Terry Anderson Radio Show
Terry Anderson Radio Show
Date: Sunday, December 28, 2003 10:33 AM
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I did a call-in to Terry Anderson's Radio show last week in order to
discuss the death of the newest victim of the war on our border - James
Epling (My call-in was about 30 minutes into the show). The reason I
called is detailed below, but first I want to discuss why you should
support the Terry Anderson radio talk show.
I found out that Terry Anderson is starting to archive his radio
shows online. At least I have some good news to report! Go to:
http://www.theterryandersonshow.com/PastShows.html
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find out that he means what he says.
The show features Sonny Sardo who is running in the March primary
against David Dreier in California's 26th Congressional District
website www.sardoforcongress.org (coming soon)
They have an interesting conversation on employment and how it's
affected by H-1B, L-1, NAFTA, WTO, FTAA, and slave labor.
This is a significant race because Dreier is one of the chief
supporters of H-1B. Knocking him out of office would be a huge victory
for American workers.
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Thank you to everyone who takes the time to do this!
Background information on the James Epling story.
I had to scan the back pages of the Arizona Republic newspaper for the
article below. It was buried in the local section of page 5, nestled
between ads.
Epling was a hero but you would never know that if you read the
newspapers. That's because the article is hard to find, and if you look
at the title, it sounds like somebody accidentally died in a swimming
pool.
Let's take a look at what happened recently on our borders - according
to the local newspapers:
* James Epling, a young strapping man, rescued a Chinese illegal alien
from the swirling waters of the Colorado River
* Epling was last seen chasing 4 aliens - AFTER HE FINISHED RESCUING
THE WOMAN!
* Sometime afterwards, according to the autopsy, Epling accidentally
drowned.
* The most recent article doesn't even mention that Chinese were
involved.
* There have been other killings of Border Patrolmen on our border such
as Kris Eggle. The newspapers seem to give much more space to talk
about the aliens that died in the desert while illegally crossing our
border. For more on Kris Eggle go to this website:
http://www.kriseggle.org/
Am I missing something here, or is there a massive cover-up going on?
If Epling was able to rescue a drowning woman that was trapped in the
swirling waters of the Colorado River, how did he manage to
accidentally drown by chasing some aliens through the bushes?
When the body was found on December 21, 2003 the only mention of James
Epling was a small column on page B-5. Surely his death merited more
media coverage!
Here is a list of front page articles that were deemed more important
to the Arizona Republic than this incident on the first day the story
was reported.
- Diocese welcomes its new shepherd
- Price rise spurs hope for copper
- Hope, humility mark Olmsted's message
- Donor sends holiday gift to GIs in Iraq
- Young motivators excel at Arizona Leadership
at the top of the page we have
- '03 All Arizona Team
- Marriage by Mail
- Jude Law star's private side
- the art of selling art
On the Local section front page where today's article appeared the
articles are:
- Today's Talker, toy-drive
- Arpaio wants out of decree
- Anytown USA helps kids battle prejudice
- detailed article about marriage by mail
- Marijuana seizures set record along Arizona-Mexico border
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/1221borderagent21.html
Agent drowned, autopsy finds
Agent James Epling
Border official's river death near Yuma was an accident
Associated Press
Dec. 21, 2003 12:00 AM
Results of an autopsy confirm that a U.S. Border Patrol agent died in
an accidental drowning.
On Saturday, the Maricopa County medical examiner performed the autopsy
on Agent James Epling, 24. His body was recovered from the Colorado
River near Yuma late Friday.
A husband and father of three, Epling had last been seen chasing a
group of undocumented immigrants along a trail that bordered the
Colorado River on Tuesday and then seemingly vanished.
Epling's wife is also eight months' pregnant.
"It's real sad news for us," said Joe Brigman, spokesman for the Border
Patrol's Yuma sector.
Extensive searches were conducted along the river's banks, while divers
searched its waters using sonar and other high-tech equipment.
Brigman said that Epling "was recovered in very close proximity to
where we thought he was."
"The area was actually the most treacherous of all the areas we
searched," Brigman said.
The 54-degree water reached a depth of 27 feet at that point.
"The (lack of) clarity of that water is what hampered our search. There
was less than a foot of visibility," Brigman said.
The FBI will now take over the investigation to determine the
circumstances.
Epling pulled a woman from the swift-moving water Tuesday evening and
was last seen running after other members of her group along a river
trail just north of the Mexico border.
Brigman said Border Patrol agents have been unable to locate the group
of illegal immigrants pursued by Epling.
Reporter Lindsey Collom contributed to this article.
http://yumasun.com/artman/publish/articles/story_8781.shtml
Agent found dead in Colorado River
BY LOUIE VILLALOBOS
Dec 20, 2003
Agent James Epling was still wearing his U.S. Border Patrol hat when
dive teams spotted him under water Friday night.
With that ended a 72-hour search and rescue effort that began when he
went missing Tuesday night.
Epling, 24, was found 50 feet south of a peninsula in the Colorado
River approximately 200 yards from where agents believe he disappeared.
Epling was found at 7:15 p.m., with the help of an underwater camera
that spotted him in the most difficult part of the river that provided
dive teams with only 6 to 12 inches of visibility, said Joe Brigman,
spokesman for the Yuma sector of the Border Patrol.
"Dive teams had been methodically searching that area," Brigman said.
"As the search continued, they were able to find Agent Epling."
Epling was wearing his U.S. Border Patrol hat, jacket and gun belt,
agents at the scene said.
Federal Bureau of Investigation agents now have control of both
Eplings body and the investigation of the initial incident, which
took place Tuesday night when Epling was last seen running south down
the California side of the river in a foot pursuit of four suspected
illegal aliens.
Prior to the chase, Epling and additional agents in the area
successfully pulled a female Chinese national out of the river.
Also on that night, agents took into custody four illegal aliens, three
of which were Chinese citizens, the patrol has said. The fourth was a
Mexican national believed to be a smuggler, sources have told The Sun.
On Thursday evening, Michael Nicley, Chief Patrol Agent in charge of
the Yuma sector, said if the Mexican national is identified as the
smuggler, he could face charges in connection to Eplings death
because the death occurred during the commission of alien smuggling, a
federal felony.
When Epling was found, more than three days of intensive searching of
both the Colorado River and the surrounding area, including Mexico,
came to a somber end.
"Unfortunately, the worst possible scenario has played out," Brigman
said.
Epling was a father of three whose wife is pregnant with their fourth
child. He had been in the Border Patrol for less than one year. Agents
at the scene throughout the week repeated that Epling had all the
makings of a great U.S. Border Patrol agent and that he was generally a
great guy to work with.
Prior to the find, agents had spent the previous day cutting through
the thick brush around the river, searching both sides of the river on
foot and continuing to bring in additional resources.
On Friday alone, 44 Marine Corps Air Station Yuma personnel assisted in
the search and two additional dive teams were brought in by the U.S.
Bureau of Reclamation. Also, BORSTAR agents from the San Diego sector
of the Border Patrol were dispatched to lend support, agents said.
On the Mexican side, at least five different law enforcement agencies
were patrolling the area of the Reforma Canal in support of the U.S.
search, agents said.
Immediately after the massive search effort began Tuesday night, agents
vowed to continue to search until Epling was located. Agents stayed
true to their word at approximately 10 p.m. Friday when they covered
Epling with a U.S. flag and saluted their fallen agent.
Louie Villalobos can be reached at lvillalobos@yumasun.com or 539-6858.
) Copyright, YumaSun.com
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/1218agent18.html
Border Patrol agent missing near Yuma
Alfred J. Hernandez/(Yuma) Sun
Divers seek Border Patrol Agent James Epling, who vanished Tuesday on
the Colorado River.
Susan Carroll
The Arizona Republic
Dec. 18, 2003 12:00 AM
YUMA - A U.S. Border Patrol agent was missing late Wednesday more than
24 hours after vanishing while in pursuit of a group of undocumented
immigrants along the Colorado River.
Rescue workers combed a two-mile stretch of the river and waded through
thick brush searching for Agent James Epling, 24, who disappeared at
6:30 p.m. Tuesday in a remote area south of Yuma.
By late Wednesday night, agents had found no sign of Epling, a father
of three whose wife is eight months pregnant.
Epling was credited with pulling a Chinese woman from the swift-moving
water before running off in pursuit of other members of her group along
a trail that borders the river, said Joe Brigman, a spokesman for the
Yuma Sector Border Patrol.
"He went right down into the river and got her out and transferred her
to the other (agents), and then he took off after the others," he said.
"And that was the last time he was seen."
On Tuesday night, agents caught four members of the group, which they
thought included up to eight undocumented immigrants. Of the four
immigrants in federal custody, one was a Mexican national and the
others were Chinese, said Chief Patrol Agent Michael C. Nicley.
At the peak of the search, more than 75 rescue workers from the Border
Patrol and local agencies combed the river, which separates Arizona and
California.
Using hovercraft and pontoon boats, teams of scuba divers searched the
murky river until nightfall, when visibility grew too poor, officials
said. Through the night, boats dragged the bottom of the river, which
was wider than 100 yards in some stretches.
"We're still holding out hope that we'll find him alive," Brigman said,
standing at a makeshift search command center more than 24 hours after
Epling disappeared.
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