Posted on 03/07/2007 9:28:08 PM PST by neverdem
ASSOCIATED PRESS
MEXICO CITY - Mexico has sent a diplomatic note to the United States objecting to an alleged incursion into Mexican territory by U.S. Border Patrol agents trying to extinguish a fire, the country's Foreign Relations Department said Tuesday.
The incursion allegedly took place on Monday, as Border Patrol agents stationed in Sonoita, Ariz., were trying to quash a brush fire on the U.S. side that quickly spread into Mexico, the department said.
The Foreign Relations Department said it was notified of the incident on Tuesday by the U.S. Embassy in Mexico, which reported that the border agents immediately returned to their side of the border after the fire was out.
The Embassy did not release a public statement Tuesday. "The Foreign Relations Department has expressed to the U.S. Embassy via a diplomatic note, its rejection of the incursion," the Mexican government's news release said. "While the department recognizes that the incursion may have been a response to an attempt to deal with an emergency, as the U.S. Embassy states, it has reiterated ... that even during emergency situations, it is required, without exception, to immediately notify the Mexican authorities."
The complaint comes on the heels of another alleged border incursion late last month, when U.S. workers erecting border fences between Douglas, Ariz., and the Mexican border city of Agua Prieta, allegedly crossed about 10 yards into Mexico.
At that time, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Tony Garza issued a statement promising to look into the incident and asserting that the United States "has the deepest respect for the integrity of the sovereignty of Mexican soil and for the importance of the border shared by our two countries."
Wouldn't it be nice if Mexico reciprocate with the same consideration towards our Sovereignty.
Note: Next time when it (the fire) crosses the border, turn off the water, shutp down the pumps, roll up you hoses, bring out lawn chairs, sit down, relax and enjoy the comedy that follows.
......gee, seems perfectly reasonable to me.....NOT
Now let's get this straight. Mexico has the nauseating audacity to complain about an American crossing its border -- ILLEGALLY???
Do I detect a slight double standard here, by a ratio of about 15 MILLION TO ONE!!!???
Let their effen country burn.
Perhaps we just need to set up fans on the border. Just poor gasoline, start a huge fire, and blow it across the southern border.
What Mexico is essentially saying is that what happens on their side of the border is of no consequence to us, even if it might have a negative affect on our nation shortly. So give them a dose of their own medicine. Let them complain if they want. Then send them a diplomatic note telling them to mind their own business.
Next time we should remind them of what happened in the 1840s when they acted up. That kind of thing is what should happen to them if they don't do somethign to stop the invasion.
But those on our side who work to stop the reconquista get 11-12 years in prison.
Embassy
Mexico
1911 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20006
Telephone: (202) 728-1600
Fax: (202) 728-1698
E-mail: mexembusa@sre.gob.mx
URL: http://www.embassyofmexico.org
Really, I'm at a loss for words about this.
Mark
What a pu$$y.
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