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Gunmen attack U.S. diplomatic vehicle in Mexico
cnn.com ^ | August. 24, 2012 | CNN Wire Staff

Posted on 08/24/2012 12:08:29 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

(CNN) -- Unknown gunmen attacked an American diplomatic vehicle south of Mexico City, injuring three people, a Mexican military official told CNN Mexico.

The motive behind the attack on the U.S. vehicle, which was on a diplomatic mission, was not immediately known.

Gunmen inside what was described as a Mexican federal police vehicle fired upon a U.S. Embassy vehicle, said the official, who declined to be named for security reasons.

The Mexican official said three Mexican marines were injured in the shooting. However, there were conflicting reports. Some Mexican reports stated that two of the injured were Americans.

(Excerpt) Read more at edition.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: mexico

1 posted on 08/24/2012 12:08:32 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Diplomatic Mission, my ass!


2 posted on 08/24/2012 12:12:09 PM PDT by BobNative
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Bet if they were some of the many Muslim terrorists hiding in Mexico we will never know--until it's too late..
3 posted on 08/24/2012 12:14:19 PM PDT by Happy Rain ("Who needs Michelle? The MSM keep Obama satisfied.")
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To: BobNative

The State Department is aware of the report, but has no comment.

BS!


4 posted on 08/24/2012 12:17:07 PM PDT by BobNative
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To: BobNative

Sounds like the F&F Chickens have come home to roost.


5 posted on 08/24/2012 12:17:54 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Free ThinkerNY

It’s cuz non-Sinaloa cartels heard of hussein’s secret “no busts in return for intel” arrangement with the Sinaloa Cartel.

The US is seen as an extension of the Sinaloa Cartel.

Uh....lessay “The Choom Gang” upped their game a tad.


6 posted on 08/24/2012 12:29:13 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: gaijin

This was for the same reason that the US Customs officer was killed.

This is bad, but if you lay down with dogs eventually ya get FLEAS.

The itching has only begun.


7 posted on 08/24/2012 12:32:29 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: dfwgator

Mexico is now worse than Colombia was twenty years ago.

Today’s Mexican Drug Kingpins make Escobar look week!


8 posted on 08/24/2012 12:49:59 PM PDT by BobNative
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Not Chicago?


9 posted on 08/24/2012 12:49:59 PM PDT by Mark (Don't argue with my posts. I typed while under sniper fire.)
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To: BobNative

Yeah but obama and his gang built that.


10 posted on 08/24/2012 12:57:54 PM PDT by Texas resident (November 6 - Vote Against obama)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Silver or lead.That’s what the cartel psychopaths offer to various Mexican officials...police,mayors,judges,soldiers.I guess the psychopaths either assume that our people won’t accept silver or they’ve tried and failed.Seal the border.Seal it now! Any biped that tries to cross the border gets a burst from our border people.We share a border with a country every bit as lawless as Yemen or Pakistan.And I ain’t talking Canada.


11 posted on 08/24/2012 1:04:44 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Word Is Out,Harry Reid's Into Child Porn.Release All Your Photos,Harry!)
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To: Gay State Conservative

“I guess the psychopaths either assume that our people won’t accept silver or they’ve tried and failed.”

Boy do you have that wrong! Of coarse they’ve compromised more US officials than you can shake a stick at, just look at some of the stuff that’s happening and you can’t miss it. More than likely this is just one of the cartels sending a message to the US that they haven’t received all the guns that they paid for and that they should hurry it up a bit.


12 posted on 08/24/2012 1:43:06 PM PDT by trapped_in_LA
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; ...

Thanks Free ThinkerNY, additional:

3 U.S. Marines shot in Mexico
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2922498/posts


13 posted on 08/24/2012 5:02:54 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Gay State Conservative
We share a border with a country every bit as lawless as Yemen or Pakistan.And I ain’t talking Canada.

If I were Canada, I'd seal up the border with the US as tight as possible. Very difficult to do given the size, but once the drug runners get past the Mexican border, they've got a clear shot into Canada.
14 posted on 08/24/2012 5:35:17 PM PDT by af_vet_rr
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To: af_vet_rr
If I were Canada, I'd seal up the border with the US as tight as possible. Very difficult to do given the size, but once the drug runners get past the Mexican border, they've got a clear shot into Canada.

That would be difficult for several reasons...1) The US is Canada's largest trading partner and we're her largest trading partner.....2) An enormous portion of the oil we import comes from Canada....3) Canadian tourists spend billions and billions here every year.I can personally assure you that half the cars you see on the road in Florida in January have Canadian plates.And I'll wager that US tourists are important to *their* economy.

15 posted on 08/24/2012 5:47:42 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Word Is Out,Harry Reid's Into Child Porn.Release All Your Photos,Harry!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

This what happens when the US is perceived as timid and weak.


17 posted on 08/24/2012 9:32:26 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: ping jockey
maybe a new pres will understand the sovereignty issue a little better.

Mitt Romney? Dream on.

18 posted on 08/25/2012 11:59:45 PM PDT by lentulusgracchus
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