U.S. Attorney Plays
Race Card
"Mexican" Agents Should Give Mexican Smugglers
Free Rein
Lou Dobbs Tonight - CNN - August 11 Wian: What
angers Compean most is a statement he says was made by prosecuting
U.S. attorney Debra Kanof, implying his actions were a betrayal
of his Mexican heritage. J. Compean: She mentioned that it's gotten so bad that
it made us turn against one of our own. C. Compean: He turned against one of his own, but I'm
sorry, that smuggler is not one of his own. Wian: The U.S. Attorney's Office continues to decline
our interview requests because the case is pending. Wian: Compean says he's received lots of support from
individual Border Patrol agents, many of whom attending his trial,
and his union has set up a legal defense fund for both agents... WatchTranscript