[hedgetrimmer]

the more I get the sense that something sinister within this country is driving the ire...

This is what's sinister

A North American Community Approach to Security

CFR's Plan to Integrate the U.S., Mexico and Canada

A MEXICAN VISION FOR NORTH AMERICA

[Arizona Carolyn]

I had to laugh at some of the things in the Vision article -- I see the date is 2002 -- one section:

Enhancing drug-enforcement capabilities. Joint policies should be developed to combat drug trafficking in a way that confers responsibility to law-enforcement in each nation. Common objectives should be adopted.

Given Fox wants to sign the bill legallizing drugs -- I don't see a common objective there,

Then there is the section on energy sharing; PEMEX has said they will reneg on supplying crude for the planned refinery in Yuma so they are now negotiating to bring crude from Alberta, Canada down the coast and then pipeline to the refinery... if they can't work that out, the refinery is DOA. Yep, Mexico is a real friend to the USA. /sarc