The Counterterrorism Blog: U.S. Congressman Proposes High-Tech Defense to Prevent Terrorist Infiltration
The Counterterrorism Blog: U.S. Congressman Proposes High-Tech Defense to Prevent Terrorist Infiltration
Rep. Rick Renzi, U.S. Congressman from the 1st District of Arizona, is proposing the deployment of high-tech equipment along the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent infiltration by terrorists. Rep. Renzi represents the largest district, geographically, in the U.S. (except for those districts covering an entire state) and serves on the U.S. House Intelligence Committee and Financial Services Committee. Rep. Renzi's announcement on his "Red Zone Defense" proposal states, "Along with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), drones, ground sensors and tower sensors, we need aerostat balloons equipped with night-vision and infrared technology and other intelligence payloads to see into Mexico looking for illegal aliens before they get to the border. This capability will provide a constant stream of real time intelligence, which can then be down-linked to a multi-agency command center." He also notes the volume of terrorist-related border crossings: "In fact, thousands of these special interest aliens (illegal immigrants from terror-related countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Yemen, Syria, Lebanon and even Iraq) have been apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol this year, and this number continues to climb."
The use of this type of equipment in Jerusalem and Fallujah have sharply reduced the number of terrorist attacks in those cities. Our own citizens deserve nothing less than the same equipment and devotion of resources.
Rep. Rick Renzi, U.S. Congressman from the 1st District of Arizona, is proposing the deployment of high-tech equipment along the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent infiltration by terrorists. Rep. Renzi represents the largest district, geographically, in the U.S. (except for those districts covering an entire state) and serves on the U.S. House Intelligence Committee and Financial Services Committee. Rep. Renzi's announcement on his "Red Zone Defense" proposal states, "Along with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), drones, ground sensors and tower sensors, we need aerostat balloons equipped with night-vision and infrared technology and other intelligence payloads to see into Mexico looking for illegal aliens before they get to the border. This capability will provide a constant stream of real time intelligence, which can then be down-linked to a multi-agency command center." He also notes the volume of terrorist-related border crossings: "In fact, thousands of these special interest aliens (illegal immigrants from terror-related countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Yemen, Syria, Lebanon and even Iraq) have been apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol this year, and this number continues to climb."
The use of this type of equipment in Jerusalem and Fallujah have sharply reduced the number of terrorist attacks in those cities. Our own citizens deserve nothing less than the same equipment and devotion of resources.
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