Texas sheriff warns of unidentified troops - (foreign troops in America)

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | March 17, 2003 | WorldNetDaily.com

[FreeSpeechZone]

HOMELAND INSECURITY Texas sheriff warns of unidentified troops Believes armed men in fatigues spotted within country are foreign

A southern Texas sheriff is warning the public that unidentified armed men dressed in military fatigues have been spotted on numerous occasions in his county near the border with Mexico.

For the "country's safety," Sheriff Erasmo Alarcon Jr., of Jim Hogg County, published a letter in a local newspaper to alert citizens of reports he has received for some years from ranchers who have spotted the unknown troops, equipped with "professional backpacks" and walking together in a military cadence.

The latest sightings were just a few weeks ago, he said.

The county's deputy sheriff, Guadalupe Rodriguez, said he believes the armed men were foreign and were not drug smugglers.

"They are not your regular traffickers that you get," he told WND. "But we don't want to draw conclusions at this point and get everybody worked up." Alarcon said in his letter that "these military-type individuals have been sighted in very remote locations of our county," which "stretches 50 or 60 miles from end to end."

"We have reported this information to higher-up law enforcement agencies, but no one really knows who these individuals are, not even the military," he said in his letter, published by the Jim Hogg County Enterprise in Hebbronville, Texas, March 13.

The sheriff said that reports of sightings most often were received the next day, meaning that there was little that could have been done.

On one occasion, a report was received within several hours of the sighting.

"That particular time, we formed an immediate multi-agency task force between the surrounding counties, but we were met with little success," Alarcon said. "We even brought in air support."

The sheriff said he is publicizing the information "because we still don't know who these individuals are."

"Obviously, they are trespassing, and obviously, they are carrying something," he said. "We hope it's narcotics and not something much worse."

Alarcon said he is bringing "this information to light because of the security crisis our nation faces."

"If you see these individuals please call us immediately," he said. "Remember the last plane that was taken down to prevent further terrorism was done by everyday Americans who loved their country enough to die protecting it."

He advised that "if you see these individuals do not talk to them, do not confront them, but simply call 911. We don't know who these individuals are so there no telling what they are capable of. Thank you! God bless America!

[Maedhros]

[Squantos]

Ping ! ?!?!?!?

[Robert_Paulson2]

It is WAY past time for our government to call on more vounteers, who perhaps missed the opportunity to serve in uniform before...

To go to boot camp, take the oath, shoulder the firearms and walkie talkies... and start hoofing the border trails in formal squads...

Backed by fast response national guard and helicopters, armed only slightly less than apaches...

It's time to button up the homeland and find out who the hell belongs here and who does not.

[Quix]

PING

[mercy]

If you think a report like this from the border area is tinfoil hat material ... you must have another agenda.

[Riley]

I have gotten to the point where I take stories like this with a salt lick. You know, a giant block of salt for deer.

There are a whole bunch of possible explanations for this that don't involve foreign armed forces, such as paintballers/airsofties, some militia unit, a bunch of young ex-military guys 'training', US Special ops, USBP Special Operations to name a few.

I am also aware of the recent Mexican military cross-border incidents, so I do not discount that something like that may be happening. I *don't* think that it's likely to be anyone more sinister, like Al Q or Iraqis- just doesn't make tactical sense to enter the US with no plausible cover and risk compromise that way.

[Born on the Storm King]

...Backed by fast response national guard and helicopters, armed only slightly less than apaches...

All the NG, Reserve forces and equipment are overseas.

[FreeSpeechZone]

Foreign Military in th U.S.

[Carry_Okie]

Schlurck!

[FreeSpeechZone]

he does

[Texas_Jarhead]

no doubt

[FreeSpeechZone]

Among the other highlights from the census report: _Nearly 17 million people, or just over half of the foreign-born population in 2002, came from Latin America. Over half of the 17 million arrived after 1990. _Slightly more than one-quarter of the foreign-born population had a bachelor's degree or more, about the same as the native-born population. More than 20 percent of the foreign-born population had less than a ninth-grade education, compared with about 5 percent of the native population. The census report did not count immigrants in jails, nursing homes or other group quarters, and did not cover illegal immigration. A separate report released in January by the Immigration and Naturalization

Service estimated an illegal immigrant population of roughly 7 million, growing about 350,000 a year during the 1990s.

Mexicans made up almost 70 percent of the illegal immigrant population in 2000, the INS said. ___ On the Net: Census Bureau: http://www.census.gov

[FreeSpeechZone]

right time

[CyberAnt]

We have the same problem in San Diego.

But ... mostly our guys come with guns blazing - riding in White SUV's (which were mostly stolen from the US); other times, they're on foot, but always with weapons.

[FreeSpeechZone]

How many foreign troops are in America now ?

[John H K]

There are very few actual Army National Guard and Reserve land FIGHTING forces have been sent overseas, actually.

What gets actively deployed from the NG and Reserve are specialist and support units, in vast numbers.

There are huge numbers of Army National Guard troops and all their equipment that hasn't been called up and hasn't been deployed anywhere. Frankly, the Army doesn't trust them enough to use them unless they're incredibly desperate.

If the DPRK came over the DMZ there are some "High Readiness" ANG land units that would get deployed but as for other ANG units there are a lot that wouldn't go even then.

[John H K]

Anybody who seriously believes Kazakhstani troops are being trained in the US to implement UN control of the US seriously needs their meds increased or their straitjacket straps tightened a bit.

[JFoxbear]

I don't know much about drugs or straightjackets but I know a few good solid citizens, sound individuals all, who've been using blue helmets for target practice these last few years.

[JFoxbear]

LRRPS ?