Posted on 10/08/2010 7:48:37 AM PDT by BradtotheBone
ZAPATA — A Texas border sheriff on Thursday said he was calling directly on Zeta operatives to simply produce the body of a missing U.S. citizen believed shot and killed last week by drug gangs on Falcon Lake reservoir.
“All we want on this side is a body,” Zapata County Sheriff Sigifredo Gonzalez said at a news conference here attended by three congressmen and a host of other U.S. officials.
Gonzalez said he had made his entreaty privately through channels he could not disclose, but that now he was making his request public so the Zetas — an assassination hit squad now turned full-fledged cartel — would know he had no jurisdiction to go after them.
Mexican authorities resumed their search on Thursday morning for the body of David Michael Hartley. The morning’s ongoing efforts, being conducted by at least 40 troops, comes one week after Hartley’s wife made a frantic 911 call reporting his slaying during a sightseeing trip.
U.S. officials confirmed on Thursday that the search for Hartley has been thwarted by threats of an ambush from drug gangs, the Associated Press reported.
The part of Tamaulipas state that includes Falcon Lake is overrun by violence from a turf battle between the Gulf Cartel and the Zeta drug gang, made up of former Mexican special forces soldiers, and both are battling the Mexican military, the AP said.
On Wednesday, Gov. Rick Perry called on Mexican President Felipe Calderón to do a thorough search for the body.
Speaking in Houston, Perry, who's running for re-election, said he had not heard from Calderón. He was harshly critical of the Mexicans’ efforts to find the body.
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I’ve said why I’m convinced she’s lying. I KNOW it. That you haven’t seen or heard enough from her to lead you to that obvious conclusion is not a me problem its a you problem. Her story has more holes than a golf resort. BTW you buying her fantastic tale is highly speculative. Too many folks here acting on emotion and personal bias. In time you will know she is lying too you just don’t want to yet. So call it speculation but I’m telling you she is lying.
...they are ruthless terrorists.
What we need to do here is grab the Iranian UN delegation and take them out and execute them (an ancient custom, but one they'd understand). Then, if the hikers don't show up in an hour or so we grab the Mexican embassy officers and dispose of them like trash.
You'll see some stuff happen quick.
They both appear to be Mexican. Could be Guatemalan of course, but my money is on Mexican.
You certainly don’t seem that upset about these Mexican gangs or what hapened to this American.
I am. I’ve stated on other threads on this subject that I think the CG should be down there permanently, like they are on the great lakes.
If you mean the Coast Guard I can agree with that.
The First Duty of government is to protect its citizens!
Why aren’t the Republicans starting impeachment proceedings?
If only we could get this fact out there and stop tourism to Mexico on the demand side. Including the new and lucrative medical tourism. Mexico needs to PAY. They have exported their criminals and poverty LONG ENOUGH!
Yes, this is a federal matter first.
Why aren’t they at least more vocal on this crime?
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