Thanks mostly to Michelle's writings, you've probably heard of MS-13--the violent Central American gang that may link up with al Qaeda to move terrorists and materiel into the US via the Mexican border. That gang apparently plans to take on the Minutemen:

NACO, Ariz. -- Members of a violent Central America-based gang have been sent to Arizona to target Minuteman Project volunteers, who will begin a monthlong border vigil this weekend to find and report foreigner sneaking into the United States, project officials say.

James Gilchrist, a Vietnam veteran who helped organize the vigil to protest the federal government's failure to control illegal immigration, said he has been told that California and Texas leaders of Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, have issued orders to teach "a lesson" to the Minuteman volunteers.

The Minutemen are only present to observe illegal crossings and report them to Border Patrol, yet even President Bush has stooped to calling them "vigilantes." What will he and the rest of the open borders crowd call MS-13? I know what I'd call them:

The MS-13 gang has established major smuggling operations in several areas along the U.S.-Mexico border and have transported hundreds of Central and South Americans -- including gang members -- into the United States in the past two years. The gang also is involved in drug and weapons smuggling.

Gang members in America have been tied to numerous killings, robberies, burglaries, carjackings, extortion, rapes and aggravated assaults. Authorities said that the gang has earned a reputation from the other street gangs as being particularly ruthless and that it will retaliate violently when challenged.

MS-13 constitutes a clear and present danger to the United States.

(thanks to Chris)