I am not sure if this was posted yet, regarding the U.S/Mexico border..
Suspected Smugglers Fire 11 Shots at BP Agent South of Sonoita By Patti Lewis Posted: Monday, June 7, 2004 4:58 PM PDT
Violence is escalating along the international border.
Smugglers opened fire on United States Border Patrol agents with an assault weapon and handgun June 2 as the agents attempted to apprehend the driver of a stolen truck.
A Border Patrol agent was following a grey 2004 Ford pickup truck northbound on Highway 83 in Sonoita shortly before 7 a.m. when he discovered the vehicle had a felony alert on it from the Bisbee Police Department.
Apparently, the truck had previously been involved in a felony fleeing incident there, said Border Patrol spokesman Andy Adame. Before the agent could conduct a stop, the truck's driver turned around in the area of milepost 21 and started driving south toward the international border. When he neared the border, he ran across another truck parked just north of the international boundary.
The agent radioed for backup, and continued toward the vehicles. As he approached the parked truck, smugglers who were waiting inside the vehicle opened fire on him. They shot at the agent 11 times with two types of firearms. He moved his vehicle away to a safer spot, and was rammed by another truck that fled into Mexico a short time later.
Several more agents and a Border Patrol helicopter responded. They encountered two other trucks that were also proceeding north on Highway 83. Those trucks, upon seeing the agents, turned around and drove toward the border, as well, Adame said.......
Agents found 325 pounds of marijuana, valued at $260,000, in both trucks. The drugs were turned over to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The trucks were taken to the Bisbee Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation.
No agents were injured, and no suspects were arrested. The FBI continues to investigate, and to determine the smuggling organization behind the shooting. Adame said the incident is the first of its kind here, where smugglers were lying in wait for an agent, and ready to shoot him. "This is an escalation in violence with smugglers along the border. We are thankful that our agent didn't get hurt."
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All the talk on this thread about 6/11 has really bothered me NOW - because 6/11 is now Reagan's funeral, attended by our President and American and various world leaders, all honoring our beloved ex-President...
I'm thinking if anything was planned for 6/11 against our govt or economic interests, the jihadis are plenty mad right now as the Federal Govt and Wall Street are closed.
I tell you, it does my heart some good to see pictures like this one (though it makes me worry, too, that there is even a thought they could pull this off):
A U.S. Navy (news - web sites) biochemical detection truck sits outside the National Cathedral in Washington, Tuesday, June 8, 2004 as preparations continued for Friday's funeral for former President Ronald Reagan (news - web sites). Friday will be a national day of mourning, with all federal offices and major financial markets closed. The state funeral will be held at the Cathedral, with President Bush (news - web sites) delivering the eulogy. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)