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| Mexico Drug Killings Leave 38 People Dead, Universal Says |
| 2008-06-25 |
| (Bloomberg) -- Thirty-eight people were killed in violence tied to Mexican drug cartels yesterday, the highest single-day tally this year, El Universal reported. Eighteen of the deaths happened in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, the Mexico City-based newspaper said, citing its own tally. More than 2,800 troops have been stationed in the state where Ciudad Juarez is located to crack down on the cartels, the newspaper reported. More than 1,833 people have been killed this year in violence tied to the drug trade in Mexico, the newspaper reported. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 Here's three more news articles [average] on the Gang Violence down Mexico Way AND Southern Caliphornia, Southern Arizona, Southern New Mexico and South Texas. 1. NPR: Drug Violence Rampant in Mexico Listen Now [4 min 32 sec] add to playlist Morning Edition, May 18, 2007 · Vowing to topple drug cartels in Mexico, President Felipe Calderon has deployed thousands of troops to fight deadly drug gangs. The bloodiest gunfight recently occurred along the border with Arizona when armed assailants killed 22 people, including five policemen, in a five-hour gun battle. More than 900-1500 people were killed in drug-related incidents in Mexico this year. ******************************************* 2. Colombia-style drug carnage that continues to rage from Tijuana to Cancun. Mexico has already logged almost 1,200 drug-related killings this year — putting it well on track to break last year's record of almost 2,500 ********************************************* [Not Safe For Work Or Sane Persons For That Matter] 3. 4 Tijuana policeman were decapitated this month. Tijuana Drug Cartel decapitated Four Mexican Policemen and desecrated their Corpses. Their bodies were found on the beach [Rosarito Beach] and their heads were found in Tijuana. Rantburgers Bad News; We have a Near Failed State, just to our South. >:( |
| Posted by: RD 2008-06-25 20:30 |
| #8 asshattedness, dammit |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-06-25 19:04 |
| #7 I'm a total fence hardass, but I believe most Mexicans are friendly, law-abiding, hard-working people. It is the sheer economic asshatedness, kleptocracy, and mismanagement that makes Mexico a "fucked-up" neighbor. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-06-25 19:03 |
| #6 I think the typical Mexican wants to be able to stay at home and raise his or her family without all the killing and corruption. Just my take from people I know who live in Mexico. They can't understand our Nanny State rules and regulations for almost anything. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2008-06-25 18:54 |
| #5 I think the typical Mexican on the street wants to go north where such things don't happen, Anonymoose. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-06-25 11:51 |
| #4 I keep saying that Mexico is slowly sliding down the slope. America needs to have a de-integration plan ready. The $64 question is what does the typical Mexican on the street think? The theme of attempted military coups and violent revolutions keep cropping up in their recent movies. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-06-25 11:26 |
| #3 I'd just point out that Mexico doesn't have the legal restraints that US law enforcement does. No bill of rights, no nothing. They could drag all these guys out in the street and shoot them dead on the spot if they really wanted to. The fish rots from the head. |
| Posted by: mojo 2008-06-25 11:06 |
| #2 CJ is off limits to the military at Ft Bliss. Someday in the future, whoever shifted that combat division from Ft Hood to Ft Bliss, for whatever real reason, will look a visionary. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-06-25 09:56 |
| #1 Quagmire! Civil War! |
| Posted by: Spot 2008-06-25 08:20 |