[Spiff]

I've often defended civilian border watch groups such as American Border Patrol and others. However, I think Jack Foote, this Nethercott fellow, and the whole Ranch Rescue bunch are loose cannons. They are going to hurt the border reform movement far more than they will help it. I wish these whackjobs would go find another hobby before someone gets hurt.

[gubamyster]

ping

[lowbridge]

Ranch Rescue members, who are patrolling the property armed, did not return fire.

Dummies.

Foote said the recon point man yelled in Spanish for the two soldiers to stop, but they turned around instead. Recon volunteers reported seeing the entire unit run back into Mexico.

And let them get away. Double dummies.

[steplock]

If I saw armed banditos crossing over into my land, I would just have to fire back in self-defense ---- I still have my GOLD from the Far-Eastern Division Rifle Matches! I don't miss!

[montag813]

a reconnaissance squad of his volunteers spotted two armed Mexican soldiers wearing green combat fatigues and Kevlar helmets on U.S. soil adjacent to property the group was asked to protect.

Based on this Administration's attitude, it was probably U.S. troops, under direct command of Karl Rove.

[Pro-Bush]

Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., head of the House Immigration Reform Caucus, says 115 incursions by Mexican military and police have been documented by the U.S. government since 1996.

I saw next time we respond with .50 caliber machine gun fire followed up by a few mortars to let them know who's the boss!

[meadsjn]

"He waited until the first two soldiers moved into the clear. One was carrying an AK-47 and the other an RPK," a light machine gun version of the AK. "Both were wearing [olive drab] green fatigues and Kevlar helmets," Foote said.

That makes them fair targets for any US citizen in my book. Shoot, shovel, and shut up.

[TomGuy]

Washington did not immediately respond

We'll see a full-fledged war along the border (citizens against the insurgents), if Washington doesn't start responding.

[ought-six]

The American citizens should have fired on the armed invaders, who were clearly a military force of a foregin nation. This kind of crap has been allowed to go unanswered for too long. This was an armed incursion onto our sovereign territory!

[PoorMuttly]

WAR

...and I'm freakin' SERIOUS !!!

[INSENSITIVE GUY]

The time for talk is over!Talk only helps the enemy(mexicans).Mexicans shooting over here is an act of aggression and war.

[Tacis]

Hey, watch yourself! Presidente Fox really, really doesn't like it when he sends Mexican soldiers to make a special dope delivery in the US and they are annoyed in any way. Fox gets a major premium for this special delivery service/guarantee and it hurts further "special" arrangements when one is noticed.

The really top delivery, of course, is via armed Mexican Hummers. That is really expensive and Fox saves that for his very purest stuff and his biggest/best customers. But, if you want half a ton of the good stuff delevered to Phoenix, in person, and can pay Presidente Fox his price, it'll be there (the top of the line Mexican party pack comes with Cuban cigars and a couple of cases of fine tequilla).

There can't be any other reason that this border is so porous. Alas, it will take several terrorist attacks, launched from Mexico by Saudis moving tons of material and hundreds of agents. Who but a handful of brave citizen/patriots is there to stop them?

[hattend]

Time to start carrying video cameras along with rifles.

Will CNN show Mexican troops firing on Americans over and over ala Rodney King?

[Pelham]

Any bets on which side Bush/Rove supports?

[judicial meanz]

Concentrating on one particular point in this article, why are Mexican troops armed with Ak's and RPK's?

Soviet/Chinese weaponry in the Mexican Army? I thought they had American surplus M-16's, but I could be out of date on my information.

The AK-RPK angle, if it is correctly reported, is significant.

[Ajnin]

I have dealt with the Mexican miltary and Feds on numerous occasions during the 6 plus years I have been patrolling the border, and I have never seen them with AK's or RPK's. G-3's and other western equipment yes. Of course that doesn't mean they don't have them. I've just never seen them.

[Dr. Marten]

excellent POST!!

The US media does not give attention to such events so
e-mail it to everyone you know!

[judgeandjury]

Mexican Troops Fire on U.S. Border Watchers

Those Mexican border jockeys had better watch their back.

[Fledermaus]

I'm waiting for the news story: "American Border Patrol volunteers shoot and kill Mexican troops invading the United States".

[taxed2death]

big deal....they're only here for the strawberries, don'cha know?