U.S. Asks Mexican Officials Not To Visit New Orleans

[Judi Lynn]

U.S. Asks Mexican Officials Not To Visit New Orleans

POSTED: 10:24 am CDT September 8, 2005
UPDATED: 10:31 am CDT September 8, 2005

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MEXICO CITY -- Mexican officials said today that U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice asked them not to visit New Orleans because she could not guarantee their safety.

A spokesman for Mexico's President Vicente Fox says the request came in a phone call Wednesday between Rice and Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez.

Derbez said Mexico has agreed to Rice's request.

Armed gangs seen roaming New Orleans since the hurricane hit have occasionally opened fire on police and relief workers.
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http://www.wdsu.com/news/4948604/detail.html

[ret5hd]

1. "Please don't be witness to...

the fact that we fucked up so bad that even WE are ashamed of it. We have some nice tacos in Austin. Would you like to see Austin?"

shutup, condi.

[CottonBear]

2. BULLSHIT. Fox would be safe but Rice is afraid to go with him

and no other administration people will go with him either.
They will not let him go by himself and actaully speak with victims and Democrats.

edit: spelling

[nookiemonster]

3. I see that they're spinning the "armed gangs" angle again.

They will do anything, absolutely ANYTHING, to keep anyone from seeing this calamity.

Oops, too bad, Genie's already outta the bottle.

[saigon68]

4. LIKE ITS BETTER IN JUAREZ OR TIJUANA

SHE DOESN'T WANT THEM TO SEE THAT MEXICO HAS CLEANER SLUMS. AFTER ALL IN MEXICO THEY DON'T LEAVE CORPSES ROT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

ABOUT NORMAL FOR KINDASLEEZY RICE

[psychopomp]

13. You've got it!

spot on.

[woodsprite]

5. Even if it is, it's probably less dangerous than some places in Mex. n/t

[Javaman]

6. She's a fuckwit. It's safer in N.O. right now than in Neuva Laredo.

[daleo]

7. If Iran kept foreigners out of an earthquake zone, imagine the spin

Rice, Cheney, Bush et al would be screaming coverup.

[NorthernSpy]

8. those convenient armed gangs...

... who, whenever the government would rather have all observers out of an area, always obligingly shoot the place up for no earthly reason. Also convenient is the seeming inability of these desperados to hit anything smaller than the broad side of a barn.

Seriously, wouldn't you have expected all those street gangs to be really busy smuggling their stolen plasma TVs and other loot out of the city before the police find them? Badness doesn't necessarily make one totally irrational, you know...


:think:

[SlavesandBulldozers]

9. yeah it's not like there are 2 fucking infantry divisions there or anythin

those are SOME gangs. I mean I thought LA had some gangs but damn!

[hogwyld]

10. I'm suprised

That the Bush nazi's didn't shoot down all the media helo's and snipe the reporters.

[mikeytherat]

11. Let's give Condi the benefit of the doubt!

Let's say she's right. That, even with the National Guard and other branches from the U.S. military (including sharpshooters), and ten days later, they still do not have control of the security situation. Way to go, guys. Way to f**king go.

mikey_the_rat

[Writer]

12. Mexican officials there would make the GOP look bad to Hispanics

They've been allegedly courting Hispanic voters over the last year or two, mainly under the family values/anti-abortion banner.

Having Mexican officials visit there would catch the attention of bilingual Hispanics in the southern US and underscore how callous to the poor they truly are.

[420inTN]

14. Re: Armed gangs seen roaming New Orleans

Probably not anything that they haven't already seen at home.

just kidding.

[saigon68]

15. Has a Ring of Fallujah to it

No barbecue of mercenary "contractors" yet though.

[AtlantaGirlyGirl]

16. Gov't is scary

This administration scares me. It's so controlling and it hides the truth. Maybe all administrations are scary and I'm just realizing it - I don't know. But better believe I enjoy my anonimity. Actually, I shouldn't even be on this site.