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Minuteman Border Fence
Planning is Completed
Ready to Start Second Site

An Update from the Minuteman Fence Project Manager

Chris Simcox has kept his promise and volunteers have begun building the Minuteman Border Fence. Chris has asked me (Peter Kunz) to give you a quick update on the activities and planning for the current fence project and our next site that starts in July.

People in opposition to the fence who are not part of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps have been talking to each other in emails and on the radio—and we have a case of the blind leading the blind. No one has called the Project Manager to get the facts, which follow.

First, let me say thanks to the brave ranchers who are stepping up to put their lives on the line to stop the illegal invasion. They live and work within spitting distance of the Mexican border every day. These brave men and women are working side by side with Minutemen in this war zone they call home, allowing us to secure America.

Second, let’s be clear. Not every single mile of the border or every ranch or rancher is the same. The full-on Israeli-style Security Fence is our primary design and first choice for construction. However, when circumstances dictate adjustment to a Border Fence with barbed wire and a vehicle barrier or another design to meet local requirements, we will make the necessary adaptations—and keep building.

Our plan: Do the job until our government does its duty.

Announce the need for the Minuteman Border Fence.

Ask again that President Bush do his duty and secure the border.

Schedule a groundbreaking to get the Border Fence launched.

Begin raising the $55 million needed for 70 miles of fence in AZ.

Work with ranchers to design fence to meet specific private landsite requirements.

Get steel and contractors to manage the sites.

Register and vet fencing volunteers.

Build a Minuteman Fence Security Plan to patrol fencing.

Set up Volunteer Crews administration and crew management.

Continue to build fence as fast as resources allow.

Start more sites in TX, CA and NM as donations and volunteer capacity permit.

Continue Border Watch and Fence Operations until the border is secure.

The Facts:
A Comprehensive Design

Numerous fence design variations will be required to effectively deal with border crossings by illegal aliens, drug dealers and livestock. Derivation from the primary design is necessary to accommodate local ranchers’ specific terrain, topography, herds and other factors.

The important point to remember is that MCDC will not let Vincente Fox tell us or the US ranchers we are working with where or what we can build. No matter what the fence design, MCDC will erect a well-built fence—and fences work. We know they are effective, because we see the results; incursions reduced, and all of the opposition groups and open border supporters screaming to stop the fence.

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To read the entire announcement, click on the title link.

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http://forum.minutemanhq.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=889