Mexican, U.S. Officials Reconcile Concerns About Border Violence

The Associated Press ^ | Jan 29, 2005

[Brian Mosely]

On Saturday, Garza said his letter was intended to give "fuller context" and "highlight the fact that the wave of border violence is a result of the successful efforts of President Fox's administration in the fight against organized crime."

WTF?

[stopem]

The United States and Mexico sought to defuse their spat over a U.S. alert about drug-gang violence along the border, issuing a joint statement Saturday in which Washington said its announcement was not meant to keep Americans from traveling south of the border.

At first I thought it read United States OF mexico.

UNBELEIVABLE!
Washington is proving again and again that FOX is really running this country AND definitely running Washington wonder whats really going on and what are they holding over Washingtons head.

[John Jorsett]

Somebody got caught telling the truth about the border and was taken to the woodshed. Tsk tsk. Embarrass our Mexican "friends" at your peril.

[RepublicanReptile]

PING

[skip_intro]

Both officials noted that their governments recognize that drug trafficking and associated crime do not recognize any borders..."

I wasn't aware that the Mexican government recognized the borders, either. Except Mexico's souther border, that is.

[John Jorsett]

Somebody needs to call a surgeon to detach President Bush's lips from Vicente Fox's posterior.

[Brian Mosely]

It's part of our agreement with them. We provide them tourists they can shake down or kidnap and they give us cheap labor and drugs. The cheap labor also sends their money back home too.

Hell of an agreement.

[JustAnotherSavage]

Bumping to absorb later.

[upchuck]

Once again, we been done by Fox.

The ignorance and stupidity in Washington about this whole issue is breathtaking. And if they don't get their sh!t together, it's gonna be vote taking, too.

[L.N. Smithee]

The ignorance and stupidity in Washington about this whole issue is breathtaking. And if they don't get their sh!t together, it's gonna be vote taking, too.

Remember how in the late nineties, shortly after GWB began talking about running for President, rumors circulated that there were old photos of him dancing naked on a bar?

I think Fox has them.

[JustAnotherSavage]

FYI---

[bikepacker67]

Somebody needs to call a surgeon to detach President Bush's lips from Vicente Fox's posterior.

Seems to me, that it's worse than that.

Bush has his nose so far up Fox's hindquarters, that he can smell half-digested enchiladas.

[JustAnotherSavage]

"The presidential [Fox] statement on Thursday said Mexico shares U.S. concerns about border violence, but said it had taken strong action and added,

"The Mexican government does not accept the judgment or labels of any foreign government about the political actions it carries out to face its problems."

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/01/28/bt.mexico.us.warning.ap/index.html

[monkeywrench]

Sounds like ambassador garza needs replaced!

[calex59]

I have wondered if Bush is trying for Mexican oil. You know Mexico won't allow foriegn investors. What if, just what if, Bush is working on a deal to start a "guest worker" program in exchange for oil contracts? Doesn't make me like it any better but at least I could understand it. I can't understand why we are kissing this guys butt otherwise.

[FITZ]

The Mexican leaders apparently made their threat and our leaders are backing down.

[FITZ]

LOL!! But it's sad --- he probably does --- or something else just as good.

[drt1]

It appears our own Government is prepared to put US Citizens at risk by downplaying the incidence of violence against it's Citizens at the hands of Mexican Nationals in Mexico. It goes hand in hand with the stifling of the mayhem Mexican Illegals are causing in the US against US Citizens.

Apparently this is to avoid disrupting the lucrative Mexican tourist trade and thereby angering the Mexican Government. Unfortunately I'm disappointed but not surprised given the acquiescent posture the US takes towards every Mexican outrage. Complete crap!

[stopem]

"The FBI warned all federal agents Friday that a Mexican drug cartel has 250 armed men on the border near Matamoros and is planning to kidnap two federal agents in the United States and smuggle them into this nation, where they'll be murdered.

The FBI warned agents, and yet Washington BOWS DOWN To fox again?? Placing OUR agents and our people in harms way!

INVADE AND CONQUER THE ENEMY!!<.B>

[FITZ]

Here's a couple examples --- pretty girls missing in Mexico --- and how sad for their familes. They certainly don't look like the kind who would have knowingly associated with bad types --- and suddenly our government decides to take the side of the Mexican government which does nothing to stop the violence on the border?

http://www.laredosmissing.com/home.html