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| Mexico says its troops killed American |
| 2010-12-25 |
| AP. I'll hit the high points. This happened on August 22. Three soldiers have been charged with killing Joseph Proctor. Two have been charged with planting the assault rifle in his hands and claiming falsely that he fired first, according to a Mexican Defense Department document sent to his mother through the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City. While privately informing Proctor's family about his case, Defense Department officials have publicly refused to discuss it at all. The day after his death, Guerrero state prosecutors announced to reporters that Proctor was killed after attacking a military convoy. According to the document sent to his mother, the soldiers tried to stop Proctor and inspect his vehicle. They claim he fled, prompting one of the soldiers to shoot at him, hitting his car. The soldiers chased down the car and fired again, "wounding the driver who nonetheless continued to drive away, fleeing, crashing the car three kilometers down that road," the document said. A superior officer in the patrol told the battalion commander what happened. The battalion commander sent another officer to the scene with the AR-15 rifle "in order to be placed in the vehicle, using the hands of the deceased to try to simulate an attack against military personnel," the document says. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #2 even 20 yrs ago, I was hesitant about stopping at "checkpoints" in Baja, especially when the occupants were nonuniformed. Good reason not to travel at night in Mexico, or at all, if it can be avoided. Living 20 miles from the border, and growing up 10 miles from it, I've eliminated all travel to Mexico. Sad, but it's not worth it |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-12-25 20:40 |
| #1 Nice. BUILD THE GODDAM WALL! (10 feet high, topped with razor wire, to start.) |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-12-25 19:29 |