Border Tightened After Cartel Threats

Police Say Warring Mexican Drug Gangs May Pursue Targets In U.S.

(AP)  Security is being heightened along the southern U.S. border because of a threat that warring Mexican cartels may send hit men into the United States, authorities said Monday.

Law enforcement officials would not discuss specific security measures being taken at the ports of entry, along the border or in the city of El Paso.

"We received credible information that drug cartels in Mexico have given permission to hit targets on the U.S. side of the border," El Paso police spokesman Officer Chris Mears said.

Authorities learned of the threat last week.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Chief Officer Rick Lopez said: "CBP is on heightened alert ever since we became aware of the threats in Mexico."

U.S. Border Patrol spokesman Doug Mosier said officials "are reinforcing the importance of vigilance."

Drug cartel violence has claimed thousands of lives in Mexico this year. Nearly 800 people have been killed in Ciudad Juarez, a hardscrabble city of about 1.3 million people across the Rio Grande from El Paso.

The cartels, battling one another and the Mexican government for supremacy and control of lucrative drug and human smuggling routes, have become brazen in their attacks in recent months.

In Juarez this month, masked gunmen stormed a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center and killed eight people. Days later, Red Cross workers stopped treating gunshot victims for several hours after receiving death threats over Red Cross radios. The Red Cross had already stopped responding to emergency calls after 10 p.m. because of security concerns.

Law enforcement officials this year in New Mexico and Texas said they had received a purported cartel hit list identifying 15 to 20 potential targets in those states. Mears said the latest threat contained no specific targets.

The deadly wave of shootings and a rise in kidnappings for ransom in Mexico has prompted some of its citizens, including police officers and a prosecutor, to seek asylum in the U.S.

While the ongoing cartel war has been largely contained in Mexico, more than two dozen gunshot victims have been taken for medical treatment in El Paso, prompting security lockdowns at the county hospital.

Lopez said agents working at the ports, where those gunshot victims have been taken before coming into the U.S., are taking extra security precautions. Ambulances transporting gunshot victims are already being escorted by local law enforcement to the hospital, he said.

[mljohns00]

Hightened security? I assume this means more Immigration staff and longer lines to get back to the U.S.? And how do they recognize "hit men"? Do they wear logo''d teeshirts?

All we''ve done is lock ourselves inside our own "Berlin Wall". I haven''t been to Mexico in years, since the inbound border crossings now take six hours instead of six minutes they used to.

But illegal immigration is down, at least, right? Right.

[missingamerica]

"In Juarez this month, masked gunmen stormed a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center and killed eight people."

Huh...any effort to wean yourself from an addiction can get you killed by the suppliers?

Daggone...hope this story doesn''t attract Big Oil''s attention...

[trrrorislam3]

HUSSEIN SAYS AMERICANS MUST LEARN SPANISH,,,

ummmm it is the DEMONIC-RATS that want to grant amnesty to illegals,,, including HUSSEIN,,,

HUSSEINs solution for illegals is to grant them amnesty and have americans learn SPANISH,,,

words out of his own mouth,,,

Barack Obama: Your Children Should Learn To Speak Spanish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZprtPat1Vk

Obama to America--Learn Spanish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W7srmHLclw

[Netterz]

Great, so now, we are protecting drug dealers, who are here illegally, so they are free to murder, rape, committing felony on top of felony, againts innocent people every day, but our great nation, will waste billions to protect them, then force us to keep them fat, happy, alive and well in our prisons for the rest of there miserable lives. Close the borders, and kick them ALL out...problem solved. I am so sick of my hard earned cash going to people who are here illegally, KNOWING they are breaking the law, but dont care.

[Netterz]

U.S. Border Patrol spokesman Doug Mosier said officials "are reinforcing the importance of vigilance."
Well thank our lucky stars for that...I would hope they wouldnt be found sleeping with a fat wad of cash in there pockets for napping at any of those ''lucrative drug and human smuggling routes'', dont you all feel better now?

[sistatee-2009]

Hit men from Mexico in the U.S.? Is that a job Americans won''t do?

[slim1h2o]

"Police Say Warring Mexican Drug Gangs May Pursue Targets In U.S"

Brought to you by the "War on Drugs",,,,,,,,and now a word from our sponsors....

From Merck, Glaxosmithkline, Pfizer, and a host of others.

If this wasn''t enough reason to build a good fence, then I don''t know what is.

[whiskyrokkr]

Precious

[whiskyrokkr]

Know they want to tighten up the border. What a joke. These scum bag''s need to be shot on site.

[sierra45-2009]

Put out the word that any and all illegal entry across the border will be treated as armed/unarmed invasion and dealt with accordingly. This means any shooting, signs of arms or supplies (read drugs/weapons/money) triggers live fire and few if any prisoners. No weapons and no resistance means a quick bus trip back across with full ID (photos, DNA, retinal scan and fingerprints). Identified person is blocked from legal entry into the US forever. If said person is found in the US again, treat as terrorist.Illegals that break our felony laws are shipped back with a kill on sight order if they ever return, do not overload our prison system keeping them well fed and healthy. You have to play the game by the other guys rules and not some artificial ''superior morality'' ***.

[u-r-right]

This should be an indicatiion to everyone that our governmemnt doesn''t take border security seriously the other days of the year. When there''s trouble, now they enforce laws. Ridiculous!

Oh but, Jose just wants a chance to come here and work hard so that he can feed and clothe his family back in Mexico. Don''t worry, he only wants the jobs nobody else wants. BS! I am fed up. We had better wake up and save ourselves from this influx before there''s constant fighting in the streets from these drug a-holes with no morals.

[u-r-right]

This free trade and global market BS will only benefit the illegal alien outlaws who are using us a we speak.

We were once the number one super power. The envy of all the world. We should have tried harder to keep it that way.

[riptide213]

Another forgotten war. Our once hyped up US war on drugs.

Secure US borders and ports once and for all. Now!

Illegal immigrants, authorized persons, drug baron henchmen, and all other criminals must be stopped at borders.

Law violators must be ousted immediately if they evade and infiltrate past our national border control, thus are illegally here.

No exceptions. No non citizen must be allowed to expect, force, or demand lawful presence in our country via illegitimate methods or dishonest tactics.

US has more than enough illicit US citizen activity negatively impacting our community, public safety, and tax burden.

Give no roaming liberty for illegal persons to operate, thrive, or survive in unaccountable, off official RADAR scope, untracked shadows within our shamefully porous borders.

US offers a generous formalized legal immigration policy, but it means zero if unchecked, unregulated, undesirables can simply queue jump system or fence jump their way into our country to live the good life, but conveniently not have accountability of lawful citizens.

US military trained, deployed, and well versed on securing other sovereign national borders.

Common sense defense is to assertively train and use US military (active, reserve, guard) to secure US borders and ports. No limitations, no posse comitatus procedural impediments.

Secure US homeland borders, save ourselves first.

What a patriotic concept and opportunity to use US tax dollars wisely.

[formrusmcsgt]

The cartel violence is akin to the mafia violence here during prohibition and for the same reason - contraband = big, big, money.

[trrrorislam3]

Obama''s DNC Message: I''m Like You
CBSNews.com Reports: Democrats To Push Obama%u2019s Similarities With Average Americans

rightttttttttttttt

HUSSEIN puts foreigns ahead of americans,,,

how many non-muslim americans have a syrian born muslim tony rezko helping you buy a multi million dollar house???

how many non-muslim americans travelled to pakistan for spring break???

how many non-muslim americans say the muslim call to prayer is the prettiests sounds on earth at sunset???

how many americans want to have to learn spanish???

how many americans want to give tens of millions of illegals amnesty???

how many americans want open borders???

how many americans want to send one trillion of their taxpayer dollars to kenya???

how many americans want to spend their taxpayer dollars on slavery reparations when they already paid via the civil war with their blood???

hmmmmm manchurian candidate maybe,,, hmmmm

[drinuk]

The government in it''s wisdom have decided to cull thousands of wild horses. Perhaps they should turn their attention to the animals breaching our borders, culling this continuing and ever increasing tide of scum who effect all our lives.

Leave those beautiful wild animals alone and in peace and exterminate the real vermin. Wake Up America, it''s time to sort out our priorities.

[jmurrieta1]

How can there be a problem?

George Bush announced he''d done his part.

No executive orders to control our border from Bush.

And John McCain is too busy letting Mexican trucks onto US freeways to worry much about it. No doubt he''s being paid handsomely by Mexican trucking interests.

He had to buy another house.

[timdgrim]

Posted by trrrorislam3
***********
So how much does the RNC pay you to put this Krap on here on a daily basis?

[johnpatrick9]

Yup bush the worthless has done a good job defending our borders by sending our troops over to Iraq along with a trillion dollars of American wealth...wasn''t his Dad in league with Noreiga of Pannamma????

[whiskyrokkr]

This is what we get for leaving our borders open for anyone. We have been invaded by a bunch of Mexican gangbangers. We should start wasting everyone who tries to enter this country illegally.

[patriot12436]

gop forever
What happens when you come on to website ? Is this a Jekyl and Hyde complex ?

[patriot12436]

I think we should send obama and his family to Mexico so they can all learn spanish.

[brianbwb-2009]

"Border Tightened After Cartel Threats"

Smart move, not. there are such things as telephones in Mexico, even cellphones. If the coke distributors here think they have received goods for which they now don''t have to pay because of some meaningless border tightening, guess what?

The necktie you ordered will still be delivered.

[nycsense]

patriot12436,

Maybe we should send you to Mexico so you can learn anything.

[nycsense]

The border tightening isn''t going to work because Bush will still get his weekly coke delivery.

[trrrorislam3]

Obama''s DNC Message: I''m Like You
CBSNews.com Reports: Democrats To Push Obama%u2019s Similarities With Average Americans

rightttttttttttttt

HUSSEIN puts foreigns ahead of americans,,,

how many non-muslim americans have a syrian born muslim tony rezko helping you buy a multi million dollar house???

how many non-muslim americans travelled to pakistan for spring break???

how many non-muslim americans say the muslim call to prayer is the prettiests sounds on earth at sunset???

how many americans want to have to learn spanish???

how many americans want to give tens of millions of illegals amnesty???

how many americans want open borders???

how many americans want to send one trillion of their taxpayer dollars to kenya???

how many americans want to spend their taxpayer dollars on slavery reparations when they already paid via the civil war with their blood???

hmmmmm manchurian candidate maybe,,, hmmmm

[trrrorislam3]

HUSSEIN EXECUTIVE ORDER NUBER ONE,,,

ALL AMERICANS HAVE TO LEARN SPANISH,,,

ummmm it is the DEMONIC-RATS that want to grant amnesty to illegals,,, including HUSSEIN,,,

HUSSEINs solution for illegals is to grant them amnesty and have americans learn SPANISH,,,

words out of his own mouth,,,

Barack Obama: Your Children Should Learn To Speak Spanish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZprtPat1Vk

Obama to America--Learn Spanish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W7srmHLclw

[trrrorislam3]

VOTE GOP,,, BLOCK AMNESTY,,,

[whiskyrokkr]

3 word''s_ _ _ _ SHOOT ON SITE!

[slunged]

This is what it takes to strengthen the border?? A little scare, Huh!! We need to make America a fortress to protect it''s citizenry against threats like this one. We''ll start by shutting up the "Open Borders Racket", environmental nazis, and the rest of the Kumbaya peace-nicks that want to lie down.

jh of slunged.com

[lochlan-2009]

"The cartels, battling one another and the Mexican government for supremacy and control of lucrative drug and human smuggling routes"

Did I read this right? The Mexican government is fighting for the drug and human smuggling routes also.

[trrrorislam3]

HEY HUSSEIN,,, SUPPORT SENATE RESOLUTION 636

Vets for Freedom

Senate Resolution 636
a bi-partisan resolution in the United State Senate sponsored by Senators Lieberman and Graham.
http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/

Remember Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ervaMPt4Ha0

Honor Our Troops
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmD70dzj-VY

[lazareth-2009]

diatreme
===----
That''s a great idea-A-10/Seal Team/500 #bomb. Kill em'' all.

[slim1h2o]

Did I read this right? The Mexican government is fighting for the drug and human smuggling routes also.


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Posted by lochlan at 02:11 PM : Aug 26, 2008

Yup, sounds about right. We all know how their record for human rights are.

Apparently not very good, otherwise their people wouldn''t be flooding our border.

[whiskyrokkr]

I''m sick of these illegal Mexican criminals that are coming into my country. I wish the US military would start doing some target practice on these scumbags.

[rosieod4prez]

"It is sad that supporters of the GOP must resort to distortion and scare tactics to replace their lack of positive achievements. - pbaird2







Say, would you like to move to Ciudad Juarez, Mexico ? I understand they have some vacancies.

[penskeone]

Thant''s okay.... Soon the Minorities will be the Majority.... Ha Ha....

[slim1h2o]

i hear theres a resort in Cuba called guantanamo correct?

Posted by six-seis-six at 03:36 PM : Aug 26, 2008

LOL,,And you don''t hear of them trying to sneak into Cuba either, do you.

[omded]

Unfortunately, the Country of Mexico has an enormous problem with corruption. Less than a year ago, all of the police in the city of Tijuana were ordered to turn in their weapons for ballistic examination because it was believed that some of them had been used in drug related shootings. So, for several days, the entire Tijuana police force was unarmed. Some people actually thought the public was safer! It''s always been well known that, if you get pulled over in Mexico, there''s no ticket that a few dollars can''t get you out of. There are a lot of nice people down there, but, unfortunately, they all get a bad rap because of this stuff. The Mexican Tourism industry is really hurting. It''s a very sad situation indeed.

[whiskyrokkr]

I hate to say it but I think there is going to be another illegal Mexican/American war.

[voidmaster-2009]

It is easy to understand why so many Mexicans want into America -- it is to escape the culture they have in Mexico. What I do not understand is, why then to they insist on bringing that same culture with them into the U. S. Obviously they know it is a dysfunctional way of life.

[penskeone]

It is easy to understand why so many Mexicans want into America -- it is to escape the culture they have in Mexico. What I do not understand is, why then to they insist on bringing that same culture with them into the U. S. Obviously they know it is a dysfunctional way of life.


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Posted by VoidMaster

Mexicans don''t want to abandon their culture. They want to escape their corrupt government.

[trrrorislam3]

LYING LIBERAL PROPOGANDA RAGS GOING DOWN THE TUBES,,, lol

hahaha

New York Times Co. July revenue falls 10.1 percent

Ad revenue drops 16.2 percent at New York Times Co., sending July revenue down 10.1 percent
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080826/new_york_times_revenue.html?.v=1

[penskeone]

slim1h2o , i guess i dont understand your point,
Most Mexicans i know come here for $$$$$
and work, then leave once theyve made a little money,
and start businesses.


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Posted by six-seis-six


Not True,

Most mexicans come here to make a better living and provide for their families!

[voidmaster-2009]

Mexicans don''''t want to abandon their culture. They want to escape their corrupt government.

Posted by penskeone
***
Government corruption is a result of culture. While perhaps of a different type or with different results, there is government corruption in the U. S. That too is the result of what the U. S. culture allows or expects. The U. S. culture is just not AS dysfunctional -- yet.

[slim1h2o]

It is easy to understand why so many Mexicans want into America -- it is to escape the culture they have in Mexico. What I do not understand is, why then to they insist on bringing that same culture with them into the U. S. Obviously they know it is a dysfunctional way of life.

Posted by VoidMaster at 04:35 PM : Aug 26, 2008

Very well said!

[slim1h2o]

slim1h2o , i guess i dont understand your point,
Most Mexicans i know come here for $$$$$
and work, then leave once theyve made a little money,
and start businesses.

Posted by six-seis-six at 04:52 PM : Aug 26, 2008

Not sure what point you are refering to, but I have no problems with people coming here to better themseleves, LEGALLY, and trying to assimulate into the American culture. And not to the detrement to the American people.

And that''s always been my point.

[voidmaster-2009]

I don%u2019t even have a problem with the illegal crossings. Just leave behind the culture. It obviously is not working for you.

[penskeone]

Government corruption is a result of culture. While perhaps of a different type or with different results, there is government corruption in the U. S. That too is the result of what the U. S. culture allows or expects. The U. S. culture is just not AS dysfunctional -- yet.


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Posted by VoidMaster

Not necessarily, The Mexican Culture is a real rich culture with a great history. The Mexican Government is eating up the Mexican Culture.

[penskeone]

I don%u2019t even have a problem with the illegal crossings. Just leave behind the culture. It obviously is not working for you.


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Posted by VoidMaster


Do you know what culture is fool?