TITLE

Another Spell of Wallitis

AUTHOR(S)

Schorr, Daniel

PUB. DATE

May 2007

SOURCE

New Leader;May-Aug2007, Vol. 90 Issue 3/4, p4

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article discusses the plan of the U.S. to build a 700-mile fence along the Mexican border and relates it to other walls built around the world including the Berlin Wall in Germany, a 436-mile fence to close off the Arab section of East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza, and a fence in Pakistan to close off Taliban routes into Afghanistan.

ACCESSION #

56492781

Tags: BORDER security -- United States;  TALIBAN

 

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