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| US Accidentally Builds Border Fence in Mexico |
| 2007-06-26 |
| ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Part of a vehicle barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border was erected in the wrong country and soon will be removed and rebuilt on American soil, federal officials confirmed Monday. "We respect our international boundary, and we want to be good neighbors," U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Michael Friel told The Associated Press. "...We want to move quickly to ensure that we place the vehicle barrier where it should be, which is north of the border." The barrier, 17 miles west of Columbus, was built in 2000 by Joint Task Force North out of Fort Bliss, Texas. It encroaches into Mexico territory between one and six feet south of the border along a 1.5-mile stretch. |
| Posted by:Thinemp Lumumba2215 |
| #7 Hmmm, guess they never heard of GPS. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2007-06-26 20:18 |
| #6 sure - a Mexican Surveyor verified it? 1) Build the rest - THEN come back and move this section back. 2) Assure the Mexican Gov't that if they stop the invasion, we'll do this part first. See #1 for operative procedure |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-06-26 18:52 |
| #5 Good fences make good neighbors. |
| Posted by: Robert Frost 2007-06-26 17:16 |
| #4 The fence is a waste of time. I say, put a machine gun every 10 feet along the border and put up signs that say "Come and get it..." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2007-06-26 11:13 |
| #3 Just hang a sign on it saying 'You're lucky this is all we took.' |
| Posted by: wxjames 2007-06-26 10:50 |
| #2 How about tough shit, sprag anyone that tries to run the blockade. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2007-06-26 10:21 |
| #1 Are you sure this isn't a Scrappleface? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2007-06-26 09:27 |