[DaoPian]

I've heard that there was a count done and the "protesters" believe there are too many of them to arrest since the local jails are already full. Tonight should be interesting. Apparently the radio has been going all day calling for weird ingredients, possibly to be used as remedies for gas attacks.

[DaoPian]

Another ultimatum.

[Tripleplay]

Let me be the first:

QUAGMIRE for the Federali's!

[seastay]

"streets, plazas, public buildings and private property" taken over "

"People are pouring out into the streets"

"15 different ethnic groups"

"too many of them to arrest since the local jails are already full"

Why is this news, isn't this is happing here on a daily basis with some of the same parties?

[RightWhale]

An ultimatum would apply where there is no legal basis such as between countries. An ultimatum contains a deadline. 'Immediate' is a poor substitute for a deadline, so this ultimatum is deficient and is not an ultimatum at all. The attack might as well begin without further ado.

[backtothestreets]

Tonight should be interesting.

Tonight and into the future. The PAN Party Vincent Fox and President elect Calderón belong to most closely resembles the Republican Party here in the US. It advocate free enterprise, lower taxes, smaller government, acknowledges strong ties to religion, and strong family values.

Most of the PAN political base resides in the wealthy northern industrial states of Mexico. The party has entertained ideas of the norther Mexican states leaving the Mexican union and petitioning our Congress for entry as states within our union, much as Texas did. It would require those states to write new state constitutions that conform to our US Constitution. But what I find most interesting is the 700 miles of fence recently approved by our Congress is almost exactly what would be necessary to partition what would be a new border. The oil reserves would also cut much of our reliance on oil supplies from not-so-friendly nations. Additionally, our law enforcement authorities would have complete access to the criminal elements currently plaguing the northern Mexican states.

[SauronOfMordor]

I've heard that there was a count done and the "protesters" believe there are too many of them to arrest since the local jails are already full.

They assume that Fox is interested in taking prisoners

[Rb ver. 2.0]

These folks shouldn't be worried. I'm sure Mexico has a plan to see to their safe arrival in the United States.

[Fiddlstix]

So what's the big deal?
Just send the troops in and start shooting everybody in sight.......
It's not like that hasn't happened before.......
Hey! It worked for Antonio López de Santa Anna in the estado de Zacatecas before he marched north to the territory which is now Texas.
(He caused the killing of over 4000 in Zacatecas if memory serves)

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Mexico 1968 de ja vu. LOL.

Question from reporter: "How many protesters were killed?"

Answer from Mexican official: "It doesn't matter how many were killed. We would have killed as many as we had to."