Gunmen Attack National Guard Border Patrol Site in Arizona
 

When, will our legislators and President wake up and put an end to this ****. We arm the NG in Iraq, why can't we arm them in the USA to defend themselves on OUR border from Mexicans shooting at them.

I understand that the Posse Comitatus Act, prevents the the US Military and the National Guard, WHEN FEDERALIZED, from acting in a law enforcement capacity within the US borders. So, let's de-federalize them, let the States control them, and allow them to be armed. If this doesn't work, the President should use the Insurrection Act, which allows for the President to us Federal troops if a natural disaster, epidemic occur, a serious public health emergency, terrorist attack, or other condition, when the President determines that the authorities of the state are incapable of maintaining public order. Not sure about anyone else, but I consider this illegal **** from Mexico to be an epidemic of illegals which is the same as a terrorist attack.



http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,241783,00.html

Gunmen Attack National Guard Border Patrol Site in Arizona

Friday, January 05, 2007

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TUCSON, Ariz. ? National Guard troops working at an observatory post near the Mexican border were forced to flee after being approached by a group of armed individuals, authorities said.

The event occurred about 11 p.m. Wednesday at one of the National Guard entrance identification team posts near Sasabe, said National Guard Sgt. Edward Balaban.

He said the troops withdrew safely, no shots were fired and no one suffered injuries.

U.S. Border Patrol officials are investigating the incident and trying to determine who the armed people were, what they were doing and why they approached the post before retreating to Mexico.

The incident occurred in the west desert corridor between Nogales and Lukeville in the vicinity of Sasabe, Balaban said.

"We don't know exactly how many because obviously it took place in the dark," Balaban said. "Nobody was able to get an accurate count."

The Guard troops are not allowed to apprehend illegal entrants.

"We don't know if this was a matter of somebody coming up accidentally on the individuals, coming up intentionally on the individuals, or some sort of a diversion," said Rob Daniels, spokesman for the Border Patrol's Tucson Sector.

The west desert corridor has been the busiest in the Tucson Sector for marijuana seizures since last year.

Agents have seized 124,000 pounds of marijuana there since Oct. 1, Daniels said.

With more Border Patrol agents and National Guard troops patrolling the Arizona section of the U.S.-Mexican border, it has become more difficult to smuggle drugs and people across and "that heightened frustration may have been connected to what took place last night," Daniels said.

Officials will make a decision following the investigation about whether changes need to be made in regard to the entrance identification teams, Balaban said.

Since arriving in mid-June, the Guard has assisted the Border Patrol by manning control rooms, doing vehicle and helicopter maintenance, repairing roads and fences, constructing vehicle barriers and fences and spotting and reporting illegal entrants in entrance identification teams.

There are dozens of National Guard entrance identification teams along the Mexican border, including east and west of both Nogales and Sasabe and on the Tohono O'odham Nation.

The troops stand post on hilltops next to army-green tents and serve as extra eyes and ears for the Border Patrol.

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I would like to see the National Guard have the right to Kick Some Ass when this Sh!t Happends.

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[quote=f5fstop]When, will our legislators and President wake up and put an end to this ****. We arm the NG in Iraq, why can't we arm them in the USA to defend themselves on OUR border from Mexicans shooting at them.


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Isn't the whole point of them being there is to protect??? or do they collect the cell phones to give back to the Mexican Gov't, so they can give to the next group of illegals.
F5 is right, so damn right! this is shiat

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Does anyone actually think the Mexicans would attack if they thought for one second that the Americans would return fire and counter attack?

They know we are so tangled in bureaucracy and political correctness that we are almost helpless. The "regulations" don't even allow us to defend ourselves. This is insane.

We are being invaded by a foreign country. The national mindset seems to be "whatever, they work cheap".

Doesn't look good for the future.

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Agreed, if you're going to co-opt the NG into border security, they need to be able to do more than withdraw if there's a problem.

I'm confused about the article tho. The title says gunmen "attacked", but the article says "no shots were fired". So did the mexicans actually fire their weapons or just wave them in the air? I thought the NG could return fire if fired upon.

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:giggling: Over imaginative, over reactive, paranoid kids there. Probably making up stories again to fuel their boring daily duties. Will they get Purple Hearts for their act of bravery?:giggling:

I had Mexicans stand too close to my rig at an Idaho gas station one time, so I guess I was a victim of an attempted car jacking.

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This was also on TV. The NG is unarmed at the border due to Posse Comitatus, so they are in an observation mode only. The armed Mexicans were drug runners who surged across the border, causing the NG to retreat since they had not way to defend themselves against armed invaders.
Do shots have to be fired to say that an invasion is armed? If there are a number of Mexicans running surging across the US Border, and they are armed, yes it is an armed invasion of people who are not entering this country legally.
Sad part is if I was on the border as a civilian, I could be legally armed. Some Minutemen are armed...legally. So why not the NG?

I say one way to help this influx of these people, is to arm the NG, and shoot when necessary.

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The arizona central newspaper has an article about this that explains it alot better:
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articl...nt0106USE.html

Guard soldiers back off from armed men out of Mexico


Matthew Benson
The Arizona Republic
Jan. 6, 2007 12:00 AM

A Border Patrol official says National Guard troops acted appropriately this week when they abandoned their post near the border southwest of Tucson as four gunmen approached from Mexico.

It is the nearest that Guard members have come to an armed conflict on the border since spring when President Bush pledged up to 6,000 soldiers to help slow illegal immigration along the nation's 1,950-mile southern border.

No shots were fired in the incident, and no one was injured. Border Patrol spokesman Mario Martinez stressed that "there was no attack." advertisementOAS_AD('ArticleFlex_1')

But he added, "It's a serious situation. We're not trying to say it wasn't a serious situation. We've never had an incident where there were gunmen this close to a post."

It also raises questions in the eyes of critics who say the border mission has placed Guard troops in an awkward position. Guardsmen are strictly in a backup role along the border. That means performing administrative functions, building roads and fences, even conducting surveillance in some cases, such as with the team near Tucson.

But they're never to confront or attempt to apprehend border crossers.

"What are we paying our National Guard to do (along the border)? That is the question," said Don Goldwater, who led a failed campaign for governor last year on his promise to crack down on illegal immigration.

"We're putting the National Guard down in harm's way along the border with no intention to allow them to protect themselves."

Goldwater is the nephew of the late Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater, a former presidential candidate.

The armed confrontation took place about 11 p.m. Wednesday near Sasabe about a quarter-mile north of the border. A team of four or five Guard members, armed with M-16s, were watching for border crossers at an observation post when they spotted four men carrying what appeared to be rifles, Martinez said.

As the men came closer, the soldiers left their post and called for the Border Patrol.

"In order to not be detected, they moved to a safer location," Martinez said. "That's exactly what we want them to do.

"They're armed for their protection. Once they are afraid for their lives, they can defend themselves.

"That was not the case."

Border Patrol agents responded within minutes and scoured the area by helicopter and on the ground, but the gunmen could not be located. Their tracks showed that they had arrived near the observation post after crossing into the United States from Mexico.

Armed individuals crossing remote areas of the border typically are smuggling drugs, Martinez said, though it is unknown who the gunmen were in this incident. It's also uncertain whether the men were scouting the observation post, testing National Guard response or merely stumbled upon the soldiers.

Martinez wouldn't say whether troops have since returned to the observation post, but he noted that "we're still monitoring the area; we'll probably be monitoring the area closely for a while."

Gov. Janet Napolitano's staff was briefed about the incident by the Arizona National Guard, but it deferred comment to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. A spokesman from that office did not respond to a phone message left by The Arizona Republic.

Barrett Marson, spokesman for state House Speaker Jim Weiers, said "legislative leaders have not been briefed on the situation but would like some information."

State Sen. Chuck Gray, a Republican and retired Mesa police officer, was surprised that Guard members would run in the face of an armed threat, unless they were seeking protective cover.

"I can tell you, as a police officer of 10 years, there was never a policy to flee," he said. "If they're running for cover, that's different than running away."

Illegal immigration moved to the forefront of American politics in the past few years. Polls consistently have said it is one of the top issues in the minds of Arizonans, and Napolitano and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson declared border emergencies for their respective states in August 2005.

Nearly one year ago to the day, Napolitano used her State of the State address to call for the federal government to pay for the deployment of the National Guard to the border. In the spring, she got her wish with Bush's announcement of Operation Jump Start, a plan to use thousands of Guard members to tighten the border until new Border Patrol agents could be hired and trained.

Roughly 5,700 Guard members are stationed along the border, more than a quarter of whom are in Arizona. It is hoped that they can be pulled back by 2008.

Initial reports indicate the program has reduced illegal crossings. Apprehensions were down 11.4 percent in Arizona from 2005 to 2006, and down 8.5 percent for the four border states.

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Sounds like the Guardsman did exactely what they were ordered to do. They're not the ones that make policy, they're just the ones that get stuck following it.

Also I kind of doubt the Guardsman said they were "attacked." Much more likely the news came up with that little piece of misinformation to sell more papers with.

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Very strange, on TV and in one news article they said they could not be arrmed to due the US law.
Either way, armed or not, they should be allowed to shoot anyone crossing the border illegally, and in my opinion...armed or unarmed.

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Woah!!!! It was an invasion now??? Sensational!

I love how rumors get inflated and dramtic as it travels down the line. In two weeks the death toll will be at 50.:giggling:



Oh the drama. For nothing special.

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Oh, that's just great - 4 more armed Mexican illegals in the country.:rolleyes:

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The word Invasion, I believe, can me any number of people.
Can I ask what the unarmed Canadian border patrol agents would do (throw buffalo chips)? Or did Canada finally arm their own agents?

I was totally shocked a few month ago when crossing the border, to find out that Canadian agents are unarmed, and have to rely on the OPP ( in Ontario) for protection. Here they were, searching me and my vehicle for handguns, and they were armed with Mace and a billy club. Strange a country does not even trust their own law enforcement to be armed, but then again, Canada is just a colony of Great Britain, and most Bobbies are unarmed; as well as all their citizens on the islands.

Well, I guess they will be armed...eventually:
"CEUDA Pleased the Government is Honouring its
Promise to Arm and Double-up Border

AUG 31 ... Today’s announcement by the Right Honourable Prime Minister Stephen Harper that the New Government remains committed to arming Officers at the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and to doubling-up one-person shifts comes as welcome news to the Customs Excise Union Douanes Accise (CEUDA), which represents 9,000 members working in CBSA."

Good to hear, Canada is not identical to Mother England.:twak:

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I believe guns serve many purposes. But I also have an opposite view to your view that guns make you strong and righteous. It doesn't work as the current global situations prove.;)

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How many people live in Canada? 35 million yet?

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/us/06...tml?eref=yahoo

So, Canadians don't think America has an invasion? If the suspected number of illegal Mexicans were in Canada, they would be almost 1 in every 3 there.

The incident described above is one situation. They have killed multiple border agents in the last few years. There have been reports of Mexican soldiers firing into the US to provide cover for drug smugglers and human traffickers.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11226144/

It goes on and on, this is not one incident, it's just another example.

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4? I wish I live where you live.

We had a stolen vehicle with 4 armed Mexican Nationals, fire on police last night during a pursuit at 3:00 am. It didn't even make the local news this morning.

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what kinda kooky comment is that. Guns are weapons and used are tools just as any other tool. Don't start.

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Thanks for that article Tank ... I was sure they could return fire.

You know, I'm fairly liberal, I speak spanish and I sympathize with the desire for a better life, but illegal is still illegal. I'm a citizen but it's not like I get a free ride here. I work, I vote, I pay taxes, I'm subject to the law, and I run the risk of jury duty, the draft and all the rest. In return for these and other responsibilities, I enjoy the benefits of citizenship.

But don't sneak over the border illegally and expect immunity from taxes, accident liability and criminal prosecution, along with free medical care and schools (in spanish) and the right to commit identity theft. It's like saying you deserve a nice car, but refusing to get a license, pay the registration, make the payments or get insurance. And then after carjacking mine, you get mad when the cops pull you over. Dude, it's not your car!

Illegals don't belong here, just as I don't belong in their country. If they can get here legally, sweet. But if they cross illegally, whoever we pay to secure the borders (BP, NG or whoever) should be able to stop them and send them back. If they cross with weapons, we should shoot back. This is our house, and they don't get to move in just because they like it better here.

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The guard is better than it was many years ago when they shot down students @ kent state U. The concept of issue guard soldiers guns without live ammo seems silly however it still happens on occasion to prevent errors. Untill the problems with frivolous lawsuits and Justice dept related issues are solved....Guns no bullets!
Stay tuned Nancy and her friends from San Fran have a "Plan"
A Sensitivty Training and relating to Terrorists and thier special needs.
B More Gays in the Guard "Its not your daddy's Armed Forces"
C How to win friends and influence people in Iraq and Iran with flowers
D We found Jimmy Hoffa and he is paying off Ossama for us, cheap!
By 2009 there will be a mass migration of Mexicans to Canada and one problem will be gone by attrition. The US will no longer be a viable tit to leach on.
Democrats score another victory:twak:

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I gotta say that I agree with Dennis and Drty. I live in California where there is obviously many "illegal" aliens. There are two sides to the equation, yes our healh system is being comprimised, yes, our taxes go up to support the influx of non-nationals (not only hispanics), yes, criminal activity in some parts of the country is up. I agree that some stop gaps need to be put in place - but who of us on this forum can say their families arrived on the Mayflower? I happen to be Irish and as a child heard stories from my Grandfather (who arrived from Ireland and whose name is now at the Ellis Island Museum), about the Irish and how "lazy, stupid, dirty, alcoholic" they were. The people that were complaining the most were those without the Irish Nanny, Irish Handyman, Irish roofer, etc.
I absolutely agree that something needs to be done for our border security, for not only Mexico, but also Canada. Stories tend to take on a life of their own, i.e. border guards being assualted. Our government :giggling: needs to address this, but there is way too much money (since working illegal aliens pay Federal taxes) for them to do anything of significance.
It would be wise for the U.S. to institute what New Zealand has for non-nationals. They are allowed in the Country and if they don't have a job, I believe after three months, they are deported.
I know that the influx in this County is quite different from NZ, but if they can put a man on the moon........

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you agree with Drty about what :OWNED: