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CBP (Border Patrol) helicopter comes under fire
Source: Laredo Morning Times
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter was shot at Friday evening near La Bota Ranch, Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar said.
Cuellar said that out of the five shots, two were confirmed to have hit the helicopter.
Border Patrol spokesperson Sara Melendez said the helicopter landed safely and no injuries were reported.
It has not been confirmed if the shots were fired on the U.S. or Mexico side.
Read more: http://www.lmtonline.com/front-news/article_24867084-0bf0-11e5-a84a-3747f0d76ae9.html
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Drones Shot Down Over Texas
Published on May 29, 2012
Video Description by Infowars:
Following columnist Charles Krauthammer's observation that the first person to shoot down a surveillance drone on U.S. soil will be a "folk hero," gun enthusiasts in Texas have done precisely that as a protest against the use of spy drones on the American people.
Using consumer drones as target practice, Alex Jones and the Steiner brothers tested out the best way to bring down the drones on the 10,000 acre Steiner ranch as part of filming for Brothers in Arms, a new show which focuses on firearms and the second amendment.
With spy drones now commercially available for less than $1,000 dollars that are barely any different from the ones being used by police departments to spy on the public, Jones and the Steiners made short work of the devices during filming.
This was an exercise in pushing the message that the use of surveillance drones in U.S. skies must be politically shot down because it represents a complete violation of the 4th amendment right to privacy.
Congress recently passed legislation paving the way for what the FAA predicts will be somewhere in the region of 30,000 drones in operation in US skies by 2020.
Privacy advocates have warned that the FAA has not acted to establish any safeguards whatsoever, and that lawmakers are not holding the agency to account.
In addition, A recently uncovered Air Force document circumvents laws and clears the way for the Pentagon to use drones to monitor the activities of Americans.
Incidents involving the drones in recent months have hardly provided positive spin for the industry, which is why Americans are set to witness a massive PR campaign that will "bombard the American public with positive images and messages about drones in an effort to reverse the growing perception of the aircraft as a threat to privacy and safety."
Earlier this month, a mystery object, thought to be a military or law enforcement drone, flying in controlled airspace over Denver almost caused a catastrophic mid air crash with a commercial jet.
Last summer, police in North Dakota used a Predator drone to spy on a family who refused to give back back three cows and their calves that wandered onto their 3,000-acre farm.
Watch out for the next episode in which you'll see a full size drone blasted out of the sky. Watch the first installment of Brothers in Arms below.
'Da Dronz, Da Dronz!' merely refocused their enemy from the black helicopter days. You know, when they were coming for the Patriots who supported Ron Paul. They have their sights aimed on all 'Federales' and support either Rand or Cruz for POTUS in 2016.
Although shooting the helicopter may have been a cartel action. Los Zetas are a factor in both Texas and Mexico:
Los Zetas (pronounced: [los ˈsetas], Spanish for "The Z's"
is a powerful and violent criminal syndicate in Mexico, and is considered by the U.S. government to be the "most technologically advanced, sophisticated, and dangerous cartel operating in Mexico."[6][7] The origins of Los Zetas date back to the late 1990s when commandos of the Mexican Army's forces deserted their ranks and decided to work as the armed wing of the Gulf Cartel, a drug trafficking organization.[8][9] In February 2010, Los Zetas broke away from their former employer and formed their own criminal organization.[10][11]
Los Zetas are well armed and equipped, and unlike other traditional criminal organizations in Mexico, drug trafficking makes up only around 50% of their revenue, while a large portion of their income comes from other activities directed against both rival drug cartels and civilians;[8] their brutal tactics, which include beheadings to terrorize their rivals and, torture and indiscriminate slaughter, show that they often prefer brutality over bribery.[8] Los Zetas are also Mexico's largest drug cartel in terms of geographical presence, overtaking its rivals, the Sinaloa Cartel.[12] Los Zetas also operate through protection rackets, assassinations, extortion, kidnappings, and other criminal activities.[13] The organization is based in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, directly across the border from Laredo, Texas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Zetas
Many of them are former military with the money, knowledge and a vested interest in not having their 'privacy' interfered with while they continue to terrorize the people of Mexico in a state like a war zone and kill anyone who opposes them.
I suspect this news blurb is about ALL we'll hear on this incident, not the how, why or who did it. Just another piece of 'reality' to be used by the media to get people upset. Of course this is real life for those who were shot at down there.
Published on May 29, 2012
Video Description by Infowars:
Following columnist Charles Krauthammer's observation that the first person to shoot down a surveillance drone on U.S. soil will be a "folk hero," gun enthusiasts in Texas have done precisely that as a protest against the use of spy drones on the American people.
Using consumer drones as target practice, Alex Jones and the Steiner brothers tested out the best way to bring down the drones on the 10,000 acre Steiner ranch as part of filming for Brothers in Arms, a new show which focuses on firearms and the second amendment.
With spy drones now commercially available for less than $1,000 dollars that are barely any different from the ones being used by police departments to spy on the public, Jones and the Steiners made short work of the devices during filming.
This was an exercise in pushing the message that the use of surveillance drones in U.S. skies must be politically shot down because it represents a complete violation of the 4th amendment right to privacy.
Congress recently passed legislation paving the way for what the FAA predicts will be somewhere in the region of 30,000 drones in operation in US skies by 2020.
Privacy advocates have warned that the FAA has not acted to establish any safeguards whatsoever, and that lawmakers are not holding the agency to account.
In addition, A recently uncovered Air Force document circumvents laws and clears the way for the Pentagon to use drones to monitor the activities of Americans.
Incidents involving the drones in recent months have hardly provided positive spin for the industry, which is why Americans are set to witness a massive PR campaign that will "bombard the American public with positive images and messages about drones in an effort to reverse the growing perception of the aircraft as a threat to privacy and safety."
Earlier this month, a mystery object, thought to be a military or law enforcement drone, flying in controlled airspace over Denver almost caused a catastrophic mid air crash with a commercial jet.
Last summer, police in North Dakota used a Predator drone to spy on a family who refused to give back back three cows and their calves that wandered onto their 3,000-acre farm.
Watch out for the next episode in which you'll see a full size drone blasted out of the sky. Watch the first installment of Brothers in Arms below.
'Da Dronz, Da Dronz!' merely refocused their enemy from the black helicopter days. You know, when they were coming for the Patriots who supported Ron Paul. They have their sights aimed on all 'Federales' and support either Rand or Cruz for POTUS in 2016.
Although shooting the helicopter may have been a cartel action. Los Zetas are a factor in both Texas and Mexico:
Los Zetas (pronounced: [los ˈsetas], Spanish for "The Z's"
is a powerful and violent criminal syndicate in Mexico, and is considered by the U.S. government to be the "most technologically advanced, sophisticated, and dangerous cartel operating in Mexico."[6][7] The origins of Los Zetas date back to the late 1990s when commandos of the Mexican Army's forces deserted their ranks and decided to work as the armed wing of the Gulf Cartel, a drug trafficking organization.[8][9] In February 2010, Los Zetas broke away from their former employer and formed their own criminal organization.[10][11]
Los Zetas are well armed and equipped, and unlike other traditional criminal organizations in Mexico, drug trafficking makes up only around 50% of their revenue, while a large portion of their income comes from other activities directed against both rival drug cartels and civilians;[8] their brutal tactics, which include beheadings to terrorize their rivals and, torture and indiscriminate slaughter, show that they often prefer brutality over bribery.[8] Los Zetas are also Mexico's largest drug cartel in terms of geographical presence, overtaking its rivals, the Sinaloa Cartel.[12] Los Zetas also operate through protection rackets, assassinations, extortion, kidnappings, and other criminal activities.[13] The organization is based in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, directly across the border from Laredo, Texas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Zetas
Many of them are former military with the money, knowledge and a vested interest in not having their 'privacy' interfered with while they continue to terrorize the people of Mexico in a state like a war zone and kill anyone who opposes them.
I suspect this news blurb is about ALL we'll hear on this incident, not the how, why or who did it. Just another piece of 'reality' to be used by the media to get people upset. Of course this is real life for those who were shot at down there.
