U.S. Agrees to Renegotiate Extradition Treaty With Mexico and to Exclude Kidnapping

In an important policy reversal from the Bush Administration, the Clinton Administration has agreed to the request by the Government of Mexico to renegotiate the extradition treaty to exclude kidnapping of suggested criminals. According to U.S. Secretary of State Warren M. Christopher, President Bill Clinton has provided written assurances that he would not condone such kidnappings by U.S. agents in Mexico as long as negotiations were pending…[more]