It was inevitable, we have another casualty in the ongoing U.S.-Mexican Border War.
U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian A. Terry, 40, a Marine Corps veteran and former police officer, was shot and killed north of Nogales, AZ the night of December 14.
“A statement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Terry was shot and killed after encountering a group of suspects in the area.”
Three suspects are reportedly in custody, a fourth in the hospital and the fifth is being pursued.
Information, official and off the record, will trickle in over the next few days.
But one thing we can say for certain is that this area has been abandoned by the U.S. Government to the Mexican cartels.
Almost exactly 12 months ago, December 27, 2009, a Border Patrol agent was shot in the same area. I have been told that after that shooting the BP supervisors declared the area “too dangerous to patrol” and only BORTAC, the Border Patrol's SWAT team, goes into the area. Terry was a Marine; of course he joined BORTAC.
Tactically, the Border Patrol supervisors abandoned the area.
Strategically, that abandonment created a corridor that was exploited by smuggling cartels.
Watch the game camera video on the left that has been provided by the Concerned Citizens and SBI. The images are from early 2010 from an area 10 miles North of where Agent Terry was killed.
Some U.S. Border Patrol agents in that sector spent their own money purchasing game cameras and placed them in the area west of Rio Rico and have given pictures of the smugglers to their supervisors who have been aware of the heavily armed drug traffickers for months.
These agents’ personal initiative has provided information about, at least, two groups of criminals operating in the area who are ripping off drug mules, robbing illegal aliens and raping the women.
The result of this excellent Intel? The agents were told by supervisors to pick up the cameras and not to be circulating any more pictures of the illegal traffic. After all, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano has declared the area safe.
The Nogales station has had no regular station chief for some time. A new agent-in-charge arrives about every 90 days. The message to the troops is to back off on the enforcement to reduce the apprehensions to make it appear that the area is safe and secure.
Black humor is an obvious result of frustrated agents. The unofficial motto of the Naco Station, where slain agent Terry worked, is “Destined for Failure.” Some other popular slogans: “They don’t want top agents, just slugs.” And, “We will not tolerate common sense in the U.S. Border Patrol.”
We expect casualties in law enforcement. The loss of any officer is regrettable, but the loss of brave young men and women to stupidity, bureaucratic incompetence or corruption is outrageous.
Maybe the killing of Agent Terry will have the effect that the murder of rancher Rob Krentz had, it will result in enforcement. It won't bring him back, but maybe other agents, and citizens, will be spared as a result of increased enforcement.
To U.S. Marine/Police Officer/U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian A. Terry, a posthumous thank you for your service to our country.
I am calling for a Congressional investigation into this killing and the overall deployment of Border Patrol agents on the border, which at this point seems to be deployment designed to fail.
Rick Oltman is the Founder of The Immigration Tea Party
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Perhaps we can put Janet Napolitano on the border to see just how safe it is for Americans. Our government welcomes the invaders, murderers, pedophiles, thieves, job-stealers, molesters, and those who march and demand that they be allowed to collect benefts just like they belong here. This is a disgrace. We need ever open borders advocate out of here as well as all those who've laughed at our laws.
They can't censor the smuggling images on these sites... they already tried.
www.borderinvasionpics.com
www.secureborderintel.org
It is my guess, that the BP Agents got the idea for game cameras from www.borderinvasionpics.com and the press and internet coverage you all got earlier this year.
We don't need Congress to investigate. We need the Marines on the border. From the halls of Montezuma..........
That's my call, too.
Maybe this will motivate Jan Brewer to put the National Guard down there.
But at this point, I want a Regimental Combat Team.
Semper Fidelis
In my opinion; Open borders serve as a relieve valve, a financial ATM, and a form of cleansing for Mexico. Make no mistake, Mexico has invaded the United States in a variety of ways. I am of Hispanic abstract
and although our Mexican culture is important to me & my family, America is clearly our home. I too, believe the Marine Corps should be deployed to our southern borders. Mexico, drug cartels, & illegals have become bolder due to the lack of cajones in Washington. Or perhaps, our entire government has fallen prey to infiltration by our enemies.
We can no longer remain on the defense. Offensiveness is our only option... God bless this great & wonderful nation...
I can say from first hand knowledge that this is a WAR-ZONE and it isnt poor little Pepe coming across. I dont go into that area with out full armor and combat gear. Its time to PLAY COWBOYS and INDIANS all over again. Time to grow a back bone America and GET OFF YOUR FAT A-S Go down there spend a week in Ruby or California Gulch its FRIGGN CRAWLING WITH ILLEGALS NOT US BP like they want you to think.
Hearings are the right place for congress to stop dishonoring its oversight duty, oath, and moral obligation to fellow citizens.
The solution: Call it what it is - SUBVERSION - and move to IMPEACH. Should've been done to GW "Guest Worker" Bush, but cowardly corrupt stupid Republicans protected their own during a phony "war on terror" that uses the vulnerability created the federales' subversion of our borders and immigration laws to justify an Orwellian police state agenda, "Homeland Security", "TSA" and "Patriot" Acts that treat all Americans as terror suspects.
Now it should be done to Obama (hearings to expose the subversion, and move to impeach). Not too late, but a Republican who is not a corrupt coward will be required to step up to the plate. Good luck. Not a single Republican would drop and impeachment bill in the hopper when Buchanan called for it, and then even he chickened out. When asked later if he really wanted Bush impeached for border subversion, he said no. Pathetic.
This slaughter of our BP agents, along with the escalating invasion of illegal aliens and drug cartels, will continue until such time as we charge this administration and other elected/appointed officials with dereliction of duty, and aiding and abetting, and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law.
The deaths of these agents and the prosecution and incarceration of former agents Ramos and Compean should convince anyone with an IQ above 10 that these gov't officials are willing to have innocent Americans killed/incarcerated in return for the kickbacks they receive from the drug cartels. There can be no other reason a government would allow this carnage to continue.
It's all just the cost of doing business.
Dead agents? Drunk driving hit-and-runs? 9-11 terrorism and nearly 3,000 killed? 270 cities with MS-13 or Mexican drug gangs or both? Phoenix, the kidnapping capital of north America?
Just the cost of doing business to the political elite.
The intentional Bulkinization of the U.S. is now very obvious as we are being replaced by the subversives who willfully coming here to be slaves. Everything the Federal Government seems to do to protect us plays directly into our so called enemies hands as We The People are in the sights of security agencies instead of those they say are our enemies. The Feds seem to be helping the drug smugglers more than hindering. Now we have another fine young BP agent who has lost his life as we are surrendered to our enemies complements of the U.S. Federal Government!
And just how will our Elite in Washington honor the memory of this Border Patrol agent killed yesterday?
Why passing an amnesty of course.
Isn't it amazing that we can spend billions in Afghanistan and Iraq to protect their sovereignty, but cannot protect our own.
I suggest Israel stop terrorizing the Middle East.
Take back the money that we spend on Israel each year (3 Billion Dollars) , bring our troops home and use our battle hardened troops to keep the invaders out..
I am sure that (3B) could help defend our borders.
I'm sure the family of the fallen agent will get a note of condolence from the President. You think?
Maybe it's time to take the Government to court for dereliction of duty.
I'm so sick of our government..
Theres going to be a second American Revolution soon, Just watch and see.
When are you folks gonna catch on?? The we just want at a better life is the COVER story for moving product and personell of a Huge MULTIBILLION dollar smuggling network that demands "OPEN BORDERS" and AMNESTY" both are neede to keep profits up!!!,The cartels have college educated managers to launder money in santuary cities and plot business strategy for expansion of intimidation and payments to politicians ,government hacks and anybody that helps their NETWORK grow......what part of making millions a day off of drugs ,human trafficing,ie. sex slaves ,labor and terrorists/tourists?? and weapons from china or? wmd components? DON'T you understand??
The enabelers are here in this country drawing paychecks from taxpayers and groups financed by cartel management....do you not understand big money big business???
I don't know who the "you" that you refer to is. Everything you say is true.
We get it. We have gotten it for years, that is what we have been saying...for years
Noboby doesn't know what is going on, especially in Washington, DC.
They don't care. That is what the American people have to understand, now. And act accordingly.
I think you missed ,,intimidation and money rewards these enabelers by phisical safety and monetary gain.....YOU must remove the motivation to do WRONG...Without removing permantly those prsons intimidating and paying these enabelers.....It makes NO Difference what you do .call,fax, or vote.....What part of security for the cartel puppets is not available so they do what they are told...consequenses are not good...??
This happened after all Civilian patrols stood down for refit rest. We had teams in this area all summer running ops. You will see the increase of problems now that we do not have a few hundred CIVILIAN folks working in this area. We rotated folks from all over the country in and out all summer and now that we have stopped watch out. Gov. Brewer is looking at Militia type patrols and we proved to all we can and will defend our border WITHOUT indecent or harm to folks. The Cartels were well aware of our presence and we did put a dent in their ability to move freely in this area. All of this at ZERO cost to American Tax Payer.
BRTAN TERRY'S MOTHER LOST A SON, HIS SISTER LOST A BROTHER,, HIS COUSINS LOST A COUSIN, HIS UNCLES AND AUNTS LOST A NEPHEW, AND HIS FRIENDS LOST A FRIEND, AND ALL THE ATF SAYS IS THAT THE INCIDENT WAS "REGRETTABLE"? I THINK I'M GOING TO BE SICK
LONESOME PONY
Bean bag rounds.
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