Mexico-U.S. brush fire sparks diplomatic protest (Reuters)

[Eugene]

Mexico-U.S. brush fire sparks diplomatic protest

By Noel Randewich

Wed Mar 7, 1:51 AM ET

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico complained to the United States in a diplomatic note
on Tuesday after learning that U.S. Border Patrol agents crossed into its territory a
day earlier to extinguish a fast-spreading brush fire.

Reacting quickly after winds blew a grass fire into Mexico, U.S. Border Patrol agents
followed the flames across the border with two water trucks, Mexico's foreign ministry
said. The ministry cited a U.S. government report it received on Tuesday.

After extinguishing the fire just inside in the state of Sonora, the U.S. agents,
normally responsible for nabbing illegal Mexican immigrants, returned to their side
of the border with their equipment, according to the report.

"While the ministry recognizes the incursion may have been to attend to an emergency,
according to the U.S. Embassy, it has been reiterated that even during emergencies
it is necessary without exception to immediately notify Mexican authorities," the
finance ministry said.

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Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070307/pl_nm/mexico_usa_dc

[Kali]

1. Interesting - relates to the issue of livestock and wildlife crossing as well.

Wonder where this happened - I live near the east end of the border between AZ and Sonora - hasn't been any fires around here that I know of, although the danger is pretty high.

[msongs]

2. never do favors for people who have no ability to appreciate them nt

[Peace Patriot]

3. "...to attend to an emergency, according to the U.S. Embassy..." !!!

And we believe everything we hear from the Bush-purged foreign service, and Bush-toady ambassadors, right? What a crock.

[ManiacJoe]

4. Are you saying that

(a) a brush fire does not constitute an emergency, or (b) you believe this was something other than a brush fire?