Terrorists Attack Mexican Pipelines - Oil Pipelines, Not People Pipelines. Mexico exports more than material goods, ya know.

OK, that fence will be built any day now.

Yesirree.

Anytime you're ready, Mr. President

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This attack was like a dinner triangle to al-Qaida and Colombia's FARC narcoterrorists, both of which already have threatened Mexico, favor economic warfare and specialize in blowing up energy pipelines. Finding a pawn that will carry out such attacks in Mexico may be just what they are seeking.

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Mexico's Gas Attacks
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY
Posted 7/11/2007
It didn't draw much global attention, but a Marxist group's terror attack on Mexico's gas pipelines signals new trouble with long-range implications for both Mexico and the U.S. It needs to be nipped fast.
Two gas pipelines were blown up in central Mexico on Thursday, shutting off energy and forcing evacuations in factories, residences, and offices through Mexico's industrial heartland. The hit costs the regional economy $6.4 million a day.
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These attacks raise the prospect of a new campaign to destabilize our vulnerable southern neighbor through violence.
They show how easy it is for a small terror group with perhaps as few as 100 members to disrupt Mexico's economy, threaten America's energy supplies and rock Mexico's stability...

http://www.investors.com/editorial/editorialcontent.asp?secid=1501&status=article&id=269046944815919