US Border czar warns cartels against targeting US forces

AFP via Yahoo! News ^ | June 9, 2009 | Andrew Beatty

[Oldeconomybuyer]

US border czar Alan Bersin warned Mexico's brutal drug cartels Tuesday that threats to target law enforcement officials on both sides of the border would be met by a "significant response."

Bersin said a recent call by one cartel kingpin to ramp up violence against US and Mexican law enforcement agents was potentially of "grave significance" and was being "taken seriously" by the administration.

"Should law enforcement, border patrol agents, customs officers or local and state law enforcement officers be targeted that would be considered a major departure from existing practice of the cartels, and a threat that called for a significant response," he said.

While drawing a line in the sand, Bersin did not specify what the US response might be, except to say efforts would be stepped up to apprehend those responsible.

[dennisw]

We now have a “border czar”? I’ll be dammed.........

He sounds like a real tough guy guy (lol)

[wolfcreek]

Sorry. I got Panetta and Podesta confused. Panetta is the CIA director and PCIP is his group.

[junta]

Bambi Akbar will just apologize to the cartels.

[BellStar]

Silly wimpy words from Obama.
Brings Cartels to there knees with gut
wrenching laughter that can be heard
throughout the land.

[Jennikins]

**Hollow words.
Nothing more.

Well said. If after 30 years of invasion, they’re still pretending.