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2005-10-11 Caribbean-Latin America

Mexican border is like war zone: Journalists

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Posted by DanNY 2005-10-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Build a wall, build it high and put mines and machine guns on it.

Posted by mmurray821 2005-10-11 00:09|| 2005-10-11 00:09|| Front Page Top

#2 I'd put the mines on the Mexican side... but that's just me

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-10-11 00:16|| 2005-10-11 00:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Frank, murray: Concur.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2005-10-11 01:49|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2005-10-11 01:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Nothing says go away more effectively than a flamethrower though.

Posted by Silentbrick">Silentbrick 2005-10-11 03:22|| 2005-10-11 03:22|| Front Page Top

#5 "It's the worst it's been in decades, particularly in the north (of Mexico),"...

Why do I have this unfortunate feeling that we'll have to see another Columbus, NM before the Feds will be forced to act?

Posted by Angomoque Ulirt9319 2005-10-11 07:45|| 2005-10-11 07:45|| Front Page Top

#6 I have the feeling it will turn into a minor war before the feds get off their fat asses and do something. Maybe it is time to lay seige to Washington....

Posted by mmurray821 2005-10-11 09:19|| 2005-10-11 09:19|| Front Page Top

#7 I have the feeling it will turn into a minor war before the feds get off their fat asses and do something.

Nope. I predict the only thing that will get Washington off their asses is when some Mexicans get shot by some Americans.

Make note that I wrote Mexicans killed by Americans and not the other way around.

Posted by Yosemite Sam 2005-10-11 10:53|| 2005-10-11 10:53|| Front Page Top

#8 Pancho Villa, anyone?

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-10-11 10:53|| 2005-10-11 10:53|| Front Page Top

#9 Mexican-American War II by no later than 2014 if this goes on.

Posted by dushan 2005-10-11 10:58|| 2005-10-11 10:58|| Front Page Top

#10 Re: Pacho Villa...

Funny you should mention him, mojo... That's where Patton got his "start" - leading the first "motorized" combat mission in history. This account is reasonably detailed... Georgie was a damned fine shot - and his favorite sidearm (.45 caliber Colt Model 1873 Single Action Army Revolver) was the one he used in the Rubio incident described above.

Posted by .com 2005-10-11 11:10|| 2005-10-11 11:10|| Front Page Top

#11 For our government to keep it's blind eye stance is just too incredibly stupid on so many levels here. I predict that nothing will be done unless maybe and only maybe a terrorist act is done stateside and it is found out that they came through Mexico. But then it may be thought to be a conspiracy. It is so important to close our borders, why can't they see this

Posted by Jan 2005-10-11 11:25|| 2005-10-11 11:25|| Front Page Top

#12 For the most part, all of the violence is on the Mexico side. There's not much the US, or Texas Govt can do about it. My family used to drive from Austin to Laredo for excursions accross the border to get cheap meds and booze. We haven't had a trip in a year because of the violence. I heard Nuevo Laredo's economy is less than %10 what is was since all of the tourist have stop coming from accross the border.

Posted by Texhooey 2005-10-11 13:25|| 2005-10-11 13:25|| Front Page Top

#13 Believe it or not they have a statue of Poncho riding his grand charger off of Golf Ave. in Tucson.

Posted by raptor 2005-10-11 15:13|| 2005-10-11 15:13|| Front Page Top

#14 Build a wall, shut off the pressure valve that has allowed Mexican corruption to continue for a century. Watch Mexican Politicians reform and confront the gangs or face revolution. See Mexico become a first world country instead of a basket case laughed at by the rest of Latin America.

All of this can be yours for the price of a single long wall and some political courage.

Posted by rjschwarz 2005-10-11 15:15|| 2005-10-11 15:15|| Front Page Top

#15 "Viva Villa!" A complex historical figure not to be pidgenholed. Although his determination to use cavalry charges on Obregon's machine gun emplacments wrote finis to his dreams of rule back in 1915 @ the battle of Celaya...

Posted by borgboy 2005-10-11 15:48|| 2005-10-11 15:48|| Front Page Top

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