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Border alert! PING! -archy-/-

[weikel]

Remember the Alamo LOL

" In the southern part of Texas In the town of San Antone There's a fortress all in ruins that the weeds have overgrown

You may look in vain for crosses and you'll never see a-one But sometimes between the setting and the rising of the sun You can hear a ghostly bugle As the men go marching by You can hear them as they answer To that roll call in the sky.

Colonel Travis, Davy Crockett, and a hundred eighty more Captain Dickinson, Jim Bowie Present and accounted for.

Back in 1836, Houston said to Travis "Get some volunteers and go Fortify the Alamo." Well the men came from Texas And from old Tennessee And they joined up with Travis Just to fight for the right to be free.

Indian scouts with squirrel guns Men with muzzle-loaders Stood together, heel and toe To defend the Alamo.

"You may ne'er see your loved ones," Travis told them that day "Those who want to can leave now Those who fight to the death let 'em stay."

In the sand he drew a line With his army sabre Out of a hundred eighty five Not a soldier crossed the line With his banners a-dancin' In the dawn's golden light Santa Anna came prancing On a horse that was black as the night.

Sent an officer to tell Travis to surrender Travis answered with a shell And a rousing rebel yell Santa Anna turned scarlet "Play deguello!" he roared "I will show them no quarter Every one will be put to the sword!"

One hundred and eighty five Holding back five thousand Five days, six days, eight days, ten Travis held and held again Then he sent for replacements For his wounded and lame But the troops that were coming Never came, never came, never came...

Twice he charged and blew recall On the fatal third time Santa Anna breached the wall And he killed 'em, one and all Now the bugles are silent And there's rust on each sword And the small band of soldiers...

Lie asleep in the arms of the Lord...

In the southern part of Texas Near the town of San Antone Like a statue on his pinto rides a cowboy all alone And he sees the cattle grazing where a century before Santa Anna's guns were blazing and the cannons used to roar And his eyes turn sorta misty And his heart begins to glow And he takes his hat off slowly...

To the men of Alamo.

Love that song and I'm a 20 year old Yankee LOL. To the thirteen days of glory At the siege of Alamo..."

[JustAnAmerican]

I would think that this is considered an act of war. And any civilian should be able to terminate them with extreme prejudice without fear of breaking any laws.

[Frapster]

umm... is this for real? I looked for "The Onion" reference but can't find any. Why in the world would the Mexican military be hostile to us?

[Mom_Grandmother]

increasing the calls for citizens to take direct action to halt what a U.S. Border Patrol agent called "an act of war."

"Sierra Times has learned that private citizens are making preparations to deal directly with such incursions in the future. Stay tuned."

Isn't that something, we were just talking about this very thing this morning. About this being an Act of War and about citizens fighting back. Had to run some errands and just got back, boy did I miss a lot of breaking stories.

[Tacis]

It's not war!! These brave Mexican soldiers were just ensuring the delivery of some of Presedente Fox's drugs to buyers on this side of the border. They often guarantee the delivery of drugs, illegal aliens, or senoritas of whom Fox is especially fond (if you know what I mean). There are lots of bad guys out there and Fox can only trust the Mexican military. It wasn't meant to offend, just to make sure the stuff arrived safely.

[in the Arena]

"Act of War" ping...

[monday]

The Mexican border has become a very dangerous place, due to the drug cartels and coyotes. They patrol the Mexican side even more carefully than the Border Patrol patrols the American side. Anyone caught trying to sneek across the border without their permission is lucky if they are only robbed.

The Federales are really just guns for hire to the highest bidder, and they are certainly not above shaking down any Mexican citizens they run across. Its kinda like the wild west on the Mexican side, very little law enforcement, and what there is is usually corrupt.

Its all due to the war on drugs which puts such amazing amounts of money in the hands of the criminals, that they can effectively buy any law enforcement agents that they want especially on the Mexican side, but often on the American side too.

[Mom_Grandmother]

"Mexican President Vicente Fox warned the Bush administration May 9 that he could not maintain the close relationship he has had with the United States unless there is progress on resolving immigration issues."

Are these the exact words of Fox or the papers? I'd sort of like to know where this "taco bender" gets off "warning" our president about anything. I guess it's just as well that I am not sitting in the oval office, I can't take a threat or ignore one.

[freeforall]

I don't mean to be smug but could you imagine if this happened north of the border?Being a Canadian I would think both sides of the border would be trying to find the person who did this.

[antivenom]

Mexican attack??????

Terrorists with TONS of Sodium Cyanide attack????

HMMMMM dark skin and black hair.....HMMMMMMMMMM!

[dr_who]

Yup, I guess this means we should bomb Mexico city with cruise missiles, capture and try the first non-PRI Mexican president in a couple generations for crimes against humanity, etc, and permanently occupy a buffer zone stretching some 100 miles south of the Rio Grande. Woodrow Wilson would approve. Or maybe we could have a more limited war with Border Control agents and banditos exchanging potshots at every opportunity. Anyway, far be it from me to unpatriotically poo-poo any war frenzy that's developing here. Far from it. ra, ra.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Bumpings on the border

[Sabertooth]

According to a U.S. Border Patrol Agent, the Tohono O'odham Police Department encountered a Mexican military incursion on Friday, May 17, 2002 at approximately 8:30 PM along the Santa Cruz trail inside the Papago Farms border patrol area, just south of Forest Road 21.

The unnamed agent spotted three Mexican soldiers in a Mexican Humvee on U.S. soil and was attempting to leave the area when the rear window of his vehicle was apparently shattered by gunfire.

Future Republican ping!

All we need to do is grant these guys Amnesty, and their votes are in the bag.

"Political reality" ... I love it!

[redbaiter]

Time the Vicente Fox to get his people some GPS equipment. Before they get shot.

[MarMema]

Thanks for the ping. My co-worker told me this story very early this morning. She said Tancredo was on TV almost yelling, and she thinks if he had not made a big stink, no one would have reported it at all.

[MissAmericanPie]

Wonder what will happen to these private citizens taking action? Will they have to fight their own government as well as invading armed Mexicans?

[Young Werther]

Enough of this foolishness. The answer is quite simple.

Supplement the Border Patrol with Predator surveilance aircraft. When an incursion is spotted and documented using GPS/video confirmation we respond in an appropriate manner.

WE DROP JDAM WATER COOLERS FROM AN C-17 ORBITING AT 35,000FT. AT TERMINAL VELOCITY WE CAN BE SURE THAT THEIR THIRST WILL BE QUENCHED! {AND YOU LITTLE DOG TOTO TOO!}

[scholar]

Sierra Times has learned that private citizens are making preparations to deal directly with such incursions in the future.

This is a reality. There are a goodly number of well armed citizens in that area who are seriously p*$$ed off.

I wish them well--as our government is obviously not going to address the problem. Never forget Mexico is our friend. GAG!

[Dubya]

Good post

THANKS