Dysfunctional Information and Intel Operations at Homeland Security
January 20, 2010
Since its creation in March 2003, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has created an immense immigration database that is now integrated with the […]
Author: Tom Barry
Not Systemic Failure, But Failed System
January 8, 2010
“Systemic failure” is how President Obama described the homeland security and intelligence lapses that led to the unsuccessful terrorist attack by a Nigerian Islamist on Dec. 25. The accuracy of this assessment was underscored by another intelligence failure that resulted in the death of seven CIA agents in Afghanistan on Dec. 30.
Pobre Pecos, Pobres Presos; Justicia penal para los inmigrantes en el Condado de Reeves en Texas
October 27, 2009
Introducirse en el edificio federal en Pecos, Texas requiere de sofisticación política—de la cual al parecer yo carecía cuando intenté entrar al edificio para […]
Profits, Poverty, and Immigration Converge
October 26, 2009
County Clerk Dianne Florez noticed it first. Plumes of smoke were rising outside the small West Texas town of Pecos. "The prison is burning […]
Las reformas del ICE sobre detención ocultan prácticas abusivas
October 21, 2009
La administración Obama está intentando zafarse de la crisis de inmigración que creó la administración Bush, sin dar ningún paso decisivo para distanciarse de […]
ICE Detention Reforms Hide Abusive Practices
October 19, 2009
The Obama administration is trying to wiggle its way out of the immigration crisis created by the Bush administration without taking any decisive steps […]
Poor Pecos, Poor Prisoners—Criminal Justice for Immigrants in Texas’ Reeves County
October 15, 2009
Getting into the federal building in Pecos, Texas takes political sophistication—something I was apparently lacking when attempting to enter the building for the trial […]
El nuevo complejo de la seguridad nacional: La conjunción del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional con los aparatos de inteligencia y defensa
October 5, 2009
¿Quién cuida nuestra seguridad nacional? ¿Los aparatos de defensa, operaciones militares, seguridad interna y de inteligencia? Existen los Departamentos de Defensa, las fuerzas armadas, […]
Former Border Patrol Chief Silvestre Reyes Now a Major Player in New Military, Intelligence, and Homeland Security Complex
September 27, 2009
Part I: Building the Paso del Norte Security System Part II: Contributions and Contracts Part III: Electronics and Earmarks on the Border Part I: […]
New National Security Complex:
Bringing Together Homeland Security, Intelligence, and Defense
September 23, 2009
Who’s taking care of our national security—our nation’s defense, military operations, homeland security, and intelligence? There’s the Department of Defense, the U.S. Armed Forces, […]