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Mexican, U.S. Officials Reconcile Concerns About Border Violence
The Associated Press ^ | Jan 29, 2005

Posted on 01/29/2005 4:04:42 PM PST by Brian Mosely

MEXICO CITY (AP) - 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.

Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez and U.S. Ambassador Tony Garza met over breakfast, the joint statement said, to review actions taken by the Mexican government to combat organized crime in northern Mexico, where a surge in killings and kidnappings has been linked to battles between drug gangs.

Garza, the statement said, insisted that the State Department announcement did not recommend that Americans avoid traveling to Mexico, but only that they take precautions in specific areas,

President Vicente Fox intervened in the diplomatic flap on Friday, saying violence near the border did not threaten the two nations' strong relationship.

The State Department issued the travel alert last week, telling Americans that violent crime, including murder and kidnapping, had increased along the Mexican side of the border. Mexican officials said the alert was an exaggeration.

The State Department alert was accompanied by a letter from Garza saying that the lack of security near the U.S. border could have a "chilling" effect on trade and tourism.

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." He said Mexico had increased federal law enforcement operations in the border region with support from the Mexican Army in its effort to combat organized crime.

Garza, nevertheless, restated deep U.S. concern for the safety of American citizens in the border region.

"Both officials noted that their governments recognize that drug trafficking and associated crime do not recognize any borders," according to the joint statement.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Mexico; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: mexico; wod; wot
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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?

1 posted on 01/29/2005 4:04:43 PM PST by Brian Mosely
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To: Brian Mosely
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.

2 posted on 01/29/2005 4:11:09 PM PST by stopem
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To: Brian Mosely

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


3 posted on 01/29/2005 4:12:34 PM PST by John Jorsett
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To: ALIPAC; gubamyster; NewRomeTacitus

PING


4 posted on 01/29/2005 4:13:19 PM PST by RepublicanReptile ('Open your mind, close the Border")
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To: Brian Mosely
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.

5 posted on 01/29/2005 4:13:20 PM PST by skip_intro
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To: Brian Mosely

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


6 posted on 01/29/2005 4:14:23 PM PST by John Jorsett
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To: stopem

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.


7 posted on 01/29/2005 4:14:25 PM PST by Brian Mosely (A government is a body of people -- usually notably ungoverned)
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To: Brian Mosely

Bumping to absorb later.


8 posted on 01/29/2005 4:16:37 PM PST by JustAnotherSavage ("We are all sinners. But jerks revel in their sins." PJ O'Rourke)
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To: Brian Mosely
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.

9 posted on 01/29/2005 4:16:53 PM PST by upchuck ("If our nation be destroyed, it would be from the judiciary." ~ Thomas Jefferson)
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To: upchuck
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.

10 posted on 01/29/2005 4:22:36 PM PST by L.N. Smithee (NHL Owners and Players: Take the advice of Benjamin Franklin - "Unite, or die.")
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To: Happy2BMe; mindspy; mysto; holyscroller; ozarkgirl; Outland; Rick Deckard; ZeitgeistSurfer; ...

FYI---


11 posted on 01/29/2005 4:22:42 PM PST by JustAnotherSavage ("We are all sinners. But jerks revel in their sins." PJ O'Rourke)
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To: John Jorsett
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.

12 posted on 01/29/2005 4:28:24 PM PST by bikepacker67
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"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


13 posted on 01/29/2005 4:30:22 PM PST by JustAnotherSavage ("We are all sinners. But jerks revel in their sins." PJ O'Rourke)
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To: Brian Mosely

Sounds like ambassador garza needs replaced!


14 posted on 01/29/2005 4:31:57 PM PST by monkeywrench
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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.


15 posted on 01/29/2005 4:34:22 PM PST by calex59
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To: Brian Mosely

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


16 posted on 01/29/2005 4:35:51 PM PST by FITZ
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To: L.N. Smithee

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


17 posted on 01/29/2005 4:36:55 PM PST by FITZ
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To: Brian Mosely
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!

18 posted on 01/29/2005 4:37:57 PM PST by drt1
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To: JustAnotherSavage
"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>

19 posted on 01/29/2005 4:38:24 PM PST by stopem
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To: drt1

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


20 posted on 01/29/2005 4:43:05 PM PST by FITZ
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