Comments on: Southern Border Incursions

By: DRJ

DRJ — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:09:54 +0000

I’m still pondering this story. The Texas-Mexico border is divided by the Rio Grande and separated by parallel 10-foot-high levees so it’s impossible to cross the border without realizing it. In addition, Border Patrol agents are trained not to cross the border because it can cause an international incident and is very dangerous. They could probably lose their jobs for doing it.

Despite all this, what would make Fabens Border Patrol agents chase a drug smuggler across the border? I know this will sound like a conspiracy theory but my first thought was that they were chasing someone they recognized and really wanted to apprehend … someone like Osvaldo Aldrete-Davila. Conspiracy theory or not, I can’t help it. I still wonder if that’s what happened.

By: krazy kagu

krazy kagu — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:17:21 +0000

Invasions from a forein army into america is a act of war its time to declair war on mexico

By: Merovign

Merovign — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 08:05:04 +0000

1) steve – is there a “rest of the story” there?

2) “the incident generated a public opinion scandal in Mexico.” Well, they say one of the most effective ways to hide your own malfeasance is to get really, really upset when someone else does it. Kind of like Islamist riots and/or vigils in Europe when “one of theirs” gets hurt breaking the law or mugging someone.

By: steve

steve — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:59:05 +0000

If a Texas Ranger hadn’t make an “incursion” into Tamaulipas, I might still be rotting in the Matamoros jail.

By: retire05

retire05 — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:37:39 +0000

The Mexicans arn’t interested in watching their northern border. They are too busy putting their military on their southern border to try to prevent incursion from those from Central/South America. And for those who do get across on their quest for El Norte, the Mexican military do not treat with kid gloves or provide them with “diplomatic” consultations from their native countries.

What in the world would our BP be doing trying to catch a drug runner?

Perhaps to prevent his product from reaching your child?

By: MIke K

MIke K — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:34:44 +0000

I was talking to sailing friends today about the Ensenada Race, a race from Newport Beach to Ensenada Mexico in April. The friends said that friends of theirs in Mexico suggested that this is not a good year to go into Mexico due to problems with out of control police, some of whom are ex-police who were hired in spite of a lack of qualifications and who have now been discharged in a government shake-up. There are reports of attacks on tourists by some of these ex-police.

By: stef

stef — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:34:41 +0000

“There are fewer incursions from the US into Mexico than from Mexico into the US”

These appear to be only incursions reported. If the mexicans don’t watch their border as well as we do ours, we would expect to see less incursions into their border