In the farthest reaches of the Sonoran Desert, the men and women of the U.S. Border Patrol hold the line.
SONORAN DESERT, Ariz. — In May 2001, 26 undocumented aliens walked into one of the most brutal stretches of the Sonoran Desert along the Arizona - Mexico border for reasons as varied as the number of men. At some point in the journey, their guide, a.k.a. the coyote, abandoned the group, leaving them to fend for themselves. When agents of the U.S. Border Patrol found five of the men from the group ranting and delirious from so many days in the blistering sun with no water and no food, what followed was a rescue operation and tragedy of such proportions that it would forever leave its mark on the history of the Border Patrol.…
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26 - Benjamin Cossel
Well, if my hate is the biggest thing folks have to bitch about, I'll take it.
27 - Moonraven
STM,
I have made it very clear that:
1. As a longtime professional journalist, I do not write pieces to see my name in print--but because I am paid for them;
2. So long as Nalle is "editing" here, I would not consider writing pieces even if I were paid handsomely to do so.
28 - Benjamin Cossel
Oi, talk about a slip...
If my hat, not hate, is the only thing people have to bitch about...
29 - Dr Dreadful
Stan, I see that the polls have now opened. Get those beers lined up, whichever way it ends up going...
Out of interest, I just had a quick glance at both the Labor Party's and the Liberal Party's websites. It proved to be a classic illustration of the current political climate down there:
Labor's home page is heavy on all the things they will do if they win.
The Liberals' home page is devoted almost exclusively to slagging off Labor.
Desperation, much?
30 - Silver Surfer
Yeah, but the problem is Doc, people believe the rubbish from the Libs. Their campaign has been almost exclusively on the economy, and about scare tactics, and handing out drachmas hand over fist (mainly in the form of tax deductions and tax cuts), while Labor at least has a vision for the future in regards to Iraq and climate change and what have you - which is an issue here because of our drought status.
That's it then, I am now off to cast my vote (for Labor!). I am going to let Mr Howard know that I live in a country, not an economy. The mining boom here feeds the Asian powerhouses and makes this one of the world's strongest economies anyway, and it won't change any time soon so it's all bollocks.
PS, my wife was geeing my daughter up this morning and said she would vote Liberal. The Rice Bubbles ended up on the floor - special treat for the dog!
31 - Dr Dreadful
You might want to remind any of your mates who may be vacillating and haven't voted yet that the sky was supposed to fall in 1997 if Britain elected a Labour government.
Last time I looked, the Old Dart still wasn't a smoking hole in the ground...
32 - STM
DD: I'd rather have Tony Blair and Gordon Brown any day over John Howard. You blokes should bring back transportation for life and find some excuse to ship Blair Down Under (we've still got a Union Jack on our flag, and the same Queen). For all his faults, Blair at least had some balls, and Brown looks to operate in a similar vein (with his own agenda).
Truth is, the UK under Labour has never been more prosperous, and it's not so cut-and-dried divided the way it was under Maggie Thatcher for those seeking to make odious comparisons.
33 - Clavos
"1. As a longtime professional journalist, I do not write pieces to see my name in print--but because I am paid for them"
And yet, she shits her words all over this site on a daily basis for free....
Go figure. Free keyboard diarrhea from a "longtime professional journalist."
Now, THAT's truly funny.