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document.write(" upstate girl wrote:");
document.write(" ");document.write("Of course these natives are scared for guns,they do illegal activities to and from canada smuggling cigs,guns,drugs what are they scared for they have bigger guns then these poor border patrol guys. I see them late at night crossing the water smuggling. These people need to get a normal job like everyone else then driving there big hummers around canada and usa ... tired of them getting away with everything because they say I am (native) poor you and should be a shamed of yourselfs.You dont see the community shutting down a police station because its across someone house and protesting that they have guns.");document.write(" "); document.write(" June 9, 2009, 12:02 PM"); document.write(" | ");
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document.write(" concerned leader wrote:");
document.write(" ");document.write("I have been sitting patiently as this story has unfolded. My community has suffered as a result of this border crossing closure. The real story behind the closure is not so much that the Customs Agents are armed but the total lack of disrepsect shown to my people. There have been numerous complaints lodged by my community members only to go ignored or unchallenged. To add injury to insult, these two individuals have been rewarded and promoted. My question is where is the justice in that? The young people of my community have been targeted by these individuals and some to the extreme of being stripped searched. Where is the justice in that? These actions in mainstream society would not be tolerated, yet they are left unchecked in mine. I don't support barricading our community but I can also understand the frustration building in my community that has been brewing for many years.");document.write(" "); document.write(" June 9, 2009, 9:33 AM"); document.write(" | ");
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document.write(" .. wrote:");
document.write(" ");document.write("Maybe you should walk off your job so a native can have it. I am native, and they should shut that crossing down. Akwesasne is sovereign Territory, we don't need all the travelers running through what little land we have left. Get rid of the custom house and there guns and there wont be a problem. Im sure there is no problem in using the Dundee crossing, Guns Kill/// and thats their only intention. Sound familiar, thats all we need is blue suits with guns in the middle of the reservation, there mouths are probably watering for something to start, I know this cause I see how the border treats our people, young and old.....");document.write(" "); document.write(" June 8, 2009, 1:18 AM"); document.write(" | ");
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document.write(" Robert Marks wrote:");
document.write(" ");document.write("In all the stories about the closing of the bridge because of arming the canadian border officers, I have not seen any comments a about the US CBP officers already being armed. I do not know the geographic situation between the US and Canadian ports, but they have to be in the same area.");document.write(" "); document.write(" June 7, 2009, 5:30 PM"); document.write(" | ");
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document.write(" guest wrote:");
document.write(" ");document.write("I am a non-native and work at a convenience store in Awkwesasne, I am feeling the economic crunch of not having the canadian customers at my store, if this continues then I will walk off my job and then the mohawks can service their own people. The real reason behind this protest is that the smugglers don't want to be physically harmed when they try to escape after being caught with their loot at the border on the canadian side. Who wants to be harmed because of untaxed cigarettes? The answer is no one.");document.write(" "); document.write(" June 7, 2009, 4:20 PM"); document.write(" | ");
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