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Questions raised about death of agent

Glenn Spencer -- American Border Patrol-- October 7

King of cover-up at it again?

    U.S. Border Patrol agent Nicolas Ivie was killed on Oct. 2 while on duty. Initial reports suggested an ambush by drug smugglers. The Mexican government even announced the arrest of two suspects in the case.
    Immediately following the shooting I criticized our government for allowing conditions to exist that might have led to the agent Ivie's death - thoughts repeated in a story by the Sierra Vista Herald on Oct. 3.
    Now we learn that Ivie might have been killed by so-called friendly fire. If so, it doesn't change one word of my criticism. It does, however, seem to take heat off the government. After all, some may think it better to blame our agents than some smuggler who got across a border that was not secure.
    The agents were responding to a ground sensor alarm – sensors that are notoriously unreliable with a 91% false alarm rate.
    The idea that the agents thought they were about to confront a real danger seems fanciful.
    The agents were also in radio contact with one another - so they knew friendly humans were nearby.
    U.S.B.P. agents are very careful about using their weapons – especially in light of the Ramos and Compean case.
    Finally, it was a reported that two weapons were found near the scene – one a high-powered rifle. Do we find such things just lying around?
    Holder's Justice Department has proven it is capable of a cover-up. Is it up to its old tricks?

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