{"id":1382305,"date":"2022-03-15T16:31:50","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T20:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1382305"},"modified":"2022-03-15T16:36:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T20:36:11","slug":"u-s-consulate-shut-down-after-being-hit-with-gunfire-grenade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-consulate-shut-down-after-being-hit-with-gunfire-grenade\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Consulate Shut Down After Being Hit With Gunfire, Grenade"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-consulate-shut-down-after-being-hit-with-gunfire-grenade%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1382305&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A U.S. consulate was shut down after sustaining gunfire and grenade explosions amid open street warfare on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>No, this was not 5,000 miles away in Ukraine. The U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/us-consulate-mexico-border-city-urges-staff-stay-indoors-after-gunfight-2022-03-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">consulate in question is in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico,<\/a> mere blocks from the U.S.-Mexico border.<\/p>\n<p>The consulate and several Mexican military facilities were hit with gunfire and chaos erupted around the city following the arrest of a suspected cartel leader.<\/p>\n<p>The aftermath of the fighting looks every bit as intense as one might expect of an active war zone \u2013 though this occurred just a stone\u2019s throw away from U.S. soil.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mexican journalist Pascal Beltran del Rio captured footage of burning wrecks and devastation \u2013 Watch:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">Me comparten un video del panorama en Nuevo Laredo esta madrugada <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IEjySlRqvg\">pic.twitter.com\/IEjySlRqvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pascal BeltrandelRio (@beltrandelrio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beltrandelrio\/status\/1503398444756615172?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/never-trumper-kinzinger-chickens-out-of-interview-invite-from-tucker-carlson-says-hes-too-hostile\/?utm_source=home-headline-stories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Never Trumper Kinzinger Chickens Out Of Interview Invite From Tucker Carlson: Says He\u2019s Too \u2018Hostile\u2019\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Night Of Chaos<\/h3>\n<p>Nuevo Laredo, the city that endured a night of chaos at the hands of drug cartel fighting, sits directly opposite of Laredo, Texas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Sign up to receive the latest<\/strong> political news, insight, and commentary delivered directly to your inbox.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is an image of the area, with the U.S. Consulate near the middle of the image, and the blue line snaking through the middle is Rio Grande river, which serves as the border:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_250628\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-250628\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-250628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Google Maps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition to the gunfire sustained by the consulate and Mexican military buildings, suspected cartel members blocked roads with spike strips and set several semi trucks on fire. Mexican officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasdaq.com\/articles\/shots-fired-at-u.s.-consulate-in-mexico-after-gang-boss-arrest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported at least one fatality<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The night of violence followed the arrest of suspected cartel leader Juan Gerardo Trevino, otherwise known as \u201cEl Huevo,\u201d on drug trafficking, money laundering, and extortion charges.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following the temporary closure of the consulate, employees and American citizens were urged to stay indoors or avoid the area altogether.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe are aware of an emergency situation near the U.S. Consulate General Nuevo Laredo. U.S. citizens should avoid the area or seek secure shelter.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nfQe4rLGoh\">pic.twitter.com\/nfQe4rLGoh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 USCG Nvo Laredo (@USAConNVL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USAConNVL\/status\/1503266216063905793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/federal-prosecutors-admit-to-violating-legal-rights-of-capitol-riot-defendant-request-charges-be-dismissed\/?utm_source=home-headline-stories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Prosecutors Admit To Violating Legal Rights Of Capitol Riot Defendant, Request Charges To Be Dismissed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Which Borders Have Priority?<\/h3>\n<p>America is in a curious position right now. Recall that not so long ago, when Republicans controlled the House and Senate, they refused to pony up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2017\/04\/25\/budget-deadline-unresolved-issues-237580\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">even $1 billion<\/a> for Donald Trump\u2019s border wall.<\/p>\n<p>But now, the most pressing border issue is Ukraine\u2019s \u2013 thousands of miles from our shores.<\/p>\n<p>Reasonable people can disagree on the relative merits of U.S. involvement in Ukraine.\u00a0But shouldn\u2019t our government at least pay\u00a0<em>some<\/em> attention to our own border?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Congress passed yet another $1.5 trillion spending bill that includes, wait for it, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/senate-approves-bill-ukraine-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$13.6 billion<\/a> for Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The vote for billions for Ukraine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/03\/09\/government-shutdown-house-to-vote-on-funding-bill-with-ukraine-aid.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passed by<\/a> a wide bipartisan margin of 361-69.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In Mexico there is another war, this is Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZTEZmqMlpL\">pic.twitter.com\/ZTEZmqMlpL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Edgar A S\u00e1nchez R. (@century92) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/century92\/status\/1503721024898187264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/will-dems-green-dream-fuel-gop-red-wave-2\/?utm_source=home-headline-stories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Will Dems\u2019 Green Dream Fuel GOP Red Wave?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>The War Raging Closer To Home<\/h3>\n<p>While the world\u2019s attention is focused on Ukraine, perhaps Americans need to be reminded of what exactly continues to go on in our own back yard. While the Russians commit their own atrocities, the drug cartels appear to be trying to keep up.<\/p>\n<p>Back in November, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2021\/11\/29\/mexican-drug-cartels-resume-tactic-of-hanging-bodies-from-bridges\/8796578002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mexican authorities discovered<\/a> nine half-naked and tortured bodies hanging from a bridge. The victims were all male and appeared to be victims of drug cartels.<\/p>\n<p>And while this is just one incident, Mexican security officials say that this heinous image of bodies hanging from bridges has become so commonplace, citizens have almost become accustomed to the sight.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone viewing sights and sounds of the drug war raging in Mexico, and not knowing where those images came from, could no doubt reasonably assume they were coming from Ukraine. The world is watching the horrors on the Russian-Ukraine border.<\/p>\n<p>Americans should have at least one eye on the horrors on the U.S.-Mexican border.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A U.S. consulate was shut down after sustaining gunfire and grenade explosions amid open street warfare on Monday. No, this was not 5,000 miles away in Ukraine. 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