SANTO DOMINGO. – The Border Security Corp (Cesfront) has barely 500 of the 2,000 troop needed to safeguard the Dominican-Haiti border, so to speak of control in that region is an illusion, said a military source quoted by newspaper El Dia yesterday.
“It is possible to be affirmed that the Cesfront is “a dream, a chimera”, a future hope nothing else. It is a body that is supposed to being a morning guarantee, but nowadays is not more than a symbol than is subject to grow”, said the oficial consulted by this newspaper.
On payroll Cesfront has around 500 members, but since around 15 percent is the administrative personnel, troops on leave and those who are ill, those available are always insufficient to watch the more than 320 kilometer long border.
The Cesfront official, who asked not to be named, was making reference to statements by Haiti deputy Apolon Enel and the Jesuit priest Regino Martinez who affirmed separately that due to the lack of controls “everything crosses” the border.
From: Canada
then what are all the rest doing still washing the generals SUVs and cutting his lawns ?
From: Zimbabwe
"then what are all the rest doing still washing the generals SUVs and cutting his lawns ?"
Believe it or not that's been known to happen.
From: United States
There are more generals with SUV's in the DR than there are soldiers what else would they be doing but washing them.
But no water in Santo Domingo.
Written by: rom1804 
, 1 Jul 2008 9:44 AM
From: Zimbabwe
old news> not true anymore
From: United States
you haven't been there recently rom1804 because if you were then you would know it is more true than ever.
From: Canada
Ciby why would it be any different here than any where else in LA these military types are to prop up or dispose of tin pot dictators which LA has in abundance or certianly had in abundance..maybe now they are make work projects to keep unemployment down...but they are not woth much and make a lot of trouble
From: United States
The rest are at the Cabañas with local women and drinking presidentes while the lower ranking guards are at the car wash washing the generals suvs.
From: Canada
and cutting their lawns and hopefully hoseing their wives
From: United States
as an aficionado of the game of dominoes, i feel slighted that none of you prior posters mentioned the fact that a sizeable portion of these soldiers might have been seated at a domino table!
From: Zimbabwe
Last I checked the Dominican armed forces had over 20,000 people serving in them. Why the need for CESFRONT? Isn't the job of a military to safeguard borders? Maybe I'm assuming too much.
Written by: Lautaro, 1 Jul 2008 12:10 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Many of the army's sections (J-2, DNI, etc.) are already over there, cibaeño. But the situation, as much as I hate to agree with him, is like the jesuit father Regino says: that is, all those soldiers are over there "to make business" instead of guarding the border. In other words, their favourite passtime is to extort the livelihood out of the haitian and dominican merchants earning their daily bread on that region.
From: United States
cibaeno, i guess you are just not paying attention. let me reiterate for you the following 1 washing SUVS 2 mowing the general´s lawn 3 carousing at the cabana 4 DOMINOES.
Written by: bankai, 1 Jul 2008 1:16 PM
From: United States, Long Island
i hate to say it but i think i agree with you lautaro. plus they need to put more people guarding that border on both sides. hell make a fense even and problem solved like they did in the so-called jewish state its also what they are planning to do here as well.
Written by: MitaR, 1 Jul 2008 1:47 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Is a disaster but those guards are only in the border to get involved in the extra-cash in the different merchandise that pass trough the border. They have very low income and extra low aspirations. When they see that their boss get richer and richer.
From: Dominican Republic, From a yanikeke stand near you
finally!!! i found my true profession, i'm singning up for the Dominican military, i can read and write in spanish plus a little spanglish, i think that is more than enough education to be mayor coronel.nothing better than to get paid to do nothing. i'm sure being a border guard in DR have its benefits, somebody will pay me to overlook something, a couple of haitian here 2 kilos overthere.
i love my country.
Written by: arcatype , 1 Jul 2008 3:48 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Great now we are emulating the haitians ineptitude, get ready for more poverty and misery has just entered the building!!!!!
Written by: Jander, 1 Jul 2008 4:16 PM
From: Dominican Republic
The rest of you who don't have a clue what goes on here lisen to ones that do.
All the high rankers have low rankers as personal; body guards not only for them but for their family and their families family.
Dominican Republic consists of approximately 44,000 active duty personnel, about 30 percent of which are utilized for non-military operations,
Written by: Jander, 1 Jul 2008 5:38 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Carlos Franco-tirador ?
From: United States
How "Screwed up" the goverment in Dominican Republic is to be "Mediocre" regarding this tiresome issue.
From: Afghanistan, BAF
Wouldn't it be much more effeciant to just string up some razor wire and landmines ? But heck we dont have the gumption to do it our selves in the states.....D@mn cannadians LOL
From: Dominican Republic
From: Dominican Republic
Let's stay focused: the DR is THE land of opportunity. Home of FREE ENTREPRISE!
So, the border problem is not the border, but the people with the funny looking clothes and caps with scrambled eggs that man it. Mondays and Thursdays are illegals days. Fulano gets his cut. Wednesdays and Saturdays are drug days. Fulanito gets his cut. Tuesdays and Fridays are weapon days. Fulanote gets his cut. And on Sundays, everybody gets plastered.
A few years ago, the US offered help in border patrol, precisely to circumvent these problems. The local military declined, in the name of sovereignty. Actually, their concern was keeping their business going.
Can't control the border. Would be bad for business!
From: Zimbabwe
"Can't control the border. Would be bad for business!"
Exactly.
From: United States
pappabowie, do you think that there can be any solution to any problem which does not include death and mayhem? what kind of upbringing could you have had to make you believe that violence and destruction is the world´s panacea to all ills?
From: Afghanistan, BAF
I don't know dread . I'm just a drunken philistine as you pointed out. But regardless when I get set up in SD come on by and I'll get you a discount on one of the best girls we got, then we'll have a scotch and discuss the ills of the world, surely together we can get something straightened out. I would invite ol' Bellache Beleial but I'm afraid he would have all the whores picketing the place and demanding free healthcare, I mean thats what the wetnaps are for ...right
From: United States
pappabowie, you make me mad sometimes, but there is a possibility that you could be a good start for a reclamation project. currently, however, you are in bad shape. your soul needs work.
From: Afghanistan, BAF
I would venture to say your most likely right about my blackened soul , but for the here and now I'm content to muddle on as best I can ,not to hip to any 'conversions' as I am sure it would be a moot point to expect you to see anything from my point of veiw , But that being said impassioned & informed debate sharpens the mind.
From: United States
The sad thing is that the border is actually not that big. It can be controlled. Instead of senseless government spending we can probably control the border. But is as was previously posted, right now everyone gets a cut. The interest is not in protecting the border but in keeping all the miliary underworld business going. As much as I love my country at times I hate it just as much.
From: United States
pappabowie, sometimes i think you are more bark than bite, and, deep down inside, you are a decent human being. you just post some of your stuff for effect!
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Believe it or not that's been known to happen.
But no water in Santo Domingo.
i love my country.
All the high rankers have low rankers as personal; body guards not only for them but for their family and their families family.
Dominican Republic consists of approximately 44,000 active duty personnel, about 30 percent of which are utilized for non-military operations,
Let's stay focused: the DR is THE land of opportunity. Home of FREE ENTREPRISE!
So, the border problem is not the border, but the people with the funny looking clothes and caps with scrambled eggs that man it. Mondays and Thursdays are illegals days. Fulano gets his cut. Wednesdays and Saturdays are drug days. Fulanito gets his cut. Tuesdays and Fridays are weapon days. Fulanote gets his cut. And on Sundays, everybody gets plastered.
A few years ago, the US offered help in border patrol, precisely to circumvent these problems. The local military declined, in the name of sovereignty. Actually, their concern was keeping their business going.
Can't control the border. Would be bad for business!
Exactly.