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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: CactusCarlos on April 24, 2008, 03:56:58 PM
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http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/24/mexican-official-caught-stealing-white-house-blackberries-invokes-diplomatic-immunity/
Mexican official caught stealing White House Blackberries, invokes diplomatic immunity
By Michelle Malkin • April 24, 2008 11:54 AM
You are not going to believe this story. It is really something else. The White House, I predict, will look the other way at the flagrant law-breaking by a Mexican official caught on tape by the Secret Service filching U.S. government property. After all, looking the other way at systemic law-breaking by Mexico is the official Bush policy. Fox News has the scoop:
Whether he was up to no good or simply desperate to play BrickBreaker, a Mexican press attaché was caught on camera by Secret Service pocketing several White House BlackBerries during a recent meeting in New Orleans, FOX News has learned.
Sources with knowledge of the incident said the official, Rafael Quintero Curiel, served as the lead press advance person for the Mexican Delegation and was responsible for handling logistics and guiding the Mexican media around at the conference. He took six or seven of the handheld devices from a table outside a special room in the hotel where the Mexican delegation was meeting with President Bush earlier this week.
Everyone entering the room was required to leave his or her cell phone, BlackBerry and other such devices on the table, a common practice when high-level meetings are held. American officials discovered their missing belongings when they were leaving the session.
It didn’t take long before Secret Service officials reviewed videotape taken by a surveillance camera and found footage showing Quintero Curiel absconding with the BlackBerries.
At first, Quintero Curiel denied the criminal acts. But when confronted with the tape, he chalked it up to an “accidentâ€â€“then promptly invoked diplomatic immunity:
He initially denied taking the devices, but after agents showed him the DVD, Quintero Curiel said it was purely accidental, gave them back, claimed diplomatic immunity and left New Orleans with the Mexican delegation.
It is unclear what disciplinary measures, if any, await him in Mexico. White House spokeswoman Dana Perino refused to discuss the incident, telling FOX News, “We are aware of the situation, but as it’s under investigation by law enforcement officials, we will decline to comment.â€
Just looting the White House electronic devices Americans won’t loot…
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Now, imagine if it were an American government official caught south of the border stealing Mexican government property.
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Okay, I read that thread title and thought, some Mexican guy picked blackberries from the White House grounds? :blonde: :bwah:
I wonder what his intentions were? And it really sucks that he can claim diplomatic immunity.
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Okay, I read that thread title and thought, some Mexican guy picked blackberries from the White House grounds? :blonde: :bwah:
What's funny is that you, me, and several people on the FreeRepublic thread where I got this article thought exactly the same thing. :mental: :lmao:
(That makes us closet racists, doesn't it?)
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We could at least have made him spend a night in jail.
Espionage carried out by diplomats of an ally. How many times must a neighbor stab you in the back before you build a wall.
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We could at least have made him spend a night in jail.
Espionage carried out by diplomats of an ally. How many times must a neighbor stab you in the back before you build a wall.
Ally?
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We could at least have made him spend a night in jail.
Espionage carried out by diplomats of an ally. How many times must a neighbor stab you in the back before you build a wall.
Ally?
Yup.. Just ask Bush. He is working to implement a North American Union.
Didn't you get the memo?
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We could at least have made him spend a night in jail.
Espionage carried out by diplomats of an ally. How many times must a neighbor stab you in the back before you build a wall.
Ally?
They were just stealing the White House blackberries that no one else would steal.
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Okay, I read that thread title and thought, some Mexican guy picked blackberries from the White House grounds? :blonde: :bwah:
I wonder what his intentions were? And it really sucks that he can claim diplomatic immunity.
Um, as did I. :-)
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We could at least have made him spend a night in jail.
Espionage carried out by diplomats of an ally. How many times must a neighbor stab you in the back before you build a wall.
If it was me, I would have had his ass taken out to the first military flight to the outback. HE can claim immunity all he wants. It doesn;t mean we have to allow him to return straight back into Mexicos arms as quickly as he would like. After we drop him off they can take the time and effort to go pick up their trash with the warning tha next time we drop him or anyone else off at the Great Barrier Reef.
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What is the big deal? It's another Mexican picking fruit...
*runs and hides*
OH, electronic blackberriesâ„¢
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Okay, I read that thread title and thought, some Mexican guy picked blackberries from the White House grounds? :blonde: :bwah:
I wonder what his intentions were? And it really sucks that he can claim diplomatic immunity.
I wonder how well that Diplomatic Immunity holds up to a .45 behind the ear?
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,352378,00.html
Whether he was up to no good or simply desperate to play BrickBreaker, a Mexican press attaché was caught on camera pocketing several White House BlackBerries during a recent meeting in New Orleans and has since been fired, FOX News has learned.
Sources with knowledge of the incident said the official, Rafael Quintero Curiel, served as the lead press advance person for the Mexican Delegation and was responsible for handling logistics and guiding the Mexican media around at the conference.
Mexican Embassy spokesman Ricardo Alday said Thursday he was asked to tender his resignation once he arrived back in Mexico City.
"Mr. Quintero will be responsible for explaining his actions to the American authorities conducting an investigation. The Mexican government deeply regrets this incident," he said.
Quintero Curiel took six or seven of the handheld devices from a table outside a special room in the hotel where the Mexican delegation was meeting with President Bush earlier this week.
Everyone entering the room was required to leave his or her cell phone, BlackBerry and other such devices on the table, a common practice when high-level meetings are held. American officials discovered their missing belongings when they were leaving the session.
It didn't take long before Secret Service officials reviewed videotape taken by a surveillance camera and found footage showing Quintero Curiel absconding with the BlackBerries.
Sources said Quintero Curiel made it all the way to the airport before Secret Service officers caught up with him. He initially denied taking the devices, but after agents showed him the DVD, Quintero Curiel said it was purely accidental, gave them back, claimed diplomatic immunity and left New Orleans with the Mexican delegation.
White House spokeswoman Dana Perino refused to discuss the incident, telling FOX News, "We are aware of the situation, but as it's under investigation by law enforcement officials, we will decline to comment."
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We could at least have made him spend a night in jail.
Espionage carried out by diplomats of an ally. How many times must a neighbor stab you in the back before you build a wall.
Ally?
They were just stealing the White House blackberries that no one else would steal.
:lmao: :lmao:
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We could at least have made him spend a night in jail.
Espionage carried out by diplomats of an ally. How many times must a neighbor stab you in the back before you build a wall.
If it was me, I would have had his ass taken out to the first military flight to the outback. HE can claim immunity all he wants. It doesn;t mean we have to allow him to return straight back into Mexicos arms as quickly as he would like. After we drop him off they can take the time and effort to go pick up their trash with the warning tha next time we drop him or anyone else off at the Great Barrier Reef.
He was already at the airport. He has been fired by the Mexican Government.