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America's REAL Enemies

Posted by PoliCzar on Monday, February 19, 2007 1:19:25 PM
Former Senator Jim Talent gave a speech at the Heritage Foundation recently. He discussed the need to increase defense spending in order to prepare for the threats, that we are not able to foresee, that may lie ahead. Talent said he believes the United States is "in at least as dangerous a situation as we were during the Cold War." The potential threat of terrorists obtaining a nuclear device is far too great. It rivals the threat imposed on us from the Soviet Union. The difference is, these terrorists have no official country of origin. They are not fighting in defense of their own country. They will not follow the rules of war. One cannot negotiate with them. Terrorists pose a much greater threat than North Korea, Iran or China. It is easier for countries such as Iran to back these terrorist organizations to make the world think they are neutral in this war on terror. They are not. By funding the terrorists who, in turn, attack our interests abroad, countries like Iran are able to divert attention away from their own actions (nuclear program) and put the focus on these terror cells/groups.

In a time when the Democrat controlled Congress wishes to cut spending on the war in Iraq, remove our troops, and basically break down the military by slashing the defense budget, it may seem to you that they are working on the side of the terrorists. It seems that way sometimes. Are we sure that Jack Murtha is not involved with Hezbollah? What will these Democrats do when there is another attack on our soil? Possibly one much worse that anticipated. We are all waiting to wake up one morning and hear of something far worse than 9/11. Who will the Democrats blame? Republicans? President Bush? Nobody? They certainly will not blame themselves for the mistakes they are making with these non-binding resolutions. As we see in the Senate, a resolution such as this was blocked. However, it was passed in the House. Regardless, Senators are working harder on things that matter to Americans. Nancy Pelosi and her house are crumbling. The first 100 days are turning into the first 100 mistakes. Limit defense spending, limit our involvement in the Middle East and ignore the threats from around the world, which is exactly what Democrats are doing now, will ultimately destroy not only American credibility, but our security which we hold so dear. Of course Democrats will state they believe removing our troops and redeploying them elsewhere will improve our security and protect our other interests. They need to provide a list with locations and specifics, which of course, they never do. Instead of wasting tax payer time and money debating resolutions that mean nothing, why not follow the new strategy in Iraq and let our armed services do their jobs with full support? Why not allow our troops to be more aggressive? Give them more leeway when engaging with these enemies, who obviously have no rules of engagement against us. Allow our border patrol agents to do their jobs without a threat of going to prison. Give our National Guard, stationed on the border, weapons so that illegals will think twice about crossing the border. We wouldn’t be the first country to have part of our army securing our border.

The first thing you do in warfare is identify your enemy. Slowly but surely, it seems, many Democrats in Congress are becoming the real enemies of the United States.
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Border Patrol Agent Beaten, DHS Lied.

Posted by PoliCzar on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 2:17:43 PM
Ignacio Ramos was beaten by 5 illegal immigrant prisoners this past Saturday. Prison officials waited until Tuesday to make a statement regarding this incident. I guess they were busy thinking maybe he did this to himself? According to Ramos’ attorney, conveniently, no guards were around at the time of the attack which began with a blow to the back of the head. Ramos requested medical attention several times throughout the weekend, but nothing was given to him but some ibuprofen from a nurse. Prison officials stated that Ramos was only suffering from minor injuries. He was never examined by a doctor, so how would they know? As of Tuesday, he had still not seen a doctor. He complained of injuries far worse than the prison official led the press to believe.

I am curious to find out what sort of professional background these ‘prison officials’ have. Why would you put a high profile prisoner, especially a border patrol agent, in general population with tons of illegal immigrants? What did they think was going to happen? Now Ramos is in isolation. However, they expect to release him again to the general population. No charges have been filed against these 5 men at the time this article was written and I doubt there will be. It is my opinion that Ramos and Compean should be moved to a different federal prison away from danger. If anything, perhaps a military prison may be suitable for the time being. There should be a full federal investigation into the operations at this prison including its guard staff and warden. People should start looking into our own prison system before accusing our armed forces of torturing terrorists. These types of attacks occur in every prison in America and nobody does a thing to stop them.

It has now come out that Compean reported the shooting to his supervisor at the seen right after the shooting incident which has landed him and Ramos in prison. Special Agent Christopher Sanchez documents a conversation between Compean and his supervisor that explains the decision by all nine Border Patrol agents and supervisors on the scene not to file written reports. This would put all 9 agents up for review for not filing a report. This contradicts US Attorney Sutton’s claim that Ramos and Compean filed false reports after they cleaned up the mess of the ‘illegal incident’ that they were apart of.

If you recall correctly these men turned themselves in and were basically presumed guilty before being innocent according to documents the DHS had. According to a Homeland Security official and WND, the agency misled Congress. “when it contended it possessed investigative reports proving Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean confessed guilt and declared they "wanted to shoot some Mexicans" prior to the incident that led to their imprisonment.”

Apparently these Department of Homeland Security documents never existed. Ramos and Compean never confessed to shooting an unarmed suspect. Nor did they state that they were not threatened by the suspect. They never stated they were out to shoot Mexicans either, among other things. This was part of the prosecution’s case.

According to WND, “The admission came during the testimony of DHS Inspector General Richard L. Skinner before the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, according to Michael Green, press secretary for Rep. John Culberson, R-Texas.”

It is clear to me that there is something fishy going on here. Obviously obstruction of justice and perjury charges should be filed after a full investigation by the Justice Department. In light of these new developments, it is imperative that one of a few things occur. These men could receive a new trial, they could receive a pardon, or the charges should be dropped. But the question is, will anybody listen to the facts and come to their aid?

Please visit the following official website for information, news updates, and articles on Agent Ramos:

http://agentramos.blogspot.com/
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Enforce the border! Pardon the agents.

Posted by PoliCzar on Thursday, February 01, 2007 3:52:48 PM

Certain things amaze me. One is two border patrol agents are behind bars for shooting a man who was, of all things, illegally in this country. Wait, there’s more. He was driving a van with 743 lbs of pot in it. The story is this:
“Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean recently began serving their respective prison sentences of 11 and 12 years after being convicted of shooting Aldrete-Davila and trying to cover it up.
The pair encountered Aldrete-Davila in February 2005 in a van later found to contain 743 pounds of marijuana. When the Mexican tried to flee, the agents shot him in the buttocks as he was crossing back over the border.”

Now, if I am a border patrol agent who is pursuing an obvious illegal alien who is running from me, I am going to do everything in my power to stop him, especially if he is driving into my country with 743 lbs of marijuana. Shooting to wound is not a shoot to kill mentality.

Now the ‘victim’ in this case is thinking of suing the federal government for negligence. His attorney feels that $5 million is a good number to start with. This is outrageous! Yes, it may be legal for a foreigner to sue our country, technically. But let’s look at these facts. He was here illegally. He was driving a van filled with drugs which are also illegal in this country and he ran from officers. He broke the law 3 times. So why should it matter that he was shot in the buttocks? At least he wasn’t killed. These 2 border patrol agents did their job, in my opinion, and in the opinion of many other law makers in this country. So our government sends these 2 brave individuals to jail, while this illegal drug smuggler goes free and now wishes to sue the same government, who sentenced our two agents to prison, for $5 million. I suppose the wound he received was a $5 million wound.

When asked, by Fox News’ Neil Cavuto, if he planned on pardoning these men, President Bush danced around the question. He said there are several steps to go through. The case must be examined.

Mr. President, what needs to be examined? By sentencing these men, we are giving the drug smugglers notice that it’s okay to come into our country, we won’t hurt you! The message may filter to terrorists as well who, if caught by our agents and harassed can always sue us for millions. This is not a tough stance on border security. It’s a cop out. If the President and others believe that building a silly wall is going to keep these people out he is sorely mistaken. Aggressive border security requires our agents to have more flexibility when dealing with people crossing the border illegally. This ‘political correctness’ and these ‘procedures’ the agents follow need to be examined.

A Texas attorney, Walter Boyaki, stated "They [the agents] violated the law of their procedures," the lawyer said. "You don't get to violate your procedures. Your boss gives you certain procedure follow. Don't violate those procedures. That's negligence."

What about the multiple laws his client broke prior to this confrontation? These lawyers are obviously not interested in protecting the rights of these 2 agents. Walter may be a good ambulance chaser. He has sued the government 500 times. What does this tell you about the integrity of this man? The Texas Bar Association should be looking into this gentleman’s record.

Ultimately, if you want strict security on your border, you must not be afraid to enforce it. This is what these 2 agents did. I applaud them for their work and hope that the President gives them the pardon they deserve. Getting rid of these frivolous law suits that waste tax payer money is the next step. We are sending the wrong message to our enemies.
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