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Published: Thu, 19 Feb 2009
Description: Hundreds of protesters rally against Mexican soldiers
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" The three of Mexico's border cities have been rocked by riots hundreds of protesters taking to the streets there demanding that the Mexican army. Leave town. The army and what about a drug cartels. More than 6000 people were killed in drug violence there last year alone. So why these protesters want to pick out the people we're trying to enforce the law. Don't let the billboard with more on this one time."
" They've -- good morning again to you would come up here couple flights of stairs to show you."
" This giant border that we share now -- Mexico. Is California Arizona New Mexico and Texas is the map goes in motion here. Will squeezes down here to show you some of the towns. I just across the border from Texas where all these protests have taken place. These are just the ones who violated on the map whether -- Suarez there are -- Monterrey or to wave of the rate of you see the borderline here. Between Texas and Mexico you mentioned this protest we just saw some of that video. These pictures are stunning this is the police in concert with the army that's designed to put down the protest with the protests have been. Having going -- quite some time without any abating now -- state senator from Texas name is Dan Patrick sir good morning -- you. How are you know -- listen right it can you explain to me as we look at another photo here to what this is yeah this is very violent stuff in many cases here. Why in the world what -- the people protest the army that was sent to protect them sir."
" Well we believe build that it's the drug cartels who paid the people to protest. And we're going to break some news here for you bill I don't think this have been reported anywhere but Texas went on alert for the first time to my knowledge in modern history. We saw what was happening on these bridges Tuesday and it was. A disconcerting and so we've we have a series of alerts and with our Homeland Security director I have a lot of confidence -- Steve -- and the governor governor Perry acted very decisively and weak and we have an emergency center here in Austin. And I don't want to go through all the details of what happened but we are concerned bill about violence spilling across the bridge. On a regular basis in the taxes we're concerned about trans national gangs. And we're going to be sure that if the federal government doesn't protect the border taxes will protect. Well you make -- a bit of -- headline here what what does it mean what it was this emergency. Or order -- senator. Well what what it means bill is that we have a multi. Point plan. It depending on the stage of violence more activity on the other side of the border that we're not going to wait for president Obama. Or the federal government to protect taxes and a combination of border patrol which we work very well win. -- DPS department our shares -- game wardens are National Guard. We are not going to be faced with hundreds of thousands of people coming into our state. Either in any type of mass migration because of violence in Mexico civil war and and built what what people of America have to understand if it's not civil war Mexico is on the verge of civil war on the western coastal areas and along our border this happened Tuesday built on the bridges coming in the Texas yesterday the drug cartel used bazooka is. -- to take on police and run also which is a big manufacturing town south of make -- one of my favorite cities in taxes. And there were eight people killed yesterday in Reynosa including the police operations director and his bodyguard you're saying there ever -- used yeah I just want to show little more video to our viewers at home this is. What you saw the first part of that bridge that you describe that's essentially the border crossing correct. -- the border crossings there."
" It nuevo Laredo in Juarez and Reynoso -- Allen. And what I believe and others in -- believe is going to happen we're going to see a rapid escalation of violence in Mexico. You're going to see roadside bombs you're going to see in Mexico especially along the border what we saw in Colombia because. Believe they called -- the president different from Vincente fox will Vincente fox from the government that did nothing. Called Iran has launched -- massive attack from the drug cartels he has 45000. Soldiers along primarily the quarter might happen."
" Moreover he's been fighting a war for a couple of years old we haven't seen if people want out the streets of protests in the present time that we believe that because. I think we Phillies built because I'm sorry answer 12 ups are just when a share a little more video with their viewers here through the screen we have were able to. Give -- really take our viewers deep inside the story and show you. What's happening along this border area now just squeezes back a little bit here. And again you show our viewers. The area in question here. And you making some major news here's senator Allan appreciate your time today. -- order doesn't come -- that I mean you're you're you're throwing out some pretty cautious language there. Hundreds of thousand people stream in over the border but so what does not come to that we're gonna say until night. That's been will be ready in Texas that the federal government is not bill I am at a time but I appreciate your senator thank you very much okay make --"
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