Armed illegals stalked Border Patrol

The Washington Times ^ | Tuesday, November 22, 2011 | Jerry Seper

[granite]

Five illegal immigrants armed with at least two AK-47 semi-automatic assault rifles were hunting for U.S. Border Patrol agents near a desert watering hole known as Mesquite Seep just north of the Arizona-Mexico border when a firefight erupted and one U.S. agent was killed, records show.

[granite]

Mexicans were ‘patrolling’ when agent was slain, indictment says

[moovova]

Bean bags.

God help us.

[allmost]

All of the sudden "sharks with friggin lasers" sounds more logical.

Create a zone. Shoot first.

[rabscuttle385]

Five illegal immigrants armed with at least two AK-47 semi-automatic assault rifles were hunting for U.S. Border Patrol agents near a desert watering hole known as Mesquite Seep just north of the Arizona-Mexico border when a firefight erupted and one U.S. agent was killed, records show.

Why do we not have a heavily armed U.S. military presence on the border with Mexico?

[Jane Long]

...The FBI declined to comment.

Thank God the Washington Times is staying on this tragic story.

[PAConservative1]

Lets hope they’re humane...

[granite]

“I can’t feel my legs,” Terry told one of the agents who cradled him. “I think I’m paralyzed.”

Bleeding profusely, he died at the scene.

[Grunthor]

There are Newt Gingrich supporters on the debate thread that would have us surrender to these thugs.

[granite]

When Is The Impeachment?

[GeronL]

Your criticsms are all heartless and inhumane. /sarc

[rabscuttle385]

In the Terry killing, two Romanian-built AK-47 assault rifles found at the scene were identified as having been purchased in a Glendale, Ariz., gun shop as part of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) failed Fast and Furious investigation.

FUBO!!!

[SatinDoll]

Yeah, Newt really stepped in it this time on the illegal alien issue. He is toast.

[granite]

At least one of the Mexicans opened fire and, according to the affidavit,Terry, a 40-year-old former U.S. Marine, was shot in the back.

[A_Former_Democrat]

Because that would be lacking compassion and inhumane

Signed,

Both political parties

[USNBandit]

Bean bag rounds. Whoever was dumb enough to have those guys out there with bean bag rounds deserves to be fired. The sector chief there was swapped out after this happened, but it wasn't publicly announced as a result of this incident.

I wonder where in the BP use of force policy it says that a lethal threat is supposed to be met with less than lethal force? (I know it doesn't.)

The Mexicans are coming after our guys and because it doesn't work well with the political meme, of either party, they pretend it isn't happening. "As safe as it's ever been."

[icwhatudo]

We fired beanbags at them? How heartless and inhumane!

[granite]

Newt Gingrich Falls Into The Immigrant Compassion Trap (VIDEO)

[traumer]

9 - 9 - 9

[mkjessup]

Why do we not have a heavily armed U.S. military presence on the border with Mexico?

Because el Presidente' Jorge W. Boosh did not think so after 9/11, si'?

Do I win prize now, senor' Rabscuttle? Do I win green card?

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks granite.

• Gingrich 'prepared to take the heat' with talk of amnesty ("Let's be humane in enforcing the law")

[rabscuttle385]

FUGWB

[rabscuttle385]

[mkjessup]

FUGWB

Senor Rabscuttle, that is no way to speak of our former el Presidente' who left no child behind and expanded ze Medicare, and especially kept the Iranian mullahs from developing a nuke weapon.

Oops. Ok, Senor, 2 out of 3 then.

[Michael Barnes]

But the Minute Men were the “radicals” way back when...

[Cheerio]

When Is The Impeachment?

I wish someone would start a petition drive for our RINO friends in the House.

Question - If the House introduced articles of Impeachment would Harry Reid HAVE TO convene the jury over there in the Senate or could he just ignore it like all the other House bills that are languishing in his desk drawer?

[LouAvul]

When did newt do this? I loathe the bushes and all the rats who contributed to this mess. Never again. I'll not vote for another scumbag who turns a blind eye to this mess.

Seal the borders. Deport the illegals.

[guitarplayer1953]

"Deport the illegals."

Washington talks about how heartless it would be to deport the illegals but after WW1 WW2 and the Korean conflict that is exactly what they did they deported the illegals so that the returning service men would have jobs. If they put a $500 bounty on each and every illegal caught and sent back we would be way ahead of the game in what they cost us in education and health care. And the men coming back from Iraq would have steady work rounding them up.

[marty60]

SEETHING!!!!!

[tina07]

Well based on prior cases, throw those rascally border agents in prison, how dare they get in the way of those poor innocent armed illegals/sarc

[Eagles6]

General Pershing, call your office. Our politicians are gutless. Prayers for the Terry family.

[HeartlandOfAmerica]

More of that FIIIIIINE North American Union that the US govt wants so desperately and most American's have never heard of.

That's the bottom of this particularly stinky barrel, the North American Union, whether WE THE PEOPLE want it or not, bet on it.

Why else would the govt be taking such pains as sending automatic weapons to the drug cartels if it's not to aid in erasing the border in as brutally efficient way as possible.

WE THE PEOPLE don't count worth a tinkers damn any more.

[vette6387]

“Why do we not have a heavily armed U.S. military presence on the border with Mexico? “

Answer: The United States Government!

[SatinDoll]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2811256/posts

See my comments at post#11 above.

During the National Security debate held this evening, Newt Gingrich said we should be more “humane” in our treatment of illegal aliens.

At this point I’m not sure who I support - but whatever, it won’t be Gov. Romney for whom I vote.

[Ajnin]

Five illegal immigrants armed with at least two AK-47 semi-automatic assault rifles were hunting for U.S. Border Patrol agents near a desert watering hole known as Mesquite Seep just north of the Arizona-Mexico border when a firefight erupted and one U.S. agent was killed, records show.

They weren't hunting Border Patrol Agents. They were looking for drug smugglers in order to rip the load. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Ajnin]

Why do we not have a heavily armed U.S. military presence on the border with Mexico

We don't need the military on the border. The only thing we need is the will to enforce the law properly.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

“We fired beanbags at them? How heartless and inhumane!”

What should we have done ? Shoot bags of beans , rice , and then guacamoule ? /sarc

A federal agent is dead from being shot in the back by “La Raza” while performing his Federal duty. And Eric of the “ Just-us Department” offers an appology a year later .. ??

FUBO !!

[ProfoundMan]

There's a particularly good post over at The Truth About Guns about Agent Terry today.

ATF Death Watch 119: Spin This

Well worth the short read.

[MestaMachine]

The cartels were 'hunting' on THIS side of the border. The prey were Border Patrol agents. G-d help us.

Please forgive any double pings.

Reposting links if anyone needs to catch up.

FOR REFERENCE:

DAVID CODREA'S PROJECT GUNWALKER

A Journalist's guide to 'Project Gunwalker'-Part One

A Journalist's Guide to 'Project Gunwalker'-Part Two

A Journalist's Guide to 'Project Gunwalker'-Part Three

A Journalist's Guide to 'Project Gunwalker'-Part Four

A Journalist's Guide to 'Project Gunwalker'-Part Five

A Journalist's Guide to 'Project Gunwalker'-Part Six

FOX VIDEOS

CNN VIDEOS

CBS VIDEOS

CBS Newly-released White House documents (pdf)

IN AT THE BEGINNING, PART 1

IN AT THE BEGINNING, PART 2

IN AT THE BEGINNING, PART 3

In Part 4 of “In at the beginning” we will explore the interface between the State Department, the CIA and the Gunwalker Plot.

“’But, I do fear the loss of my honor and would rather die fighting than to have it said that I was without courage. So I will fight you, no matter how insurmountable it may seem, to the death if need be, in order that it may never be said of me that I was not a warrior.’ -Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry”

[Wiz]

Nuke Mexico, no more Alamo.

[Vendome]

Oh? Okay. Then issue these long distance standoff weapons then reach out and touch someone with your cordless long distance drills. Should get some easy work and considerable scratch with .308 180 grain - Winchester and a Leupold Mk 4 scope.

[LucyT]

The cartels were 'hunting' on THIS side of the border. The prey were Border Patrol agents. G-d help us.

Thanks MestaMachine.

[thecodont]

The prey were Border Patrol agents.

War.

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

Warms the cockles of Obama and Holder’s hearts if the agents were white or Hispanic.

[Hardraade]

The War On America is run from the WH.

[kelly4c]

Haha, post of the day:)

[1010RD]

They were ‘Mexicans’? Catholic Mexicans?

[mazda77]

With all due respect, Newt was very pointed in the humane treatment would only be applied after securing the border and then weeding out the illegal pool by very tough employment laws dealing with them. Then on a case by case basis allowing those who are productive and contributing to this country to apply for a status to keep working legally but without any rights that come with citizenship. That application would be pending a security background check they would have to pay for. Those who do not apply will be booted out.

But as we have seen with Arizona and Alabama, overnight after their new laws were enacted, the illegal flight was very noticeable. Only the most hard core criminals would have to be tracked down. That is where we make Sheriff Joe Director of the FBI, Ft. Huachuca becomes the main base for border enforcement as it was in the time of Poncho Villa and reform immigration laws to benefit legal immigration and not just another agency managed to create more work for attorneys.

[Fighter@heart]

Who-ever decided that “NON-LETHAL” bean-bags are an appropriate response in a combat situation should immediately be taken outside and drawn & quartered. This is just insanity.

[mazda77]

Obviously, you missed the implication of Ft. Huachuca as headquarters for border security and I did not mention non-lethal at all. Unless I have missed something, they don’t issue bean bags with M4’s unless you count shooting one bean per cartridge as bean bags. http://www.m4carbine.net/

[hal ogen]

Maybe the mexos are cooking the bean bags for dinner. That makes the USA sooooooo sensitive to their plight.