That's right. We wouldn't want to get anyone hurt trying to protect our country.
In fact, if the Mexicans want the Southern U.S., just lay down your arms and give it to them.
Posted on 11/20/2005 5:34:36 AM PST by FerdieMurphy
Uniformed Mexicans with guns, bulldozer seize drug-bust truck from Border Patrol
U.S. Border Patrol agents were backed down this week by armed men, dressed in what appeared to be Mexican military uniforms and carrying military weapons, who seized a captured dump truck filled with marijuana from the U.S. agents and dragged it across the border into Mexico with a bulldozer.
The border incident occurred Thursday evening when Border Patrol agents attempted to pull over a dump truck on Interstate 10 in Hudspeth County, Texas. The driver fled from the agents, exiting the freeway and driving toward the Rio Grande which runs within 2 miles of the interstate in this portion of West Texas.
The driver abandoned the truck after it became stuck in the river bed, escaping into Mexico.
Agents called for reinforcement from the Texas state troopers and Hudspeth County sheriff and began unloading the haul – estimated to have been nearly 3 tons – when everything changed.
Officers "started to retrieve the bundles when the armed subjects appeared," said Agent Ramiro Cordero, Border Patrol spokesman.
According to Hudspeth County Chief Deputy Mike Doyal, the dump truck driver returned with armed men, some of whom drove "official looking vehicles with overhead lights." Some of those armed, Doyal told the El Paso Times, appeared to be Mexican soldiers in uniform with military weapons.
"It's a very serious incident," Doyal said. "We are very fortunate ... no one got hurt. Everyone had the presence of mind not to cause an international incident, or start shooting."
As WorldNetDaily has reported, there are widespread reports of U.S.-trained Mexican commandos, called the Zetas, making cross-border runs into U.S. territory in military-style vehicles, armed with automatic weapons.
The Zetas were trained as elite commandos by U.S. forces to combat the drug cartels, but they have switched sides and are working for the drug smugglers in the border area posing a special hazard to American law enforcement and Border Patrol agents, according to a U.S. Justice Department memo. Under the control of reputed drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the Zetas are conducting a bloody war for control of the entire southern border in an effort to secure a monopoly on drug-smuggling and people-smuggling routes.
As both sides faced off, a bulldozer appeared from the Mexico side of the river and was used by the armed men to pull the dump truck – and the two-thirds of the marijuana that had not yet been unloaded – into Mexico. The bulldozer, Doyal said, is believed to be used regularly to make makeshift crossings over the Rio Grande.
The "armed encounter with drug smugglers," as Cordero described it, is under investigation. No confirmation was made as to whether or not the "soldiers" belonged to the Mexican military.
Scare the crap out of Vincente Fox. These goons do nothing without his bidding.
I heard one of our Congressmen from Texas speak about this incident on Hannity this past Friday.
What was even more disturbing was the info that he relayed about one of our sheriffs along the Rio Grande had to temporarily house an al Qaeda member that was captured by the federales along the border & handed over to our authorities.
The sheriff was asked to hold him in his jail until the FBI could come in to take custody. Supposedly, this al qaeda member was from Iraq and was on our most wanted list. He had been living along the border for a couple of years.
I wish I could find out the name of the sheriff.
Ping.
When America had a spine, wasn't this an act of war?
Nothing to see here, back to your pens, sheeple...
Ping to Post #2.
The U.S. Ambassador to Mexico recently married the wealthiest woman in Mexico. What are the odds that he'd do anything to offend his wife's country? What are the odds that he actually represents U.S. interests?
Too bad this is only the US/Mexican border. If this happened on the Syrian/Iraqi border our Marines could get involved. What a joke. I say again, we need to hire Israel to build a wall for us like they have over there.
How the heck are we supposed to get cheap drugs when the border patrol keeps getting in the way? (sarc)
How the heck are we supposed to get cheap drugs when the border patrol keeps getting in the way? (sarc)
Hey Old Sarge! When it's not RINOs like Jim Kolbe ordering the Border Patrol to stand down, it's the Mexicans attacking those fine foot soldiers. Do ya think we could have some law and order around here sometime?
We could build a security fence like Israel. . .
The Ambassador represents U. S. interests when it interests him.
Many Americans will never forgive the president on this issue. Politicians, including el presidente Bush are poll watchers, but he completely disregards a poll on this issue.
That's right. We wouldn't want to get anyone hurt trying to protect our country.
In fact, if the Mexicans want the Southern U.S., just lay down your arms and give it to them.
Oh brother!!! What's it gonna take. I'm not even going to get started. Kinda preachin to the choir.
Should we wait until they get to Omaha before we open fire?
"The Zetas were trained as elite commandos by U.S. forces to combat the drug cartels, but they have switched sides and are working for the drug smugglers in the border area posing a special hazard to American law enforcement and Border Patrol agents, according to a U.S. Justice Department memo."
They will stab you in the back every time.
Never happen, and you know it.
"What are the odds that he actually represents U.S.
interests?"
Don't know is he a friend of Jorge Bush. If he is you can bet he couldn't care a rats butt.
-Eric
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