Mexico City - Mexico which rushed to support the United States after the suicide hijack attacks, now seems paralysed by a wave of domestic opposition.
The Foreign Minister, Mr Jorge Castaneda, said immediately after the attacks that the US had every right to respond and that: "Now is not the time to stint on support." The remarks stirred furious reaction in the opposition, particularly among left-wingers who said his comments amounted to openly pandering to the United States, a posture Mexicans call "entreguismo" or selling out.