Mexico Seizes Panamá Canal

Following a its incursion into the American military base at the Panamá Canal, troops on both sides of the border have been mobilizing for war. Though the Mexicans struck first, seizing the strategically important Canal Zone, the Americans seem to be the ones aiming to launch an offensive to punish their insolent neighbor. The 'gutter press' is denouncing the as a clique of bandits with no respect for international law, and calling for regime change. If a Second Mexican-American War breaks out, it would be fought in the harsh and unforgiving terrain of mountains and deserts, with much greater loss of life than the small scuffle in 1847 which preceded the Mexican Cession.