Mexican Army takes over customs on US border

Mexico's Army took control of customs Sunday on the busy US border, as federal authorities pulled agents off the job in a massive anti-corruption shakeup, officials told AFP. An Interior Ministry official said the dismissals were being carried out at all Mexican border facilities, and that the customs ( Read more... )

Egyptians travel to US-Mexico border
"A delegation of Egyptian engineers has traveled to the American border with Mexico to learn techniques used by the US military to detect and destroy smuggling tunnels, The Jerusalem Post has learned. The visit was coordinated in line with the memorandum of understanding on arms smuggling signed earlier this ( Read more... )

Joint Forces report warns Mexico could destabilize

By Diana Washington Valdez / El Paso Times

EL PASO -- Mexico is one of two countries that "bear consideration for a rapid and sudden collapse," according to a report by the U.S. Joint Forces Command on worldwide security threats.

The command's "Joint Operating Environment (JOE 2008)" report, which ( Read more... )