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Old 07-24-2010, 18:41   #1
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There is no border problem....Move along

Ii dunno about the Examiner, but for what it is worth


http://www.examiner.com/x-10317-San-...nches-in-Texas


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Los Zetas drug cartel seizes 2 U.S. ranches in Texas
July 24, 11:18 AMSan Diego County Political Buzz ExaminerKimberly Dvorak


In what could be deemed an act of war against the sovereign borders of the United States, Mexican drug cartels have seized control of at least two American ranches inside the U.S. territory near Laredo, Texas.


Two sources inside the Laredo Police Department confirmed the incident is unfolding and they would continue to coordinate with U.S. Border Patrol today. “We consider this an act of war,” said one police officer on the ground near the scene. There is a news blackout of this incident at this time and the sources inside Laredo PD spoke on the condition of anonymity.


Word broke late last night that Laredo police have requested help from the federal government regarding the incursion by the Los Zetas. It appears that the ranch owners have escaped without incident but their ranches remain in the hands of the blood thirsty cartels.


Laredo Border Patrol is conducting aerial surveillance over the ranches to determine the best way to regain control of the U.S. ranches, according to the Laredo Police department.


The approximate location of the U.S. ranches are10 miles northwest of I-35 off Mines Road and Minerales Annex Road. Just off 1472 (Mines road) near Santa Isabel Creek south of the city of Laredo, Texas.


The Los Zetas drug cartel is an offshoot of the elite Mexican military trained in special ops. The mercenary organization is said to include members of corrupt Mexican Federales, politicians as well as drug traffickers. The group was once part of the Gulf cartel, but has since splintered and now directly competes with the Gulf cartel for premium drug smuggling routes in the Texas region.


The new leader of Los Zetas is Heriberto “El Lazca” Lazcano and is considered the most violent paramilitary group in Mexico by the DEA.


Recently the drug organization has kidnapped tourists, infiltrated local municipalities and continues to smuggle narcotics into a very hungry U.S. market.


The violence south of the border continues to spin out of control and has left Nuevo Laredo, Mexico on virtual lockdown with businesses refusing to open the doors. Last week a particularly violent attack by the Los Zetas included the use of grenades and resulted in a dozen deaths and 21 injuries.


The hostile takeover of the ranches has met with silence with local and national media; however sources say they could be waiting to report the stories once the ranches are back in U.S. control. This journalist questions if this was a Middle Eastern terrorist attack if the media would sit on their hands.
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Old 07-24-2010, 19:13   #2
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Scary. I've been following the story...

San Antonio is way too close to that mess.
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Old 07-24-2010, 19:29   #3
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http://www.thecypresstimes.com/artic...OS_ZETAS/31835

BREAKING: MULTIPLE RANCHES IN LAREDO, TX TAKEN OVER BY LOS ZETAS

Published 07/24/2010 - 2:30 p.m. CST
Publisher's Note: We are now receiving numerous conflicting reports regarding the veracity of this article. Numerous sources on the web (found via Google search) are picking up on this report, just as we did at The Cypress Times. The original writer for this article stands by his sources. If you wish to inquire about the sources, please visit the original story source URL listed in the article body below. I can tell you that as of now The Cypress Times has been unable to confirm the story. - John G. Winder, Publisher - The Cypress Times.


by Digger - republished with permission from DiggersRealm

UPDATE: Story is now 100% confirmed by second source within the Laredo Police Department


The bloodbath continues along our southern border and now word is coming in that Los Zetas, the highly trained killers formerly with the Gulf Cartel, have crossed into the United States and taken over at least two ranches in the Laredo, Texas area. I am receiving word that the owners of the ranches have evacuated without being harmed.

Founder of the San Diego Minutemen Jeff Schwilk tipped me off to this story and passes along the following information on the location. The ranches are said to be "near Mines Rd. and Minerales Annex Rd about 10 miles NW of I-35".

Update - Statement from Mr. Schwilk)
I can personally vouch that this info came in late last night from a reliable police source inside the Laredo PD. There is currently a standoff between the unknown size Zeta forces and U.S. Border Patrol and local law enforcement on two ranches on our side of the Rio Grande. The source tells us he considers this an "act of war" and that the military is needed on the border now!
Whether it is lone members or squads is not certain.

Anonymous sources in law enforcement in the Laredo area tonight have passed on word that US law enforcement agencies are in the area and are weighing their options regarding the ranches. The media has been silent on this incident and some law enforcement in the area says that they are furious that the media is not reporting the whole story of the continued violence along the border. Their frustrations are understandable because keeping the truth suppressed continues to hamper law enforcement from receiving the true support they need along the border.

The ranch assaults come on the heels of attacks in Nuevo Laredo that shut the city down as a gun-battle raged in the streets. Los Zetas blocked off intersections with vehicles and used fragmentation grenades to attack Mexican law enforcement. In the end 12 were killed and 21 injured in the assaults. Citizens in the area were told to stay in their homes and bullets whizzed all around.


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The U.S. Consulate in Nuevo Laredo had posted warnings on its website hours before the gunfire was reported by Texas citizens, “We have received credible reports of widespread violence occurring now between narcotics-trafficking organizations and the Mexican army in Nuevo Laredo.”

The U.S. Consulate went on to say, “The consulate confirmed that fragmentation grenades were used in the attacks and that suspected drug-gang members had blocked several roads, adding that it advised ‘all U.S. citizens in Nuevo Laredo to remain indoors until the security situation improves.’”

US Citizens in Laredo called 911 after hearing gunfire and explosions just across the border. Laredo police spokesman Joe Baeza deflected the concerns of citizens with what I see as utter contempt. He said there was no spillover violence onto the US side and "We were getting reports from people who live on the river's edge that they could hear gunfire and explosions from the Mexico side," Baeza said, "We didn't have any incidents on the American side. It's hard for people to understand who don't live here ... They're not Vikings, they're not going to invade us, it doesn't work that way."

This was said just a day before the reported breaking news on the ranches being taken above.

Violence has been on the rise along the border. In April 2010 a Border Patrol agent in Laredo shot and killed an lllegal alien drug smuggler near the Rio Grande

The Los Zetas are highly trained killers initially trained by United States Special Operations forces to combat the drug cartes within Mexico. As the drug war heated up the Zetas saw more money in working for the cartels and joined up with the Gulf Cartel.

In March, 2010 there was a fracture between the Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel when a Zetas leader was said to have been assassinated by the Gulf Cartel. They demanded that the killer be turned over to them. When the Gulf Cartel refused the Zetas captured 16 Gulf Cartel members.

Since March Los Zetas abandoned their stronghold in Reynosa and moved to Nuevo Laredo, just across from the border with Laredo, Texas. There are estimated to be over 1,000 Zeta members there.


Additional Sources: Houston Chronicle, Borderland Beat

Visit DiggersRealm.com for more info.

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: This article is re-published in its entirety from DiggersRealm.com, any requests from media, or others, wishing to learn more about the content of this article should contact DiggersRealm.com HERE - Thank you, John G. Winder, Publisher - The Cypress Times



See also:
http://www.thecypresstimes.com/Monar...rticleID=31835

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010...ss-from-texas/


http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/203368.php

Drug Cartel Gunmen Invade Texas, Ranches Seized
July 24, 2010
(Laredo, Texas) This report should be the headline story put out by the American media. The idea that drug cartel raiding parties are attacking and seizing territory inside the United States is major.

There is currently a standoff between the unknown size Zeta forces and U.S. Border Patrol and local law enforcement on two ranches on our side of the Rio Grande. The source tells us he considers this an "act of war" and that the military is needed on the border now!
It's unforgivable that this story isn't being reported by the elite media. More at the link.
http://www.diggersrealm.com/mt/archives/003439.html
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Old 07-24-2010, 19:37   #4
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Scary. I've been following the story...

San Antonio is way too close to that mess.

In reality the cartels have been in every major US city for years....but we've been missing the violence.
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In reality the cartels have been in every major US city for years....but we've been missing the violence.
You’re such a cheery guy…
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Old 07-24-2010, 20:14   #6
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You’re such a cheery guy…

I know...I need to lighten up
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Looks like the story has reached critical mass.
Should go viral in the next day.

Maybe "dear leader" will furrow his brow and look concerned.
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Old 07-24-2010, 21:17   #8
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In reality the cartels have been in every major US city for years....but we've been missing the violence.
There is a local publication...frankly, of less than sterling repute...which writes some cogent, well researched articles. I refer now to the San Antonio Current.

It seems that we have an extensive drug operation in our city that is largely tolerated. I do not doubt that other cities have similar presences. The excerpt below tells the tale.



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Last month’s “Project Deliverance” federal drug-trafficking sweep netted arrests and drug seizures across the country — but not in the Alamo City. In the Western District, administered from San Antonio, the operation produced arrests in El Paso, Midland, and Alpine, charging defendants with links to Mexican drug-trafficking organizations out of Ciudad Juárez. Following the sweep, authorities trotted out more ominous assessments. “Drug trafficking across the Southwest border has led to a surge of drugs in neighborhoods across the U.S.,” said Kevin Perkins, assistant director of the FBI Criminal Investigative Division.

But if you haven’t noticed a surge in your neighborhood, you’re not alone. In the first article in this series [“A dry spillover,” May 12], the Current debunked official federal reports that San Antonio serves as a logistical hub for Mexican drug-trafficking organizations, and this latest federal enforcement action echoed our findings. This year’s National Drug Threat Assessment from the U.S. Justice Department and the National Drug Intelligence Center indicated illegal drug use has remained stable over the past five years, while the use of some drugs, including cocaine and methamphetamine, has actually declined.

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Old 07-25-2010, 08:07   #9
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My retired O6 neighbor's kids live way to close to this.

I forwarded the link(s) with a suggestion they MOVE..

Thanks..
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UPDATE ??

I found a blog pissing contest that suggest the "INVASION" is not..

Texas Hasn't Been Invaded


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I found a blog pissing contest that suggest the "INVASION" is not..

Texas Hasn't Been Invaded


The bloggers have a had a bad time this week, first with Sherrod and now this. Sherrod was nothing more than using the MSM's accepted practice of subjective sound bites to ruin someone.

This thing in Texas however, this is bizarre and it will be interesting how it plays out.
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Old 07-25-2010, 11:42   #12
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Comon, look at the source http://www.diggersrealm.com/mt/archives/003439.html. Do you really think this guy has a souce worth a shit?

This is horse doodie. If something like this had happend msm would be all over it, at least fox would.

This is definately a 'move along, nothing to see here'.
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Comon, look at the source http://www.diggersrealm.com/mt/archives/003439.html. Do you really think this guy has a souce worth a shit?
I hear you, but actually some of those in this fray have brought things like the ACORN scandal to the forefront. Would you take Chris Matthews or Keith Obermans word over Diggers? At best I would put them on the same plain.

http://video.foxnews.com/v/4292170/t...ty-on-lockdown

Laredo is apparently on 'Lockdown', The Laredo Mayor says they have had '12 killed'........but it is contained on the Mexican side and Laredo is a safe city.

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Comon, look at the source http://www.diggersrealm.com/mt/archives/003439.html. Do you really think this guy has a souce worth a shit?

This is horse doodie. If something like this had happend msm would be all over it, at least fox would.

This is definately a 'move along, nothing to see here'.
Whoa there a minute partner..... the internet is your free source of information, this story is going viral and it seems there's some truth to it:

http://www.breitbart.tv/laredo-texas...rosses-border/

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010...ss-from-texas/

I've got an idea, "HEY Ambush Master, there's a gunfight in your neck of the woods and no one invited you!" (There, we'll soon know if Laredo,Tx. is under siege or not!)
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I've got an idea, "HEY Ambush Master, there's a gunfight in your neck of the woods and no one invited you!" (There, we'll soon know if Laredo,Tx. is under siege or not!)
LOL, now you've gone and done it...

Actually, since he's jumping out of a plane today, may already have re-routed the pilot, oh, let's say a little south of the original DZ.
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