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Texas Police Prepare to Defend International Bridges From Militia Groups
Breitbart Texas ^ | September 14, 2014 | Bob Price

Posted on 09/15/2014 7:33:33 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

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MISSION, Texas -- Authorities prepare to use “whatever force is necessary” to defend international bridges between Texas and Mexico from U.S. based militia groups. The preparations by Texas law enforcement agencies are in response to recently discovered plans by militia groups to attempt closing several international bridges. The militia groups' plans are intended to be protests against the federal government's failure to secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico. The plans call for militia groups to begin blocking traffic on an undisclosed number of international bridges in the Rio Grande Valley on Sept. 20th, 2014.

“We will not allow these groups to disrupt the economic commerce of our region and we are prepared to use force to keep the bridges open,” said one law enforcement officer who spoke with Breitbart Texas on the condition of anonymity. The officer explained that the bridges are not symbols of illegal immigration, but rather, they are vital parts of the local economy. “We cannot allow them to be shut down by lawless behavior from people who claim to be promoting the rule of law.”

Breitbart Texas spoke with several law enforcement professionals about whether the reported plans by militia groups to close the bridges were true and, if so, what the law enforcement response to the planned incidents would be. All of the agencies with officers who spoke with Breitbart Texas explained they believe the threat to be credible. The officers indicated that local, state, and federal law enforcement are working together to deliver an appropriate response.

“The international bridges are federal property,” said another confidential source...

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: aliens; borders; illegals; immigration; militia
If only they were this worried about illegals, ISIS, the Muslim Brotherhood, MS13, narco-traffickers, al-Qaeda, smugglers, Iranians, enviro-terrorists, etc., etc...
1 posted on 09/15/2014 7:33:33 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Bogus story. They must be preparing a false-flag operation.


2 posted on 09/15/2014 7:36:02 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The man who damns money obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it earned it." --Ayn Rand)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

These patriotic Americans are the heroes. I wish them GREAT success and stop these criminals from coming in God Bless each of you.


3 posted on 09/15/2014 7:55:24 PM PDT by iowacornman
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"“We will not allow these groups to disrupt the economic commerce of our region and we are prepared to use force to keep the bridges open,”

Of course if it were Ferguson, the cops would just let nature take its course.

4 posted on 09/15/2014 7:58:36 PM PDT by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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“The officers indicated that local, state, and federal law enforcement are working together....”

Local and state working with the feds. Of course, they are.

With that said, blocking bridges is not the right way to protest. They’re not coming across the bridges. They’re crossing by boat, inner tubes and swimming.


5 posted on 09/15/2014 8:03:55 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican (Liberals were raised by women or wimps. And they're all stupid.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Nearly 25 years of open borders none of them can stop, and all this panic because a one day protest might actually interfere with illegal immigrants coming on down for curtain number three.

Our nation has become the laughing stock of Mexico. MEXICO!

OMG how idiotic can our leaders be?

Is there no depth to which they won’t sink?

It’s freaking embarrassing.


6 posted on 09/15/2014 8:08:17 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Obama and the Left are maggots feeding off the flesh of the United States.)
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To: VerySadAmerican

I agree with that, but don’t you find it curious how fast these agencies can coordinate when they actually want to?

Can’t do it to stop illegal immigration, but don’t dare act like you’re going to act outside the law.

Why you’re a citizen. You can’t get away with that S. On the illegal can.


7 posted on 09/15/2014 8:10:35 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Obama and the Left are maggots feeding off the flesh of the United States.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The feds deeply disliked the optics of the Bunkerville outcome.

They are now laying the preliminary groundwork to ensure a Bunkerville does not recur on our southern border in Texas.

The outcome will be completely different and will involve a federal victory that will cast American patriots in the light of being blackhearted, wayward meanies akin to the two Las Vegas cop killers.

The killers were later revealed to have been both Occupy Wall Street activists and also longtime police informants.


8 posted on 09/15/2014 8:17:40 PM PDT by gaijin
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With that said, blocking bridges is not the right way to protest. They’re not coming across the bridges.

Were did you get that idea?

Are you suggesting hundreds of thousands have not and are not entering through these entry points?

9 posted on 09/15/2014 8:21:32 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: VerySadAmerican

So what’s the ‘right’ way to ‘protest’?

Get a permit and hold up a sign? And even if there is close to a million of you there be ignored by every media outlet in the world?

You want some coverage? You want some action? You need measured violence.


10 posted on 09/15/2014 8:27:24 PM PDT by QuisCustodiet1776 (Live free or die.)
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To: gaijin

The patriots also learned at Bunkerville about facial recognition software and photo ID of license plates, with database links to ID the owners.

Won’t happen again.


11 posted on 09/15/2014 8:30:07 PM PDT by wrench
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Bogus story. They must be preparing a false-flag operation.
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The international crossings are used mainly for commerce and tourism, except at El Paso where the Mexican kids are freely allowed to walk over to attend US public schools and then return to Mexico on school days.

It would be stupid for the militia to try to block such ports of entry. ....They should be concentrating on the unpatrolled areas along the lower Rio Grande, where the illegals by the thousands are crossing in the US.


12 posted on 09/16/2014 2:46:19 AM PDT by octex
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To: gaijin

Correct


13 posted on 09/16/2014 12:49:14 PM PDT by Ray76
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To: wrench

for starters

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facial_prosthetic

just sayin


14 posted on 09/16/2014 1:01:36 PM PDT by Ray76
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