Relations between the United States and its southern neighbor Mexico have taken a tenser stance after the American consulate in Nuevo Laredo was bombed Friday night and several US lawmakers have had their lives threatened by Mexican drug gang lords.
The bombing happened at 11pm Friday night local time and shattered windows. No-one was hurt, officials report. The consulate said in a statement it “will reopen when we are confident that we have adequate security to keep our visitors safe.”
The incident comes after the shooting deaths last month of three people, including two Americans, linked to the U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, another town beset by violence and drug trafficking.
Meanwhile, five South Texas lawmakers report having received death threats from the Zeta Mexican drug cartel. It is believed the threats are a response to increased patrols on the US-Mexican border, making drug smuggling more difficult for the cartel.
The incidents have renewed fears that violent Mexican drug traffickers may be targeting the US government, which has supported Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s anti-drug crusade.
http://www.therightperspective.org/2010/04/11/mexicans-bomb-us-consulate-threaten-lawmakers/
This will only grow worse with the Obambi administration at the controls.