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Here's a story for all of those illegal immigration apologists out there who claim all illegal aliens are innocents who only come to the United States to seek opportunity and a better life. Last Tuesday, six New Jersey men were arrested and charged in an alleged terror plot (web site) against soldiers at Fort Dix, located in Burlington County, New Jersey. Three of the men are illegal aliens from Yugoslavia.

According to WNBC: "Investigators said the men planned to use automatic rifles to enter Fort Dix and kill as many soldiers as they could at the New Jersey military base..."

The three illegals, all brothers, are Islamic fundamentalists (web site) who are being charged with possessing firearms. Ironically, one of the other terrorists was given safe haven at Fort Dix eight years ago, when the Clinton administration took in Albanian refugees from Kosovo.

So, how did these terrorists get caught? According to press reports, the suspects attempted to have a "disturbing" video converted to DVD at a store in Cherry Hill, NJ. (The video apparently "depicted 10 young men who appeared to be in their early-20s shooting assault weapons at a firing range in a militia-like style while calling for jihad and shouting in Arabic, 'Allah Akbar,' or 'God is Great.'") The suspicious store owner alerted authorities, triggering an investigation. An FBI informant was then able to infiltrate the group and record conversations with the suspects.

"My intent is to hit a heavy concentration of soldiers," said one of the suspects on tape. "You hit 4, 5 or 6 humvees and light the whole place up."

Leaving aside, for the moment, the horror of six men plotting to kill our men and women in uniform on U.S. soil, why is this story relevant to the debate over illegal immigration? Because non-Mexican illegals (dubbed "Other Than Mexican" or "OTMs") are flooding across the border in record numbers. In 2001, about 5,000 non-Mexican illegals were caught crossing the border. By 2004, that number had swelled to 34,000.

Illegal alien activists will do anything they can to avoid the link between illegal immigration and crime and terrorism. As this near-tragedy proves, the link is undeniable.

Judicial Watch Investigates Senator Feinstein

It seems like basic principle to me. According to Senate ethics rules, Members of the U.S. Senate, and their families, cannot benefit personally and financially from legislative decisions they make. Senator Feinstein, apparently, either doesn't agree with this principle, or she has chosen to ignore it.

Here's a recap of a controversy surrounding Feinstein that's been percolating over the last few weeks: As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee's subcommittee on military construction, Feinstein reviewed military construction government contracts. Some of the projects reviewed by Feinstein's subcommittee were ultimately awarded to URS and Perini, companies then owned by Feinstein's husband, Richard Blum. (Overall, Perini holds $2.5 billion worth of military contracts, most of which were non-competitive bids.)

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