Border fence plagued by glitches, long delays (AP)

Conservative minutemen are rigging up a virtual border fence east of San Diego with cameras and sensors—and encountering snafus similar to those faced by the government.

The U.S. has frozen funding for a planned virtual fence along the border with Mexico as a report detailing mismanagement of the project was set to be released Thursday.

Israel announced Sunday that it was constructing a border fence along the length of its armistice line with Syria in the Golan Heights and was co-ordinating its intelligence with the United States in light of the deteriorating security situation in Syria. In remarks at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Syrian army had moved away from the frontier and that jihadist forces had moved in. “Therefore, we will defend this border against both infiltration and terrorism,” Mr. Netanyahu said.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announces she is halting funding for the 2,000-mile virtual fence just days before the release of a Government Accountability Office report that is expected to slam the project.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two senators said Tuesday it's time to consider ending a contract for a "virtual fence" along the U.S.-Mexico border, contending it doesn't stop illegal immigration....

AP - Two senators said Tuesday it's time to consider ending a contract for a "virtual fence" along the U.S.-Mexico border, contending it doesn't stop illegal immigration.