So Much for That Virtual Border Fence : Again

If you can't keep up with the virtual border fence along the Arizona- Mexico border, don't feel bad. The Department of Homeland Security can't seem to make up it's mind on the issue either. First, the virtual border fence was going to be delayed,
then Michael Chertoff, approved the fence. Now, it looks like the whole plan is going to be tossed in the trash. But don't you worry. Homeland Security is going to get those illegals yet (and spend millions more in the process). Now Boeing, who won an $860 million contract to provide the technology, physical fences and vehicle barriers, is to replace the so-called Project 28 prototype with a series of towers equipped with communications systems, new cameras and new radar capability, officials said.

Sources : Reuters, Yahoo

Virtual Border Fence to Get the Green Light

After some initial problems with contractor Boeing Co. because the technology the company used in the test project near Tucson, Arizona, did not work properly, the prospect of having a 28 mile long virtual fence along part of the U.S. / Mexico border is becoming more real.

Chertoff saw the fence during a trip to Arizona last week.
"I think it looks good," he told lawmakers. The department has not yet made the official acceptance.

The scarier idea is that some of the technology: radar, sensor devices and cameras capable of distinguishing people from cattle at a distance of about 10 miles, could be used on other parts along the border.

Source: CNN