Arizona Terrorism and Other Concerns
Things in our country have changed a lot since I first started this web site. I have always tried to provide information and yet keep the site lighthearted and family friendly. The truth is that our country is neither lighthearted nor family friendly.
I decided to add these links for two reasons. The first
being that many people who have visited my site have emailed me, asking for
such information, and second, I have found myself looking up these sites to
answer my own questions, time after time.
If I am looking for the answer to questions, then I
imagine other parents are too.
These links are not only related to Terrorism as in 9-11,
they also contain information about drug trafficking and other severe concerns.
Some of these are official government sites, with
“canned” information (How many flashlights you should have in your survival
kit), some have “Facts and statistics”( Arizona shares a 370-mile border with
Mexico. This border area, a large portion of which is open and sparsely
populated, cannot be continuously monitored by border enforcement agencies and
is used extensively by drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) to smuggle illicit
drugs into the United States.)
Some of these links have information that is informative
yet biased. I am not putting these here to say I agree with all of these
opinions. I may not agree with all of the opinions, but did find something I
deemed worth knowing on each of these sites.
There are also things I have looked for and cannot find.
I would like to know if the local cities have evacuation plans in place, just
in case. I would like to see a workable
model of evacuating the Metro Phoenix area, if anyone knows where I can find
one please email me.
Some things I have found and would rather have not found.
Diagrams for Palo Verde Nuclear Power plant, with information on how it works,
that link I am not putting on here.
The Minuteman Project
The Minuteman Project - MMP - a citizens' neighborhood watch along our border
http://www.minutemanproject.com/
Arizona Office of Homeland Security
Government web site with specific information related to Arizona.
http://www.homelandsecurity.az.gov/
Protecting Arizona from Terrorism
The State of Arizona has developed this plan of action for establishing a long-term, fiscally prudent approach to homeland security – April 23, 2003
http://www.governor.state.az.us/press/Securing_Arizona.htm
Explaining Terrorism To Children
Arizona School Board Association page on how to talk to children about terrorism.
http://www.azsba.org/terrorist.htm
Arizona Division of Emergency Management
DEA Arizona Factsheet
The Drug Enforcement Agency’s latest Arizona Drug Factsheet. Information on what kind of drugs and how many are in Arizona.
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/states/arizona.html
US Department of Justice
National Drug Intelligence Center
Arizona Drug Threat Assessment
The Department of Justice has more information about Drugs in Arizona, how they get into Arizona, why Arizona is one of the major entry points for drug smugglers, and statistics that show drug deaths in Arizona have increased.
http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs6/6384/overview.htm
SC-EMS
This is not an Arizona site, but has a vast amount of information, from Bio-Terrorism to Army field guides on decontamination and Nerve Agent datasheets. The EMS specific information requires a password, but the majority of the information is available to anyone.
Alpine Survival Terrorist Attack Preparation
Top 120 cities at risk for an attack
Arizona cities include Mesa, Phoenix, Glendale and Tucson. This site is a disaster preparedness site, but I found the list of cities interesting. I am linking to this for informational purposes only, I am not consenting that I agree with the full content of the site.
http://www.alpinesurvival.com/Homeland_Security_Fema.html
American Border Patrol
Private “public interest” group with cameras on the border, including video of them bringing simulated WMD (weapons of mass destruction) into Arizona. http://www.americanborderpatrol.com/
American Patrol
Private web site, with extensive collection of news stories and reports from many different sources, concerning our southern border.
http://www.americanpatrol.com/
National Terror Alert News
Private web site with up to date news stories concerning national terror threats.
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/
The Arizona Daily Star – Border News
The most extensive Arizona news I have found that concerns the southern border of Arizona.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/border/
Palo Verde Nuclear Power plant
Site maintained by a Nuclear Power plant worker.
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