The Coyote's Bicycle (50 page)
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Authors: Kimball Taylor
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US soil extends three feet south of the wall
. . . Interview with James Brown, Friends of Friendship Park
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She once slipped and fell
. . . Interviews with Ana Teresa Fernandez and Dan Watman
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“I just ran along the wall”
. . . Customs and Border Protection considers this a “self-deportation,” and sightings of such acts can be added to their tally of total deportations.
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agents sometimes dusted the bikes for fingerprints
. . . Interview with Border Patrol agent, name withheld
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Thirty thousand additional troops were being prepared for deployment
. . . “How Obama Came to Plan for âSurge' in Afghanistan,” Peter Baker,
New York Times
, December 5, 2009
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on account of a story traded
. . . Interview with Brian Taylor
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an impressive margin
. . . The prices of the bikes at various stages come from my interviews with Terry Tynan and Kim Zirpolo,
and my observation that Tynan charged $20 for bikes on the Kimzey property.
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infamous $
640
government-contracted
. . . The Grace Commission, or the President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control, was ordered by Ronald Reagan in 1982 and presented its findings to Congress in 1984. The report mentioned a number of everyday items for which the federal government paid contractors exorbitant prices. The toilet assembly for P-3C Orion aircraft became infamous partly because of a joke made by Senator William Cohen during a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee. The $640 toilet seat, he said, “gives new meaning to the word throne”; “Adjusting the Bottom Line,”
Time
, February 18, 1985
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well known for refusing interviews
. . . Caitlin Rother, “Modest Mogul,”
San Diego Union-Tribune
, October 8, 2006
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It had been described as “spicy”
. . .
”
Ibid.
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Just about every production
. . . In consultation with film industry professionals with experience in Los Angeles and San Diego markets, as well as employees and contractors at Segall Productions
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felt primarily by the workers
. . . Interviews with Ron Nua, Eric Amavisca, Aaron Garrison, Kim Zirpolo, and Tarek Albaba
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Born just after Christmas
. . . Caitlin Rother, “Modest Mogul,”
San Diego Union-Tribune
, October 8, 2006
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Segall got his start “as a porn actor working for Ted Paramore”
. . .
History of X: 100 Years of Sex on Film
, Luke Ford, 1999
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Segall told Senn
. . .
The Most Dangerous Cinema: People Hunting People on Film
, Bryan Senn, 2014
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that featured explicit sex
. . . “History of Sex in Cinema,” Tim Dirks,
Filmsite
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when Deep Throat premiered
. . .
Hollywood V. Hardcore: How the Struggle Over Censorship Saved the Modern Film Industry
, Jon Lewis, 2000
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Godfrey Daniels
. . . http://www.imdb.com
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Spirit of Seventy Sex
. . . According to
IMDb
, Stu Segall worked under multiple alias, in this case Ms. Ricki Krelmn.
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Department of Justice released
. . . “Organized Crime Involvement in Pornography,” United States Department of Justice, June 8, 1977
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Organized crime had moved into the pornography business
. . .
History of X: 100 Years of Sex on Film
, Luke Ford, 1999
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Zaffarano was a big guy
. . .
Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia
, Joseph D. Pistone, 1989
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But this would not be the fate
. . . “55 Indicted by U.S. as Pornographers and in Film Piracy,”
New York Times
, February 14, 1980;
Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia
, Joseph D. Pistone, 1989;
History of X: 100 Years of Sex on Film
, Luke Ford, 1999
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Agents also raided an office located at
1600
Broadway
. . . “55 Indicted by U.S. as Pornographers and in Film Piracy,”
New York Times
, February 14, 1980
Also see: Attorney General's Commission on Pornography: Final Report (Meese Report), Part 4
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Agents found his crumbled figure
. . .
Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia
, Joseph D. Pistone, 1989;
History of X: 100 Years of Sex on Film
, Luke Ford, 1999
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Segall's home in Los Angeles
. . . Attorney General's Commission on Pornography: Final Report (Meese Report), Part 4, Chapter 4
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In
1991
, Godfrey Daniels had
. . . http://www.strategic-operations.com/team/stu-segall/
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One dayâthe story goesâ
DEA
agents
. . . Interview Kim Zirpolo
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Even in make-believe, problems arose
. . . “Wounds in Simulated Capture End Lance Corporal's Career,” Debbi Farr Baker,
San Diego Union-Tribune
, October 15, 2007; “Former Marine Who Sued for Millions Gets $91,000,” Debbi Farr Baker,
San Diego Union-Tribune
, December 11, 2007; “Training lawsuit returns to court,” Gidget Fuentes,
Marine Corps Times
, November 30, 2007
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according to an employee
. . . Interview with Kim Zirpolo
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“misguided and wasteful spending”
. . . “Safety at Any Price: Assessing the Impact of Homeland Security Spending in U.S. Cities,” Senator Tom Coburn, December 2012
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HALO
Corporation and the organizer of the summit
. . . “Marines, police prep for mock zombie invasion,” Julie Watson, Associated Press, October 27, 2012
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“It's embarrassing, really”
. . . Interviews with Kim Zirpolo and Bill Anderson
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keep squatters from commandeering the ruin
. . . Interview with El Negro
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entirety of the new $
70
-million-per-mile US Border
. . . “Study: Price for border fence up to $49 billion,”
San Francisco Chronicle
, January 8, 2007. The $70-million-per-mile estimate is a simple dividing of the Congressional Research Service's estimate of $49 billion by the proposed length of the fence, 700 miles. But this cost still does not include the price of acquiring land or labor if contractors are used, and is thus a low-ball estimate.
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the most efficient device
. . .
Bicycling Science
, David Gordon Wilson, 2004
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that Susan B. Anthony called
. . .
Sports in American Life: A History
, Richard O. Davies, 2012
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solid rubber tires were an important gift
. . . Ibid.
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Orville and Wilbur Wright
. . .
It's All About the Bike: The Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels
, Robert Penn, 2010;
Bicycle: The History
, David V. Herlihy, 2004
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another bike shop owner and mechanic
. . . Ibid.
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Today's
54
-million-member-strong
. . . Ibid.
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America's largest export to China
. . . “Scrap Really Is Our Top Export to China,” Scott Jacobs, University of Michigan, January 3, 2013; http://www.gltaac.org/scrap-really-is-our-top-export-to-china
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inherited a bicycle co-op
. . . Interview with Ken Gomez, Bikes del Pueblo
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At eighteen, El Negro migrated
. . . Interview with El Negro
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stumbled upon a construction site
. . . “New Park Turns Attention From a Forbidding Border Fence to a Welcoming Ocean,” Ann Jarmusch,
San Diego Union-Tribune
, August 21, 2005
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jumped
25
percent over the previous year
. . . “In Come the Waves,”
The Economist
, June 16, 2005
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in Tijuana, it was hottest at Playas
. . . “Background to the Office of the Inspector General Investigation,” Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Justice Department, 1998
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Incidents of broken ankles and legs
. . . Interview with Border Patrol agent, name withheld
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down the barrel of a thirty-year sentence
. . . Consulate General of the United States, http://tijuana.usconsulate.gov/tijuana/warning.html
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he'd been described as “cherubic”
. . .
”
Caitlin Rother, “Modest Mogul,”
San Diego Union-Tribune
, October 8, 2006
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Congressman Brian Bilbray
. . . “The Drone Makers and Their Friends in Washington,” Jill Replogle,
Fronteras Desk
, July 5, 2012; “Government Issues Waiver for Fencing Along Border,” Randal C. Archibold,
New York Times
, April 2, 2008; “Mr. President, Build This Wall,” Rob Davis,
Voice of San Diego
, January 8, 2007; “Time for Border Security?” Robert Costa,
National Review
, April 28, 2010
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real meat eaters of the military
. . . Interview with Kim Zirpolo
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when Negro reached out to this acquaintance
. . . Interview with El Negro
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Negro made a point of catching Watman
. . . Interview with Dan Watman
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Most of them hailed from Oceanside, California's
. . . Interview with Ron Nua, Eric Amavisca, and Aaron Garrison
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Their per diem
. . . Ibid.
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described the training and hunt for bin Laden
. . . “No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission that Killed Osama bin Laden,” Mark Owen aka Matt Bissonnette, Kevin Maurer, 2012
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TerraServer satellite images
. . . Cryptome.org, https://cryptome.org/2012-info/obl-raid-mockup/obl-raid-mockup.htm
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Accurate migration numbers
. . . Bureau of Justice Statistics, http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/fleo08.pdf
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security plan that would stop
90
percent
. . . This demand is nearly as old as the debate on illegal immigration itself, and thus has its own highs and lows, but roared back to the forefront in 2013. “Congress Aims to Stop 90 Percent of Illegal Border Crossing,” Barbara Corbellini Duarte,
SHF
wire
, May 16, 2013
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At $
4
,
500
per migrant
. . . El Negro's interviews
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One curious instance
. . . Interview with Dan Watman
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The price per migrant was $
12
,
000
. . . Federal trial of former Border Patrol agents Fidel and Raul Villareal in San Diego, August 2012
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Even at a time when hundreds of agents
. . . “Border Agency Report Reveals Internal Struggles With Corruption,” Andrew Becker, Center for Investigative Reporting, January 29, 2013; “Border Security: Additional Actions Needed to Strengthen
CBP
Efforts to Mitigate Risk of Employee Corruption and Misconduct,” United States Government Accountability Office, December 2012, https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/551713-gao-13-59.html; “Crossing the Line: Corruption at the Border,” Center for Investigative Reporting, http://bordercorruption.apps.cironline.org
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highest tide of the year
. . . Interview with Chris Peregrin