but the DJ called the President of the Police union here in PHX and said that they were members of the Mexican army.
That was JD Hayworth, former US Congressman, now talk radio host on KFYI, right?
I heard that too and was literally floored by it.
Then I listened more carefully to the PLEA rep (not president of the union, he's the press spokesman for the union).
The group of unknown people were dressed in police raid style clothing and appeared like SWAT members. They reportedly had clothing that indicated they WERE police. They were armed with AR-15's, sidearms and "tactical gear." They approached a house in the 8300 block of West Cyprus and opened fire on it, suppressing any defense or escape from windows and doors.
They killed one individual inside.
When the police responded, these men fled the scene. They did not fire on police. JD attempted to infer that they "would have" if they hadn't run out of ammunition. One of them admitted to being a member of the Mexican military.
Meanwhile, Calderon had previously stated he was going to get tough on drug smuggling and organized crime on both sides of the border, US and Mexico.
Meanwhile, Janet Napolitano and the governor of Sonora (can't remember his name) had a quiet discussion about law enforcement standards on each side of the border regarding drug smugggling.
I suspect that this was a group of Federales or Zetas (Mexican equivalent of Rangers or Green Barets) sent on a "hit list" mission into the US, to kill drug cartel members.
This is not unlike what our CIA does... we just do it quieter and better, and usually don't rile up the locals too much.
JD has greatly over-reacted here to feed the border frenzy and to get conservatives to make this a poll issue this November.
That being said, I hope these Mexican armed forces members are tried and convicted for premeditated murder in the US as well as something else resembling the breach of the peace and potential act of war they initiated.