http://www.el-universal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia.html?id_nota=2632&tabla=miami "U.S. agents in airport spark ire"
"Opposition lawmakers say security checks by U.S. officers violate sovereignty, but their presence is outlined in bilateral treaty."
BY RUTH RODRÍGUEZ AND SERGIO JAVIER JIMÉNEZ/EL UNIVERSAL
January 06, 2004
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Opposition lawmakers on Monday were outraged that U.S. agents were reviewing passenger lists at the Mexico City international airport, despite the existence of past agreements allowing for such measures.
Lawmakers from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) said the presence amounted to a "violation of sovereignty" and demanded an explanation from federal authorities.
Lawmakers also were disturbed by the U.S. VISIT program that went into effect Monday, where foreigners needing visas to visit the U.S. were photographed and had their fingerprints digitally scanned as they arrived at U.S. airports.
The PRD lawmakers suggested Mexico follow Brazil's lead and begin to photograph and fingerprint visiting Americans."
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,107563,00.html "Mexico's Top Prosecutor Opens Terror Probe"
Tuesday, January 06, 2004
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ARTICLE SNIPPET: "MEXICO CITY — Mexico has begun a formal investigation into whether terrorists plan to use Mexican flights to launch an international attack, the top organized crime investigator in the country said Tuesday.
The United States, Canada and Interpol told Mexico that officials suspect terrorists might be using Mexican soil to plan an attack, Deputy Attorney General Jose Vasconcelos(search) told reporters.
Officials canceled two Aeromexico(search) flights from Mexico City to Los Angeles last week because of terrorism concerns, but Mexican authorities found no evidence of an attack plot."