There are no gun battles with drug cartels in Mexico. No, not ever. Mexico is safe. The water is perfectly fine too.
Posted on 12/11/2009 9:37:51 AM PST by SwinneySwitch
MCALLEN - The U.S Consul General at Matamoros visited McAllen today.
U.S. Consul Michael Barkin says Mexico is a safe place visit, but security is also the number one concern for Americans traveling there.
Barkin was honored today at a reception at the McAllen Chamber of Commerce. He has been on the job as U.S. Consul General in Matamoros since September.
CHANNEL 5 NEWS asked him, given the ongoing shoot-outs and violence in Mexico, is it safe to visit? We wanted to know what people who call his office are most concerned about.
Barkin says, "People are concerned about the security, but generally the vast amount of people who travel to Matamoros and Mexico enjoy their vacations. We are not prohibiting or suggesting that people do not travel to Mexico. We are asking that they take precautions, that they be aware of their surroundings."
CHANNEL 5 NEWS also asked Barkin what an American should do if they are across the border and become a victim of violence. He says you should contact police and the nearest U.S. Consulate. Barkin says the primary job of the consulate office is to protect American citizens. He says they have teams ready to work with authorities to help anyone who may need it.
http://matamoros.usconsulate.gov/about-us/michael-barkin-bio.html
In other news, Russia declares Chernobyl safe.
(rolls eyes)
Safe to what, visit with a large armed force?
How high do you have to be to make a statement like that?
According to many, Mexico is more dangerous than afghanistan.
More beheadings, that’s for sure!
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The reporter who did this piece spent months in Mexico and along our border was on radio this morning. She emphatically stated that the situation/terror/violence in Mexico and spilling over our border is worse than Afghanistan.
And how about Cancun...considered one of the ‘safer’ places in Mexico.
Seven women murdered in Mexico, one beheaded
Thu Dec 3 10:41:59 2009
Seven women were murdered in Mexico, including one who was beheaded in the southern beach resort of Cancun, authorities reported Monday. [snip]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399511/posts
Mordida, a common event in Mexico
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375310/posts
Por Esto (Merida, Yucatan) 10/28/09 “Mordida”, a favorite extortion and bribe in Mexico In Cancun, Mexico, police stopped a driver, a visiting tourist, for an alleged “administrative violation.” Then they asked the tourist for up to $300 dollars so she could proceed without having a penalty issued to her. It turned out that the victim of this extortion was Michelle Fischbach, a state senator from Minnesota, who later presented a written complaint to the local authorities regarding the episode. Five Cancun “Tourist Police” officers are now under investigation for their personal attempt at extortion. “Mordida” (a “bite”) is a common...
Novedades de Quintana Roo (Cancun, QR) 10/16/09
Five abducted at market
A drug dealer suspected of stealing from his own gang was murdered in a market area in Cancun Thursday morning and 12 hours later, four people were abducted from the same area along with a hapless taxi driver who just happened to be there. The four apparent targets of the abductions were local venders who are believed to have been accomplices in the murdered man’s treason. A heavily armed group seized the five people without firing a shot and left in three vehicles.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369290/posts
I dont even drink the water in TJ so explain safe again?
There are no gun battles with drug cartels in Mexico. No, not ever. Mexico is safe. The water is perfectly fine too.
Obama’s propaganda knows no bounds, including getting Americans hurt in Mexico by telling them despite the kidnappings, the murders, and the drug/government wars, they are safe.
Better yet, a photo op from the Anapra, NM Border Crossing. LOL!
There's a shovel-ready project for you!
Our liberal politicians should go there to provide an example for citizens.
I have never been there, unless you include Los Angeles ;-)
Murderers, rapists and drug dealers........my idea of paradise!
Yep, Mexico sounds safe to me, guys playing and singing songs while willing females wait on your hand and foot...
Honey,, pack the car!!! The Ambassador declared Mexico safe again!!!
“what an American should do if they are across the border and become a victim of violence. He says you should contact police and the nearest U.S. Consulate”
Kinda hard to do when your severed head is in a ice chest.
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perfect, just perfect.
I bet we're ahead on the 5 Year Plan too.
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