Tuesday, 09 January 2007
National Guard confronted by uniformed Mexican force?
Contributed by Bill Faith

Euphoric Reality: National Guard was
confronted by uniformed Mexican force
Allahpundit

I’m loath to trust blog exclusives nowadays, but Heidi claims she’s got National Guard and Border Patrol sources telling her that last week’s border standoff involved a Mexican military or paramilitary force carrying AK-47s, wearing uniforms flak jackets, and advancing in a tactical formation. She says the Guard didn’t retreat but merely withdrew to a more strategically advantageous position. Hmmm:

When the Mexican unit came within approximately 100 yards of the EIT site [i.e., National Guard observation base — ed.], the Guardsmen repositioned themselves in order to maintain surveillance and tactical advantage. They observed the Mexican unit sweep through the EIT site, and then rapidly withdraw back into Mexico. No shots were fired by either the Mexican gunmen or the Guardsmen. Border Patrol was on the scene within minutes of the Mexican unit’s withdrawal. ...

Contributed by Bill Faith on January 9, 2007 at 11:36 AM in Bill Faith, Remember the Alamo | Permalink

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