Posted on 05/23/2014 4:12:26 PM PDT by BuckeyeTexan
A chilling message from the cartels: Billboards with hanging mannequins warning cops to choose 'silver over lead' appear in Texas
Two frightening incidents of vandalism in El Paso near the Mexican border in Texas have been interpreted as warnings from drug cartels. In both instances, a mannequin wearing a suit and tie was tied to a billboard with a noose and messages were scrawled over the placards. Local station KHOU reports that one of the signs reads 'Plata o Plombo' which translates to 'silver or lead', a threat used commonly against police officers effectively warning that if they do not accept the cartel's bribes then they will be shot.
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The Army is already there, and I’m pretty sure the NG is already there as well.. Maybe I’m confusing it with the Reserves post.. Too bad nothing will be done.
My husband and I recently moved from El Paso (thanks Army), and it was a scary place. I felt unsafe usually, and couldn’t find a job unless I was bilingual. Ho hum. On an unrelated note, we’re in Alabama now and I love being in a solid red area for once.
Someone posted that in the comment section at the link and the moderators flagged it for deletion:
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But yesterday Democratic Representative Joe Garcia was reported as saying El Paso is the safest city in the USA. Weird.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/registration/5362418/Account-Suspended/profile.html
When I was transporting autos it was very common along I-10 to see a vehicle pulled over,
the occupant(s) out and the DPS officer doing a complete vehicle inspection to include
unloading all that was in the vehicle. I-10 is a major land corridor into the US.
And the cartels’ main man Eric Holder is tickled at the thought of more Americans being slaughtered,
El Paso has been ranking in the top since back in the 90s. Here is a link but we can’t post from it.
http://www.elpasotimes.com/tablehome/ci_22523903/el-paso-ranked-safest-large-city-u-s
They’re too busy kissing Zero’s butt to report real news.
Zero just needs to invite them to the White Hut for a beer summit.
A poke in the eye to Obama’s limp dick Federal Gov’t.
Should be interesting to see how this plays out, if at all. Of course, unless there’s five or six blood baths, the US MSM won’t cover it because to do so would be “racist”.
Thank God for the Brit media.
Yep, it is and I-35 is a major drug corridor that heads straight North to Canada.
I’m sure 0bama is supplying them with artillary just as he does others.
Time to send the army into Mexico to clean up. Kill the swine then leave, no nation building.
What a mess. We need to do something. This happened in Texas. Who is ok with this?
KHOU is not a local station. The HOU is for Houston.
You do know the feds are backing cartels directly? Those deals are already made and politicians are making off with mega $$$.
The major banks are involved as well. One (Wells Fargo subsidiary) was caught with a planeload of cash.
You’re right. Perry can call up the NG. But he won’t.
Right. And?
Ft Bliss and the 1st Armored Division is at El Paso, Texas.
#15: You’ve got to be kidding.
Other than Fox News, Mexico and the cartels hardly exist in this world.
I already put the “and”. “But he won’t.”
You were telling me that KHOU is in Houston. I didn’t understand your point. What was it?
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