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ursi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 01:48 AM
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Apaches rise to defend homelands from Homeland Security (more Bush treaty violations)
RIO GRANDE, Texas – Apache land owners on the Rio Grande told Homeland Security to halt the seizure of their lands for the US/Mexico border wall, during a national media conference call Monday. It was the same day that a 30-day notice from Homeland Security expired with the threat of land seizures by eminent domain to build the US/Mexico border wall.

"There are two kinds of people in this world, those who build walls and those who build bridges," said Enrique Madrid, Jumano Apache community member, land owner in Redford and archaeological steward for the Texas Historical Commission.

"The wall in South Texas is militarization," Madrid said of the planned escalation of militarization with Border Patrol and soldiers.

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http://www.atlanticfreepress.com/content/view/3206/81/



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jackson_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 12:20 PM
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1. Thanks for sharing this. It is important and not getting any play in the msm.
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rubberducky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 12:34 PM
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2. "There aretwo kinds of people in this world,those who build walls and those who build bridges"
I love that quote and WILL remember it. Thank you for posting it.
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