Que Cara Tienes!

Already signed on to the International Criminal Court, Mexico will not sign a pact to grant U.S. military personnel special immunity from the ICC.

The Bush administration opposes the ICC and argues it could be used for frivolous or politically motivated prosecutions of American troops.

Last year, Bush signed into law a measure to cut off hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign aid to countries that belong to the court but have not signed a bilateral immunity agreement with the United States.

Assistant Foreign Secretary Geronimo Gutierrez said his country does not fear any repercussions over the policy. Mexico gets almost no foreign aid from the United States.

Well Excuuuse Me, but there are an estimated 5 million Mexicans living in the US illegally. "Mexico acts as an accomplice in illegal immigration because its economy is hooked on the $14.5 billion in annual remittances from Mexicans working in the United States." If that's not a form of foreign aid, then I don't know what is. ¡qué cara tienes!

Mexican president, Vicente Fox, is well known for his "open border" policy and EU style plan for North America.

Fox advocates an open border, but allegiance to Mexico. Juan Hernandez, head of Fox's Presidential Council for Mexicans Abroad, has said, "I want the third generation, the seventh generation, I want them all to think 'Mexico first.'"

In fact, "Mexico's Foreign Ministry has produced and distributed a Guide For The Mexican Migrant that is essentially a "how to" manual for illegal entry into the United States."

Just don't expect the Mexican government to support the troops who defend the country that the Mexicans want to illegally enter.

Mexico's refusal to sign a special immunity agreement for US troops comes as no surprise considering Jacques Chirac's remarks alluding to Iraq at the third summit between the European Union (EU) and Latin America in Guadalajara, Mexico in May, 2004: multilateralism being the only legitimate treatment of conflict. Chirac in Mexico slamming the US. Interfering in US relations with our southern neighbor.

But the following month, when Bush expressed hope for Turkey's admittance into the EU, Chirac threw a hissy fit, said it was none of Bush's business, and that Bush's remarks were like Mr Chirac telling the US how to manage relations with Mexico.

What Gall!