Mexican military begins invasion of US as Obama sleeps at the wheel

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BROWNSVILLE — The Zapata County sheriff Thursday was questioning why a Mexican military helicopter was hovering over homes on the Texas side of the Rio Grande.

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Sheriff Sigifredo Gonzalez said he'd reviewed photos of the chopper flown by armed personnel Tuesday over a residential area known as Falcon Heights-Falcon Village near the binational Falcon Lake, just south of the Starr-Zapata county line. He said the helicopter appeared to have the insignia of the Mexican navy.

“It's always been said that the Mexican military does in fact ... that there have been incursions,” Gonzalez said. “But this is not New Mexico or Arizona. Here we've got a river; there's a boundary line. And then of course having Falcon Lake, Falcon Dam, it's a lot wider. It's not just a trickle of a river, it's an actual dam. You know where the boundary's at.”

The sighting came amid ongoing fighting between the Gulf Cartel and its former enforcers, Los Zetas.

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Gonzalez, the Zapata sheriff, said he couldn't confirm reports that the helicopter was scoping out the home of a drug criminal. He said the incursion about a mile over the border took place over a neighborhood populated by many U.S. Customs officers who work at area border crossings — and that they knew what they were seeing.

“My understanding is the U.S. military were informed,” he said. “I don't know what action was taken, if any.”

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/state/Mex...er_US_home.html

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CBP has confirmed the incursion...

McALLEN, Texas — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman says that a Mexican military helicopter crossed the border into south Texas late Wednesday afternoon before returning to Mexico without landing.

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Calls for comment to the Mexican Navy were not immediately returned.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

There have been worse incursions, with shots fired and causalities. These things happen when people play with guns. However, there is a little more to the issue, with drug cartels controlling the border towns, and corrupting the local authorities.

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Where was this activity during the incursion?

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/03/12/border.dr...dex.html?hpt=C1

On the other hand, wrong purpose....I thought they had missiles on board.

Edited March 13, 2010 by William33

[Ban Hammer 13,345]

first time i've heard of a helicopter, the times before have been ground units.

so where was our department of homeland security during this incursion?

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so where was our department of homeland security during this incursion?

They were watching.

He said the incursion about a mile over the border took place over a neighborhood populated by many U.S. Customs officers who work at area border crossings — and that they knew what they were seeing.

...and preparing an official statement for release to the media

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman says that a Mexican military helicopter crossed the border into south Texas late Wednesday afternoon before returning to Mexico without landing.

[Ban Hammer 13,345]

They were watching.

He said the incursion about a mile over the border took place over a neighborhood populated by many U.S. Customs officers who work at area border crossings — and that they knew what they were seeing.

...and preparing an official statement for release to the media

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman says that a Mexican military helicopter crossed the border into south Texas late Wednesday afternoon before returning to Mexico without landing.

that warms my heart - knowing our "homeland security" was watching. i'm sure that's exactly what they were formed to do! good job, brownie!

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that warms my heart - knowing our "homeland security" was watching. i'm sure that's exactly what they were formed to do! good job, brownie!

Watching.....

Waiting......

Responding after the fact with more policy.....

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Don't worry. Mom will protect us.

[William33 110]

Oi.... We are really in trouble.......

[spookyturtle 9,466]

They should have shot the chopper down.