Posted on 01/06/2007 9:33:17 AM PST by Mount Athos
In a story that should have rang alarm bells in every newsroom across the nation, armed Mexican entered the United States and attacked unarmed National Guard troops working at a border patrol post near the US-Mexican border. The troops had to retreat to safety.
Not surprisingly, the news story received scant coverage by the mainstream news media and hardly a mention on the Fox News Channel. It's a story that should outrage all Americans including President George W. Bush.
Unfortunately, President Bush and his Administration did not even comment on this vicious attack on unarmed US troops as well as the unbridled assault on American sovereignty. During a press conference held on Friday afternoon by Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, there was not one word about this unprovoked attack on soldiers.
According to syndicated columnist and journalist Sher Zieve, the attack was initiated by several Mexican nationals at about 1:00 AM (et) Thursday morning at one of the National Guard entrance identification team posts near Sasabe. The troops retreated to safety. According to KVOA TV News reports in Tucson, AZ, no shots were fired and no one suffered injuries.
The US Border Patrol is conducting an investigation into the attack. Investigators are attempting to determine who the armed men were, what they were doing and why they approached the post before returning to Mexico.
A Border Patrol agent, who requested anonymity, says that the well-armed intruders were drug traffickers who are fully aware US National Guard troops are prohibited from carrying any type of weapon and have been ordered not to confront lawbreakers coming across the border. The Guard troops are not allowed to apprehend illegal entrants, as well.
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You can guess what I think.
This is commonly known as an act of war, and it should be treated as such.
I don't see where they were aganets of the government. Overblown, overreaching.
Thread six or thread twelve on this? Oh goody...
Maybe this one ends differently. :-)
According to a minuteman representative on FOX news this morning, these "incursions" happened twice this week. Given that one story says 11PM Wednesday night and this one says Thursday morning I'm starting to think it did happen twice.
aganets = agents. Spellcheck is my frined.
"This is commonly known as an act of war, and it should be treated as such."
I agree. I'll take this farther. When my Brothers and Sisters are fired on, They should have a standing order and the means to carry it out and that order is to FIRE back.
I never thought I would see this in my lifetime. If something doesn't change dramatically very soon, our days as a "Free Country" are numbered. The question is, "Who will save us from this evil globalist agenda - or is it already too late?"
Which politician or media organ will forward the idea to just call this stretch a neutral zone neither belonging to the U.S. nor Mexico.
Give up a little and gain a lot.
Any arguments about illegal border crossings could thereby be avoided. sarcasm
How would Pershing have responded?
Even Barney Fife was allowed a gun and one bullet. This has gone beyond ridiculous.
Perhaps you can tell us what positive reaction the first 1-11 (or whatever) threads elicited out the White House? Otherwise you can put a zipper in it.
Slowly? LOL
I hear ya, but I think your timetable is too elongated.
It's a good thing our troops were unarmed. They might have fired back and then be charged with murder.
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