Voting is highly emphasized in American culture. Newspeople asking questions related to public policy takes a lower priority.
Are newspeople forbidden to ask questions related to Homeland Security funding and performance?
More Than A Decade Of Efforts To Take Control
Sept 16, 2012 Peninsula Daily News
Border Patrol cuts ribbon for new $11.9 million facility in Port Angeles
“The Border Patrol celebrated the grand opening of its fenced, sprawling headquarters, an expanded facility for its 42 agents, to the plaintive strains of a bagpipe and an appreciative reaction from a crowd of invitation-only guests.”
Unlike many cities of its size, Port Angeles, WA maintains a significant Homeland Security/CBP/Border Patrol presence.
In the news:
July, 2024 Peninsula Daily News
Overdose response having impact in area
Story by Emma Maple
“The Port Angeles Fire Department responded to 102 overdose calls over the first six months of 2023, Sharp said. Only about 40 percent of these individuals accepted transport to the hospital.”
“As you know, the opioid crisis has been pretty impactful in the city of Port Angeles,” Sharp told the Noon Rotary.
Massing US Border Patrol agents at the southern edge of the Strait of Juan de Fuca fails to keep more than 392 pounds of meth and two pounds of fentanyl powder from arriving in Port Angeles:
In the news:
KONP July 29, 2024
Drug-filled duffel bags found on Port Angeles beach in 2021 lead to conviction
KIRO 7 July 30, 2024
Man convicted in drug smuggling plot between Washington and Canada
Zero reporting or questions from newspeople on how 392 pounds of meth was able to move past local CBP prior to arriving in Port Angeles.
More meth: What role does Port Angeles CBP play in keeping meth from arriving in Clallam County? Newspeople remain silent.
KONP July 19, 2024
Sequim man arrested for alleged possession and delivery of meth
KONP July 23, 2024
High speed pursuit ends with arrest of Port Angeles man
“…possession of controlled substance…”
What sort of drugs are related to calls for law enforcement?
What part of the drug war is working or failing? Hard to tell when newspeople avoid asking questions.
Peninsula Daily News June 28, 2024
Transit approves Narcan at center
“…the department was expanding its distribution of Narcan from five to 15 sites across the county. Clallam County has one of the highest per capita rates of drug overdoses in the state, and the big shift from heroin to fentanyl played a part in that, Sims said.”
Welcome Home Troops
Real newspeople and some Americans may ask:
Would the DEA be out of work if a $51.6 billion (every 12 months) US Dept. of Homeland Security was able to keep cartel product from showing up in all 50 states?
Have opioid lawsuits played any role in improving the situation?
How do cartels react to opioid lawsuits?
After a Port Angeles CBP buildup that took place more than a decade ago, is there any follow up made by the press to inform the public on whatever results have been achieved? Any interviews with top level CBP personnel or elected officials?
Zero questions from small or large newspapers? Zero questions from TV newspeople?
Love to see newspeople ask:
Does Port Angeles CBP provide any advantage in keeping cartel product from arriving in Seattle?
Is Port Angeles CBP able to keep cartel product from arriving in Port Angeles?
Zero questions here on the advantage of significant Homeland Security/CBP/Border Patrol forces at Port Angeles:
Aug 22, 2023 Sequim Gazette
Cantwell conducts fentanyl roundtable in Port Angeles
“In general we think that the I-5 corridor has put our state in the epicenter of increases in the amount of fentanyl being trafficked,” Cantwell said.
Port Angeles CBP/Homeland Security
Urban legend: The US Border Patrol stopped the Millennium Bomber at Port Angeles-
Ahmed Ressam was captured at the traditional port of entry at Port Angeles by Customs Inspectors wearing blue uniforms- not by Border Patrol Agents wearing green uniforms.
Dec 17, 2029 Peninsula Daily News
Terrorist plot stopped in Port Angeles 20 years ago
“Two decades have passed since U.S. Customs inspectors in Port Angeles foiled a terrorist’s plot to kill and injure as many Americans as possible by blowing up a passenger terminal at Los Angeles International Airport.”
“…he debarked from the MV Coho ferry driving a rental car filled with highly-volatile explosives.”
How many US Border Patrol agents were stationed at Port Angeles in 1999?
Pre-911 staffing levels got the job done.
Port Angeles – Post 911 Spending Spree
On March 1, 2003, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was established. This opened the door for a CBP spending spree at Port Angeles.
2011 – Operation Macho Swagger & Port Angeles Heroin
Newspeople play the role of federal public affairs personnel during Operation Macho Swagger– a ride-along to let us know what is being done to keep the southern edge of the Strait of Juan de Fuca safe from B.C. incursions.
July 17, 2011 Peninsula Daily News
Fast boats put agents in close distance with ‘bad guys’ on the watery border
“Marine Interdiction Agent Adam Connerton zigzagged the 1,200-horsepower Border Patrol Interceptor behind the boat he and his crew were chasing.”
More here: Operation Macho Swagger & Port Angeles Heroin
2012 – Expanding local staff to 42 US Border Patrol Agents
Feb 6, 2012 Everett Herald
New border patrol agent in charge at Port Angeles
“Cumbow oversees a force that has grown from four Border Patrol agents in 2006 to 42 under the Department of Homeland Security. In April they are scheduled to move from the federal building in downtown Port Angeles to a headquarters remodeled at cost of nearly $6 million.”
“The agents are responsible for Clallam and Jefferson counties. Additional agents with the Office of Air and Marine operate out of Port of Port Angeles and other agents from the Office of Field Operations monitor the U.S. port of entry at the Port Angeles ferry dock. All three agencies operate under the administrative umbrella of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.”
Possibly of interest:
Has the Island County Homeland Security-funded patrol boat been involved in any arrest or seizure related in any way to the US/Canada border?
Newspeople remain silent.
Whidbey Homeland Security Grant Money- Newspeople Remain Silent
Related:
Port Angeles – Homeland Security/Drug War Scam 2011- 2024
WA Fentanyl Scam – What Got Better?
Port Angeles CBP – Cartel Product and Seattle Overdose Trends
Port Angeles Drug War – Fentanyl
Port Angeles – High Seas Drug Patrols
REAL ID And The Fake War on Terror
Below, are some random thoughts and questions newspeople will not ask. Our questions appear in bold type.
Possibly of interest:
Would any newsperson ever ask: