Mexican troops mistakenly cross U.S. border, hold US Border Patrol agent for four minutes

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Mexican soldiers briefly held a U.S. Border Patrol agent at gunpoint in a remote stretch of the Arizona desert after they mistakenly strayed north across the border, authorities said on Wednesday.

Tucson sector Border Patrol spokesman Mike Scioli said four Mexican soldiers wearing desert camouflage and carrying weapons confronted the agent early on Sunday morning as he patrolled a border road in the Tohono O'Odham nation southwest of Tucson.

Scioli said the agent repeatedly identified himself in English and Spanish. After four minutes the soldiers lowered their weapons and crossed back in to Mexico on foot.

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A spokesman for the U.S. State Department said the incursion had been brought to the attention of the Mexican government, and appeared to be accidental.

"Our understanding is that this encounter stemmed from a momentary misunderstanding as to the exact location of the U.S.-Mexican border," Gonzalo Gallegos said.

"We recognize that occasional incidents such as this can and do occur. But we take the misunderstanding seriously, as does the Government of Mexico."

http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNew...USN069920080806

[Heracles 417]

Very interesting how they catch 1 US agent but conveniently missed the 20,000,000 illegal immigrants who jumped the fence.

[Scott & Lai 12]

Maybe we need to mark the border with a bold black line, like the ones on all the maps....

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Maybe we need to mark the border with a bold black line, like the ones on all the maps....

[Nagishkaw 510]

It wasn't a mistake.

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It wasn't a mistake.

The US State Department is lying? Or naive?

[Nagishkaw 510]

Mexican soldiers briefly held a U.S. Border Patrol agent at gunpoint in a remote stretch of the Arizona desert after they mistakenly strayed north across the border.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

It wasn't a mistake.

The US State Department is lying? Or naive?

Diplomacy.

We like the oil imported from Mexico.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Mexican soldiers briefly held a U.S. Border Patrol agent at gunpoint in a remote stretch of the Arizona desert after they mistakenly strayed north across the border.

Right. The official story is they crossed over and didn't realize they had crossed over. There's no black line in the desert.

It wasn't a mistake.

The US State Department is lying? Or naive?

Diplomacy.

We like the oil imported from Mexico.

Ok, I can see that.

Edited August 7, 2008 by A.J.

[Scott & Lai 12]

It wasn't a mistake.

The US State Department is lying? Or naive?

The "mistake" was on the part of the Mexican soldiers, not the US border guard.

[Nagishkaw 510]

Im sure they cross over a lot by mistake.

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It wasn't a mistake.

The US State Department is lying? Or naive?

The "mistake" was on the part of the Mexican soldiers, not the US border guard.

Right, I know. I'm saying the DoS is vouching for the Mexicans that it was a mistake. So if it really wasn't a mistake (i.e. the Mexicans knew they were in the US) then the DoS is either lying or naive.

Or, diplomatic.

[Scott & Lai 12]

Im sure they cross over a lot by mistake.

Hence, the need for a bold black line. Will help keep Sharpie in business as a side benefit.

Edited August 7, 2008 by Scott & Lai

[Nagishkaw 510]

Im sure they cross over a lot by mistake.

Hence, the need for a bold black line. Will help keep Sharpie in business as a side benefit.

[yogib37 3]

The boarder patrol guy should of held them for entering the United States without proper documents..

Edited August 7, 2008 by yogib37