Posted on 01/24/2006 1:14:08 PM PST by Man50D
Texas law enforcement officers and Border Patrol agents engaged in an armed standoff with Mexican military personnel and drug smugglers just inside the United States along the Rio Grande yesterday afternoon.
According to a report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin of Ontario, Calif., both Texas law enforcement and the FBI stated nearly 30 American agents were part of the incident. Chief Deputy Mike Doyal of the Hudspeth County Sheriff's Department told the paper Mexican military Humvees were towing what appeared to be thousands of pounds of marijuana across the border into the United States.
Border Patrol agents called for backup after seeing that Mexican Army troops had several mounted machine guns on the ground more than 200 yards inside the U.S. border – near Neely's Crossing, about 50 miles east of El Paso.
Doyal said Hudspeth County deputies and Texas Highway patrol officers arrived shortly afterward.
"It's been so bred into everyone not to start an international incident with Mexico that it's been going on for years," Doyal told the Bulletin. "When you're up against mounted machine guns, what can you do? Who wants to pull the trigger first? Certainly not us."
Andrea Simmons, a spokeswoman with the FBI's El Paso office, confirmed the incident, saying, "Bad guys in three vehicles ended up on the border. People with Humvees, who appeared to be with the Mexican army, were involved with the three vehicles in getting them back across."
A Cadillac Escalade reportedly stolen from El Paso was captured, and U.S. officers found 1,477 pounds of marijuana inside.
The Mexican soldiers set fire to one of the Humvees stuck in the river, Doyal indicated.
Doyal emphasized Border Patrol agents and county deputies are not equipped for battle with military personnel.
"Our government has to do something," he told the Bulletin. "It's not the immigrants coming over for jobs we're worried about. It's the smugglers, Mexican military and the national threat to our borders that we're worried about."
Earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security reported 216 incursions by Mexican soldiers during the past 10 years.
Yes, congratulations on your victory. You guys done good.
Tell Harper "Ixnay on the Orthnay Mericanay Ionunay" please.
What, and tick off an oil-contributor, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the service-slaves? Won't happen, I'm convinced.
I like it! Wouldn't even have to kill the Mexican army guys - just light up the weeds around them with a bit of AC-130 Gatling fire and it would be all over except for the diplomatic protests.
This is SO easy. Fox has repeatedly denied that Mexican "troops" are doing anything illegal. He keeps trying to say that his troops wouldn't do anything like this. Just shoot the ones on this side of the border. Surely, he can't object to armed criminals being shot on this side of the border.
I have no doubt that rogue elements of the Mexican military are providing cover for smugglers.
And I'm not sure how rogue they are.
Corruption and bribery are a fact of life in that country. I've lived there and visited many times since. I wouldn't care if I never visited there again.
Yes, they strive to make the popular tourist destinations seem friendly and civilized, but stray from there and you'll encounter a whole different Mexico.
Just tell the Mexican Government that we will fire upon any Mexican soldier entering our soil....case closed.
bttt
ping
Nope.
When you are governor can I have Doyal's job?
"Who wants to pull the trigger first? Certainly not us." - Doyal
There's a word the Federales have for guys like this.
It rhymes with witch and isn't a female dog.
Amazingly this was in CNN.com. The AP covered it also.
The stated reason is so the "surveillance" UAV's will not interfere with general aviation in the area.
I think UAV=Predator
This could be good news, I hope so.
I'd guess that it's more likely a tactic to prevent the Minute Men from observing the border from the air.
No doubt.
Looking at the crew running maybe we really ought to get a few signatures. Or I can just run as an unfunded Republican.
Close the Texas borders and to hell with uneeded toll roads.
"On the other hand if they are just a bunch of drug bandits wearing Mexican Army Uniforms..."
That is what the Mexican Gov't is saying, so I say let's shoot them and assume if they are over here they ARE indeed well armed drug lords.....
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1564337/posts
Mexican Narco Government to hand out maps of Arizona to illegals.
This is just staggering. 216! The first time one of these Mexican soldiers shoots a Border Patrol agent, it will be big headlines, and people will wonder why nothing was done.
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