Posted on 05/09/2011 11:26:37 AM PDT by jazusamo
The Mexican navy says marines patrolling a lake along the border with Texas discovered a drug gang camp on an island, provoking a gunbattle that left 13 people dead.
The navy says one marine and 12 gunmen from the Zetas drug cartel were killed in the gunbattle on the island on Falcon Lake, about 45 miles (70 kilometers) northwest of McAllen, Texas.
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I'm just guessing here, but that's greater than the American casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan combined.
Kind of puts things in perspective.
But Americans travelng to Mexico is perfectly safe!
An ideal place to win Darwin Awards.
< sarc >
“if they were not in bed with these terrorists, they would go in there and wipe them out.”
Exactamente! Why didn’t they surround the island and kill every living thing on it.
It’s showing up fine for me. Thanks.
The use of marijuana in the United States has never hurt anyone and is a victimless crime. Did the Mexican Marines confiscate any money? If they did, the Democrats are going to have to pass some more pro-homosexual laws to make up for the loss of donation money.
The use of marijuana in the United States has never hurt anyone and is a victimless crime. Did the Mexican Marines confiscate any money? If they did, the Democrats are going to have to pass some more pro-homosexual laws to make up for the loss of donation money.
Wow. And OBozo is pushing yet again for amnesty.
I think it was her husband who was killed. No I haven’t heard. Those Zeta’s probably ground him to taco meat.
Falcon Lake ping!
If you want on, or off this S. Texas/Mexico ping list, please FReepMail me.
Heard it on the radio, thanks for the ping.
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