Canadians bristle at Napalitano's demand for better borders

[Cali Coug]

Originally Posted by BlueK

actually, didn't two of the 9/11 terrorists enter from Canada? Yeah, they did. As far as I know, none came from Mexico.

I thought it was more than two, but you may be right. Several came on student visas, I believe, and a few came through Canada.

[BlueK]

Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

I honestly don't remember that, but I'll trust your memory of it.

Ok, I was wrong and was misled by the initial news reports, apparently. It was reported at the time that a couple of them came from Canada, and that is what I was remembering. There was a connection to Portland, Maine, so the speculation at the time was that a couple of them got there from Canada.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2005Apr8.html

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by BlueK

Ok, I was wrong and was misled by the initial news reports, apparently. It was reported at the time that a couple of them came from Canada, and that is what I was remembering. There was a connection to Portland, Maine, so the speculation at the time was that a couple of them got there from Canada.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2005Apr8.html

An honest mistake on your part. It's not surprising that the media got it wrong.

[tooblue]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

I thought it was more than two, but you may be right. Several came on student visas, I believe, and a few came through Canada.

None came through Canada. That's a myth.

[MikeWaters]

Speaking for the 220 million+ Americans who aren't aware that any Candadian troops are in Afghanistan, let me speak for them--Thank you Canada. Except Quebec. We still hate you Quebec.

[tooblue]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

Perhaps the Canadians are correct, but I have never read a report that indicated the 9/11 hijackers didn't come through the northern border (at least some of them). Link?

Are you serious?

http://septembereleven2001.wordpress...hrough-canada/

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...90421/20090421

In a release Tuesday night following the interview, she called Canada a "close ally and an important partner" and said she was simply misunderstood.

"I know that the September 11th hijackers did not come through Canada to the United States," she said in the statement.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2005Apr8.html

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpu...me-canada.html

[Cali Coug]

Originally Posted by tooblue

Are you serious?

http://septembereleven2001.wordpress...hrough-canada/

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...90421/20090421



http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2005Apr8.html

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpu...me-canada.html

Yes, I am serious. I had never heard anything of the sort. Interesting.

[BlueK]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

Yes, I am serious. I had never heard anything of the sort. Interesting.

As far as I can tell, it seems what happened was the US government investigated the possibility that some of the terrorists entered through Canada and the news reports in those first few days following the attacks on 9/11 took that and ran with it.

[Cali Coug]

Originally Posted by BlueK

As far as I can tell, it seems what happened was the US government investigated the possibility that some of the terrorists entered through Canada and the news reports in those first few days following the attacks on 9/11 took that and ran with it.

Yeah- I did some quick Google searches and saw the same thing. Always facinating how initial news reports, even when later deemed false, can still color public perception. I was under the clear impression that several came through Canada.

I did read, though, that 2 terrorists who were caught had entered through Canada and never boarded the airplanes because of their capture.

[MikeWaters]

I wouldn't have known the answer to whether terrorists came through Canada, had I been asked before this brouhaha. In my experience, anything that descends from above the 49th to below the 49th is bad news.