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Friday, September 05, 2014
Are ISIS militants coming across the Texas-Mexico border?
In recent public settings, Gov. Rick Perry has mentioned ISIS terrorists could be using the Texas-Mexico border
to gain access to the U.S. On Tuesday, KXAN spoke with one of the
foremost authorities on terrorism and security about the threat.
“We have not seen any evidence of ISIS amassed at the border ready to
come into the United States,” said Fred Burton, vice president of
intelligence at Austin-based Stratfor, a firm that analyzes security
threats around the world. Two gates at Fort Bliss in El Paso were shut down
over the Labor Day weekend because of security precautions. The
closures came amid recent Defense Department guidance and internal
security assessments, a U.S. Army spokesperson said...more
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