Militia border patrol update

In case anyone was wondering about the intentions of the Arizona militiamen now roaming our borders, there's this snippet from Diana Washington Valdez at the El Paso Times:

Militia group sees migrants as 'threat'

Among the requirements for joining the militia border patrol are a state certification for a concealed weapon course and a hunting license. Simcox says the course is to screen out applicants who have criminal records, which a background check would reveal, and the hunting license is to have legal access to federal and state park lands.

Actually, every member of the public has legal access to federal and state park lands, with or without a license. It's quite clear the license serves another purpose entirely, and a chilling one at that.

Of course, this is the kind of activity that President Bush has seemingly endorsed as "a backlash ... stirred up by the people."