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| Mexico/USA border tensions at an all time high |
| 2005-03-31 |
| Los Angeles, Alta California - Tensions along the Mexico/USA border in Arizona are at an all time high and increasing as April 1st, the day the Minutemen vigilantes are to commence their operations against Mexican immigrants, approaches. Not since the Mexican-American War or the General Francisco Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico in 1916 have US/Mexico relations been so grave. Currently, the Minutemen vigilantes, a ragtag group of Americans, plan to congregate in Tombstone, Arizona on April Fools Day for a month long operation to patrol the border, and this can have serious implications on USA security concerns regarding its southern border. There is no question that the USA needs Mexico to help secure its southern border against the infiltration of dangerous terrorists bent on destroying Washington D.C. and/or New York City with nuclear or biological weapons. The redneck border vigilantes are not helping one iota in this matter but instead are being counterproductive by going after defenseless Mexican migrant workers that pose absolutely no security threat to the USA. It is a known fact that many of the immigrants that cross the border are from Indigenous tribes in Mexico. These migrations have been occurring since prior to the Europeans arriving on the continent. In fact, present day Mexico City (Tenochtitlan) was founded when the Mexicas (Aztecs) migrated south from Aztlan which was located north of the present Mexico/USA border line. The ignorant vigilantes most probably do not have the education to know this fact and are acting out of their deep-seated ethnocentrism, xenophobia and bigotry. The Minutemen and its leadership have proven themselves to be nothing less than a gang of anti-Mexican racists and their actions have the potential of alienating Mexico, its government and the millions of Americans of Mexican descent on this side of the border. This gang hopefully will meet up with the Maras Salvatruchas as has been reported on the Internet during the past few days. We ask, does the USA need more world enemies, especially a neighbor next door? Is it not true that the leaders of Venezuela, Cuba and other South American countries would like nothing less than a friendlier and more cooperative Mexico? Should peace loving Americans allow riffraff like the Minutemen vigilantes to dictate its foreign policy towards Mexico, Central and South America? Also, there is no question that within the ranks of the Minutemen are good well-intentioned but naive Americans under the spell and lies of its leadership. On the other hand there are extremely violent and criminal elements as well. In a May 2000 conference in Sierra Vista, Arizona organized by these same characters under the pretext of having some "Fun in the Sun" and which was attended by extremists from across the USA, a proposal was made in the open by some of the participants. The proposal was to place military land mines at strategic places along the border pathways in the desert used by Mexican immigrants. In the days prior, during and after the Sierra Vista "Fun in the Sun" conference, many ambushes of Mexican immigrants took place in the area. One notorious incident took place on Friday May 12th near the border with Sasabe, Sonora, Mexico. In this incident, one of many, two Anglo vigilantes on horseback and armed with high power hunting rifles shot and critically wounded an undocumented Mexican worker attempting to cross the border. Twenty year old Miguel Angel Palofox Aguerrin of Guasave, Sinaloa and four companions were ambushed by, what is believe to be, two attendees of the Sierra Vista conference. Many observers believe that the same thing will occur, with far more dire consequences, during the month long April vigilantism planned by the nefarious Minutemen... This is from the 'La Voz de Aztlan' website, and incredibly racist, anti-semite wacko group, that, like MEChA wants to break off the US southwest and either "return" it to Mexico, or turn it into a separate, Hispanic, non-white country. They are always good for a laugh. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #7 The border patrol has pulled at least 100 out of our area(So Calif) to beef up the Southern Arizona border area.So I guess we are exposed,for the next 30 days,at least. |
| Posted by: crazyhorse 2005-03-31 2:32:47 PM |
| #6 Anyone catch Lou Dobbs last night? The Mexican-American advocate was an unresponsive, brainwashed imbecile--it was a pleasure to watch Dobbs verbally shred him. |
| Posted by: jules2 2005-03-31 12:55:19 PM |
| #5 Oh, I strongly recommend the Aztlan website, it is a hoot. It's loaded with anti-semitic rants, raves and conspiracy theories, is terribly upset with any perceived anti-Hispanic racism, while at the same time is utterly racist itself. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-03-31 11:36:51 AM |
| #4 that reads like something the PLO would put out about Israel. |
| Posted by: Yosemite Sam 2005-03-31 11:22:20 AM |
| #3 The nerve of them Yanquis actually trying to enforce their border! Who do we think we are? |
| Posted by: Dar 2005-03-31 11:07:55 AM |
| #2 can Mexico afford to make the USA an enemy. They're not? |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-03-31 11:06:19 AM |
| #1 Tensions along the Mexico/USA border in Arizona are at an all time high... Not like sending the US Cavalry across the border in pursuit of Apaches featuring shoot outs with the Federales. Nope. Tensions are at an all time high now. We ask, does the USA need more world enemies, especially a neighbor next door? Looking around, I don't think the Enemies of the USA[tm] are doing so well in the world at this moment. The question is, can Mexico afford to make the USA an enemy. |
| Posted by: Jealet Thereting9222 2005-03-31 11:00:18 AM |