Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Inaccurate (Border Patrol rebuts Minutemen report)

US Border Patrol Newsroom ^ | 9 May 2006 | USBP

[axes_of_weezles]

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Inaccurate

(05/09/2006)Statement Today’s report by the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, “U.S. tipping Mexico to Minuteman patrols,” is inaccurate. Border Patrol does not report activity by civilian, non-law enforcement groups to the Government of Mexico. During a detention of a legal or illegal immigrant that produces an allegation of improper treatment, Border Patrol reports the allegation and allows the appropriate consulate to interview the individual in custody.

This is consistent with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 1963 that provides consular access to foreign nationals being detained by a foreign government. This is the same agreement that protects United States citizens when they travel to foreign countries.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Border Patrol continues to appreciate the efforts of civilians who contact law enforcement authorities regarding suspicious activity.

[axes_of_weezles]

This was just mentioned on the the Tucson Local news as well, saying the Tucson sector said the BP does not forward info to Mexican officials. Someone is BS'ing. Of course the BP does not forward diplomatic information, the State Department does.

[cripplecreek]

Damage control.

[mysterio]

So who is not telling the truth? Is the article accurate or isn't it?

[axes_of_weezles]

They can both be true. The BP pressers are parsing.

[Paladin2]

Drug traffic drives border policy on both sides.

[axes_of_weezles]

This is the entire text of their response. If you read the text, (as it is saying to me, anyways) it says we dont tell the mexicans Someone Else Does It For US...

[cripplecreek]

it says we dont tell the mexicans Someone Else Does It For US...

Don't they call that plausible deniability?

[axes_of_weezles]

If they were not involved there would be a more thorough denial. They cannot, the Government of Mexico put it out on their website. I read it as a non-denial denial.

[Salem]

"Damage control."

Yep. This story is going national.

[Howlin]

Don't they call that plausible deniability?

So typical.

You need to ask yourself why it is you NEED this fake story to be true.

[Howlin]

IT WAS A LIE!!!!!

[processing please hold]

Damage control.

Yep. Let's see how many ways they can spin it.

You know what I find really really odd? The dims aren't all over this like white on rice. I wonder why that is? They are always looking for ways to score a hit against Bush, even if they have to lie. But not this, curious.

Is it a concerted effort between both parties working together?

[TomServo]

heh heh...

[Mo1]

Because they are just like the DU

[Howlin]

Yep. Let's see how many ways they can spin it.

You mean how many ways YOU can spin it???

[Dog Gone]

Quit being an idiot.

[sinkspur]

They cannot, the Government of Mexico put it out on their website. I read it as a non-denial denial.

The chick reporter mistranslated the Mexican website.

It says nothing about anybody informing the Mexican government about the movements of the Minutemen, which was the original charge.

It says what the BP press release says, that charges of abuse by a detainee involve informing the Mexican government of actions by the detainor, as is supposed to happen.

You've been had.

[Howlin]

They got played and are NEVER gonna admit it!

Now who had that big old BASS last night???

[Dane]

Someone better inform tom tancredo, but like he will actually print a retraction.

[Jean S]

They cannot, the Government of Mexico put it out on their website.

I didn't know that. Do you have a link?