Mexican military incursions reported

The Washington Times ^ | January 17, 2006 | Jerry Seper

[neverdem]

    The U.S. Border Patrol has warned agents in Arizona of incursions into the United States by Mexican soldiers "trained to escape, evade and counterambush" if detected -- a scenario Mexico denied yesterday.

    The warning to Border Patrol agents in Tucson, Ariz., comes after increased sightings of what authorities described as heavily armed Mexican military units on the U.S. side of the border. The warning asks the agents to report the size, activity, location, time and equipment of any units observed.

    It also cautions agents to keep "a low profile," to use "cover and concealment" in approaching the Mexican units, to employ "shadows and camouflage" to conceal themselves and to "stay as quiet as possible."

    Border Patrol spokesman Salvador Zamora confirmed that a "military incursion" warning was given to Tucson agents, but said it was designed to inform them how to react to any sightings of military and foreign police in this country and how to properly document any incursion.

    Mr. Zamora added that although incursions by the Mexican military do occur, they usually have taken place in areas of the border "not marked by monuments or signs." He said U.S. military units also have crossed mistakenly into Mexico.

    But Rafael Laveaga, spokesman for the Mexican Embassy in Washington, denied that Mexican military personnel are crossing into the United States.

    "I strongly deny any incursions by the Mexican military as inaccurate allegations," Mr. Laveaga said. "The Mexican military is a well-respected institution with strict rules on how to control Northern Mexico. It maintains a protocol of not going within a mile of the border, and those who would trespass would be severely punished."

    Mr. Laveaga said some drug smugglers headed "both north and south" wear uniforms and drive military-type vehicles, and might have "confused"...

[neverdem]

Thank God for the politically correct war on drugs.

[King Prout]

YO!

[Americanwolf]

This is occuring in "my backyard" It is a bit unnerving to say the least.

[drlevy88]

If they show up north of the border, shoot. What's hard about that.

[Johnnyboy2000]

"The Mexican military is a well-respected institution"

LOL

[King Prout]

be armed, be organized, be disciplined, be numerous, be vigilant, be decisive when needs must, but for the sake of little green apples be incredibly careful.

[blaze]

No sir, I don't like it!

[nathanbedford]

Are you familiar with Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico?

[injin]

I certainly do like this old photograph

[bybybill]

Does your BS trigger ever wonder about why there is little or nothing about these Mexican Army incursions in the media that hates GWB?

Given Bushes track record, is it logical that he would let this happen?
Finally, if this was true, why would the Rats stay quiet?

You are being played , folks. Maybe there is an idiot shooting at the border guys, but, come on, its not the Mexican Army!

[thecabal]

Given Bushes track record, is it logical that he would let this happen?

I think that Bush's track record of appeasing the open borders crowd speaks for itself.

Finally, if this was true, why would the Rats stay quiet?

Because the Rats and the Party of Stupid have the same playbook on this one.

[Lurker]

"I strongly deny any incursions by the Mexican military as inaccurate allegations," Mr. Laveaga said. "The Mexican military is a well-respected institution with strict rules on how to control Northern Mexico. It maintains a protocol of not going within a mile of the border, and those who would trespass would be severely punished."

Well then Mr. Laveaga, you won't mind if we shoot anyone in a Mexican Army Uniform we find on our side of the border then will you.

L

[fr_freak]

Does your BS trigger ever wonder about why there is little or nothing about these Mexican Army incursions in the media that hates GWB?

Maybe these reports are BS, but in either case I would not expect the MSM to report incursions into the US by Mexican military because they would be immediately providing credibility to groups like the Minutemen, who the MSM are busily trying to demonize. Furthermore, the lefties in the MSM are slaves to PC, so to call out the Mexicans as criminals would violate their "religion", not to mention alienate the illegal immigrant advocacy groups who constitute a sizeable portion of the Dems constituency.

[Marine Inspector]

You are being played , folks. Maybe there is an idiot shooting at the border guys, but, come on, its not the Mexican Army!

And your 100% wrong. I was personally involved in 1 of these incidents.

As a former Marine and current CBP Officer, I know the difference between the Military and smugglers/cartel.

The Mexican military is actively involved in running drugs and people.

[Pro-Bush]

Kill em all!

[bybybill]

When the Mexican Army invaded the US, what did you do? Did you report it? Could you prove it? Did reporters, who would turn their Mom`s in for passing gas, ignore the biggest story since 9/11?
Did somebody shoot at you? Don`t know, wasn`t there. But, if it was the Mexican Army, you must sound the alarm and alert America to the invasion.

[gleeaikin]

Darn!! Plagiarism!! Plagiarism!!

Just read the book "Trial by Fire", by Harold Coyle. Plot: Mexican drug lords/politicians middleman/fixer hires mercenaries to wear Mexican uniforms, raid and kill Americans north of the Rio Grande, especially border patrolmen. American Army buildup, wild Mexican bank robber chase across border, shooting incident, Mexicans killed, nasty little war breaks out.

Read the book, await developments. Better yet ask our president to read the book.

[Solamente]

[tkathy]

Time to hit hard on Mrxico to shape up their failed country.

[RoadTest]

There needs to be The American Army and/or Marines on that border, armed to the teeth with instructions to engage the enemy and subdue him. If Mexico wants a war, they can have it, only this time we get Mexico, too.