http://www.hlswatch.com/2006/05/15/border-security-theater-and-the-national-guard/ News and analysis of critical issues in homeland security today. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:26:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.hlswatch.com/2006/05/15/border-security-theater-and-the-national-guard/comment-page-1/#comment-12251 Homeland Security Watch » “Nanny patrol” on the US-Mexico border Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:37:46 +0000 http://www.hlswatch.com/?p=708#comment-12251 [...] are trumping solid risk-based threat and vulnerability analysis on this issue. Permalink | E-Mail This Post| [...] [...] are trumping solid risk-based threat and vulnerability analysis on this issue. Permalink | E-Mail This Post| [...]

]]> http://www.hlswatch.com/2006/05/15/border-security-theater-and-the-national-guard/comment-page-1/#comment-10188 Homeland Security Watch » National Guard at the border: an update Tue, 08 Aug 2006 00:14:12 +0000 http://www.hlswatch.com/?p=708#comment-10188 [...] The article later notes that only 3,000 of 6,600 people are “forward-deployed”, with the rest performing administrative tasks or being trained. And it answers my earlier question about where these folks would be housed: …unlike normal deployments, the soldiers, at least for now, are largely camped in motels and hotels, ranging from the highly rated Loews Ventana Canyon resort near Tucson to the more modest Americana hotel in this city’s gritty downtown. [...] [...] The article later notes that only 3,000 of 6,600 people are “forward-deployed”, with the rest performing administrative tasks or being trained. And it answers my earlier question about where these folks would be housed: …unlike normal deployments, the soldiers, at least for now, are largely camped in motels and hotels, ranging from the highly rated Loews Ventana Canyon resort near Tucson to the more modest Americana hotel in this city’s gritty downtown. [...]

]]> http://www.hlswatch.com/2006/05/15/border-security-theater-and-the-national-guard/comment-page-1/#comment-2838 Homeland Security Watch » Blog Archive » Border security: a humanitarian fence? Wed, 07 Jun 2006 04:16:44 +0000 http://www.hlswatch.com/?p=708#comment-2838 [...] On a related note, troops from the Utah National Guard arrived this week in Arizona to begin their deployment at the border as part of “Operation Jump Start.” I still think that overall this is a subpar use of homeland security funds, but at least these particular soldiers are doing useful work on construction projects at the border. [...] [...] On a related note, troops from the Utah National Guard arrived this week in Arizona to begin their deployment at the border as part of “Operation Jump Start.” I still think that overall this is a subpar use of homeland security funds, but at least these particular soldiers are doing useful work on construction projects at the border. [...]

]]> http://www.hlswatch.com/2006/05/15/border-security-theater-and-the-national-guard/comment-page-1/#comment-1658 Bush proposes border security theater - Homeland Stupidity Tue, 16 May 2006 10:34:36 +0000 http://www.hlswatch.com/?p=708#comment-1658 [...] Homeland security analyst Christian Beckner points out some serious problems with the proposal: [...] [...] Homeland security analyst Christian Beckner points out some serious problems with the proposal: [...]

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