, gray and white striped shirt, dark jacket, blue jeans and dark shoes. He is seen entering a stairwell and carrying a white plastic bag.
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Joly said it was too early to speculate whether the incident was an act of terrorism.
Sheriff's officials said there are usually about 6,000 to 10,000 people in the mall around noon each day. Shoppers and about 300 mall employees left after the fire.
A daylong search didn't turn up any other explosive devices in the mall, which was expected to be open for business Thursday.
About 25 schools were on lockout as a precaution, meaning access is restricted to one point, according to the Post. Classes had been canceled at Columbine High School in remembrance of those killed in the shootings.
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold wounded several students and killed 12 and one teacher before shooting themselves. •
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