Two Border Patrol Agents injured near Nogales, AZ

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tyme

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http://kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=3544684
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/breaking/070205border.php
http://kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=3554012
http://www.nogalesinternational.com/articles/2005/07/05/news/news1.txt

At 12:30 PM Thursday June 30, two Border Patrol Agents were investigating a tripped sensor when they were ambushed by an unknown number of individuals armed with rifles and wearing black military garb. Both agents returned fire, and each agent was shot in the leg. There are no reports that any of the assailants were hit.

The location is described in one article as near Duquesne Rd. and AZ Hwy 82, in another as 3 miles east of Nogales and 1 mile north of the border, and in another as 5 miles east of Nogales and 1.5 miles north of the border.

Both BP agents were taken to a hospital in Tucson, where they were in stable condition as of Saturday. The assailants are thought to have fled back across the border. The FBI, Border Patrol, and Santa Cruz County Sheriffs office are investigating.

There's speculation that the black-clad figures were former Zeta members. Zeta is apparently a group of ex-Mexican military personel recruited and trained at Fort Benning, then put to work against drug cartels.

Since October 1st, there have been 196 assaults on border patrol agents, and 24 of them have been shootings. In the same period of Oct 2003 - June 2004, there were 92 assaults and 5 shootings.

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tyme,

Many to most people, including our own "lawmakers", are burying their head into the sand when it comes to the southern (and northern) borders. We (and I hate to say it but it's true) will be attacked again. And they will come mostly over the southern border with others at our northern border.

My solution won't make it pass the liberals or even the conservative governments. My solution, guard the border and make it known that if you try to cross, you're dead. Sorry, but with states and governments disarming the People, we are nothing more then target practice and suicide bomb drills.

Wayne
 
Security teams........ Beef em up.........

I still think the National Guard would be a nice addition to help with border security wouldn't it? Even a 4 man team made up of 2 Border Agents and 2 National Guardsmen. I just think the strength in numbers and a little extra fire power could go a long way. I know, I know.........stop dreaming right? Just seems very logical and smart...... Will our government ever go for it......Naw, not likely is it? Just think an armoured up Hummer with an M60 on top......that not enough? Well, may I go way out and suggest a Bradley? :D every 4 miles? Ok, I know it aint gonna happen but what an idea for border security. I would bet the BP folks might want to rethink tactics and techniques? Thats not to suggest the two agents didn't do all that and still get ambushed....... It's the nature of the beast....
 
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If our elected officials continue to ignore the illegal problem, this country as we know it today won't survive more than two or at most three generations. The country will be involved in a civil war that will make The War of Northern Aggression look like a walk in the park. JMO
 
I'm a little tired of all this Zeta boogey-man stuff. I think it's time to relocate our sniper training schools.
 
Today's bombings in London are yet another example of why we have to increase security on the sieve we call our southern border.
 
Today's bombings in London are yet another example of why we have to increase security on the sieve we call our southern border.
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Sieve? Did we move 4 more BP agents in, to make it as tight as a sieve? :rolleyes:

Pops
 
Eghad

I don't think all of our national guard is, was or ever will all be deployed into Iraq. True, I was only a guardsman for a 3 year hitch after active duty so I don't know all the numbers and such. I am almost sure a couple thousand men and women could sure help out the BP. I also said it was like a snowballs chance in He** too.... I for one think instead of watching the problem grow and get worse it would be worth a try wouldn't it? ;)

If we can trust CNN's numbers? They reported about 138,000 troops in Iraq. The Reserve and National Guard made up about 37,000 of that estimate. This was a May 2005 report I found on-line. Total Reserve and Guard Troops in the U.S. Military as of July 2004 was about 156,000.


I am sure the numbers have changed a little but that is a quick idea of force strength from recent past history......
 
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