While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are stationed at 737 bases, in 130 nations around the world, defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” Border Patrol agents (acting under color-of-law) in the “constitution-free zone” of the Federal enclave of Arizona detain Iris Cooper for turning around to retrieve her college textbooks.

       [added 1/16/2022] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.

Subsequent Events:

7/28/2010                   12/14/2010

References:

Border Patrol went too far, woman says | Local News Stories | nogalesinternational.com
www.nogalesinternational.com/news/border-patrol-went-too-far-woman-says/article_c89b5c9b-67b9-596f-9d5c-1bea598f9658.html

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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