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Thursday, February 22, 2007

More Outrage from the Border

I received this in my e-mail today from an organization called Grasstop USA, and decided to pass it along although I haven`t verified the information. Take it with a grain of salt. I decided to post it because it fits a pattern we have been seeing; the United States has been bending over backwards to keep the Mexican government happy, and they have done so at the expense of U.S. citizens-such as border patrol agents Ramos and Compeon. A while back, when the Minutemen were on the border aiding I.N.S. agents, the border patrol was ordered to ``stand down``, to not arrest anyone caught by the Minutemen. This was done after Mexico requested that the Bush Administration take action to stop the Minutemen from patrolling. Also, in the past we have set up aid stations for illegals to stop for water and the like. We have discovered tunnels crossing the border from Mexico, and have yet to fill them in-despite having discovered them years ago. This story certainly fits:


Could it be true? Are officials of the U.S. government involved in a shameless conspiracy to punish law enforcement officers who defend United States borders?

No, we're not just talking about Border Patrol agents Ramos and Compean. We're talking about two new outrageous examples.

Outrage #1:

Texas Deputy Sheriff Guillermo "Gilmer" Hernandez saw a blue Chevy Suburban run a red light in Rocksprings, a favorite sneak alley for Mexican smugglers of drugs and illegal aliens.

The Deputy flipped on his lights and took off after the Suburban. The vehicle stopped, and when Hernandez got out of his patrol car, he could see several people in the vehicle. Illegal aliens? Dope dealers?

As he approached, the driver gunned the Suburban, wheeled around, and drove straight at Hernandez, attempting to run him down. He leaped out of the way and fired at the fleeing vehicle.

He was a good shot. He blew out the left rear tire, and two bullets ricocheted off the pavement and riddled the rear door. A fourth shot also struck the Suburban.

The Suburban crashed. Eight illegal aliens and one smuggler took off running. They left behind a woman, Maricela Rodriguez Garcia, who was slightly injured when a fragment of one bullet cut her lip and broke two teeth. (Of course, the fact that Garcia was crammed into the back of a Suburban with eight other people and sandwiched over the rear tire-well didn't help matters.)
Unfortunately, the videotape in Hernandez's camera was already full and couldn't record the action. Also, in filing his written report, the Deputy said he fired his "weapon one time at the back left rear tire" and then fired two more shots -- three in all. Actually he was mistaken. He had fired four shots. An understandable and irrelevant error.

But it wasn't irrelevant to U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton who charged Hernandez with "concealing facts" (Sound familiar?) and "Violating the Civil Rights" of an illegal alien. Yep, the same Johnny Sutton who persecuted Border Patrol agents Ramos and Compean.

But that's not the full story. Evidence has now come to light that in both the Hernandez and the Ramos-Compean cases, the Mexican government DEMANDED the aggressive prosecution of our law enforcement agents!

And apparently, our government accommodated the request!

The Similarities Are Too Striking To Ignore!

The similarities between the Hernandez case and the Ramos-Compean cases are simply too striking to ignore.

Johnny Sutton pursued all three defendants with cruel disregard for their records of spotless service as law enforcement officers.

In both instances the government's case was built on the perjured testimony of illegal aliens and smugglers.

In both trials, Sutton charged the defendants with concealing evidence; and in both instances the "concealment," if it occurred at all, was trivial and irrelevant -- a measure of Sutton's obsession to shut down efforts by law enforcement to seal our borders.

In both cases, the law officers were defending themselves after being attacked.

In both cases, these criminal aliens were given immunity from prosecution, and treated like visiting dignitaries -- a disgusting spectacle to law-abiding citizens who despise dope dealers and smugglers of human cargo.

The pattern is unmistakable -- government grinding three good men under its heel to appease a third-world country.

Why are we bowing and scraping to the government of Mexico? The answer may chill you to the marrow.


Congressman Rohrabacher is demanding answers! He's pushing for congressional hearings to determine what role the Mexican government is playing in these egregious and overly aggressive prosecutions of our law enforcement officials and what steps our own government may be taking to accommodate the Mexican government.

Let's jam these 70 fax machines and demand that these key congressional leaders support Rohrabacher's call for congressional hearings into the Ramos-Compean and Hernandez cases. Let's get to the bottom of the who, what, when, where and how of these travesties of justice and let's do it publicly so that all Americans know exactly what is going on here.

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It's Becoming Clear. Mexico Played A Role.

One thing seems certain now. The Mexican government has played a sinister role in these despicable prosecutions.

For example, it is now known that in both the Hernandez and the Ramos-Compean cases, the Mexican government sent written correspondence to our government and demanded that our government "fix" the situation .

Here's what WorldNetDaily.com had to say:

"The Mexican Consulate played a previously undisclosed role in the events leading to U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton's high-profile prosecution of Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, who are serving 11 and 12 year sentences for their role in the shooting of a drug smuggler, according to documents obtained by WND."

"And Mexican consular officials also demanded the prosecution of Texas Sheriff's Deputy Guillermo "Gilmer" Hernandez, who subsequently was brought to trial by Sutton, the documents reveal."

Congressman John Culbertson is also sounding the alarm and recently said that he has "long suspected that Mexican government officials ordered the prosecution of our law enforcement agents... Mexico wants to intimidate our law enforcement into leaving our border unprotected, and we now have confirmation of it in writing."

And Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, the ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, put it this way:

"It appears we are giving more credence to directions from Mexican government officials than we are to the dictates of our own Constitution and the security of the people of the United States."

Something smells... and it's up to the American people to get to the bottom of it!



Let's take a look at Outrage #2:

This story just broke on Monday, it is an old incident the press swept under the rug.

Here are the incredible details:

David Sipe, a Border Patrol agent -- while on duty in Penitas, Texas -- saw a group of 12 to 15 illegal aliens crossing the border. He ordered them to halt, but two fled into a thick patch of reeds.

Sipe went in after them and, according to his testimony, was attacked by Jose Guevara, an illegal alien. Sipe defended himself and struck Guevara with a flashlight. As a consequence, Guevara required five stiches in his head.

Sipe was subsequently charged with with Using Excessive Force and Causing Bodily Injury. That was in 2001. And incidentally, Guevara was subsequently awarded an $80,000 settlement from the U.S. government -- based on the guilty ruling.

But wait a minute! That's not the end of the story. Sipe appealed and was granted a new trial by the federal appeals court. Why?

Because the U. S. Attorney's office lied to the court in order to gain a conviction. As the Court of Appeals said in its ruling:

"The government stated in writing the aliens were allowed to remain and work in the United States pending trial and specified that 'no other promises or advantages' had been given. That was not true."

You better believe it wasn't true!

According to the appellate court, the prosecution gave Guevara and two others -- get this! -- SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS, WITNESS FEES, PERMITS ALLOWING THEM TO TRAVEL TO AND FROM MEXICO WITHOUT CHALLENGE, LIVING EXPENSES, AND FREE USE OF GOVERNMENT PHONES.

What happened at the new trial? Sipe was found NOT GUILTY!

And take note of this: the U.S. Attorney who persecuted David Sipe WAS APPOINTED BY BILL CLINTON.

THAT'S RIGHT... THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION!

And why take time to mention that?

To illustrate the point that the emasculation of our law enforcement officials has been going on -- under the radar -- for a very long time.

THE RAMOS-COMPEAN, HERNANDEZ AND SIPE CASES -- WHEN TAKEN TOGETHER -- SHOULD ILLUSTRATE THAT SOMETHING DEEPER... SOMETHING MORE SINISTER... IS GOING ON HERE!


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