Three Mexican men who were wanted for the murder of an American teenager have turned themselves in at an Arizona border crossing point, Reuters reports.
U.S. officers tell Reuters that Orel Vasquez, 20, Christian Vasquez, 26, and Juan Leon, 29, turned themselves in Saturday for the 2009 murder of 15-year-old Brenda Arenas of Tucson.
Arenas was shot in the head during a botched carjacking and died in her mother's arms.
The U.S. Customs and Borders Protection agency took the three into custody. All three men were in the U.S. illegally.
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So when will they arrest Janet Napolitano as an accessory?
I am serious - she is the one suing Arizona for doing *her* frigging job.
#4
Recall the opening scene from the Godfather, at the wedding where the mortician asks for justice he didn't receive from the 'system'. When government abdicates its responsibilities and powers, people will seek redress through other means. The 'system' will howl, not because of 'justice' though that will be on their lips, but because it fears the loss of its power and position.
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Did the miscreants surrender on the American side or the Mexican side? It seems to me that little point ought to matter. I assume the final sentence above refers to their illegality at the time of the murder.
#2
Malthus was right except for one thing, the impact of technology. Technology makes the world's capacity to support an ever larger population possible and has been for the last 200 years.
The obvious is that the Arab world contributes nothing to world's technological progress, and merely free-rides with it's ever increasing population.
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Malthus discovered a very limited case, appropriate solely for pre-contraceptive societies which rely on youth labor. Now there are other cases which produce other catastrophic effects based on unsustainable welfare, but that has nothing to do with the simple algorithm Malthus thought had societies bound in irons.
This is, like all modern famines and food price shocks, political, not predestined.
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This is, like all modern famines and food price shocks, political, not predestined.
This. I had instructors in college 15 years ago who said that the last famine that wasn't caused and or excaerbated by politics happened in the mid 19th century.
Mike
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Anybody care to ask the Muslim Brotherhood how they propose to increase grain production in Egypt?
#9
Toll the trade routes. That and raiding has been the business model from Marco Polo to the modern age where oil came into demand. Self reliance is security.
#10
Is it really about food [as though loads of the stuff will magically appear shortly afterward] or is food just the trigger of the widespread discontent with the incompetent, corrupt, and obviously stupid ruling castes around the globe.
Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.
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I'd say that is a chicken and egg arguement. I would; but then I would have to pay $1 to the EPA for mentioning chickens which put coarse particulates (dirt) into the air then pay $1 to mention egg which at the moment is on the DHHS naughty food list.
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Have to agree, phil_b. There are many reasons for the present revolutions but the major one is the cost of food. Economics as Hayak states is simply a tautology. For example another way of saying that the price of gold has gone through the roof is to say the dollar has gone through the floor. Gold has held parity with many currencies e.g. the Swiss Franc.
Richard Cantillon, the Irish founder of modern economics say that wealth in itself is nothing but the food, conveniences, and pleasures of life.
In other words the amount you are forced to spend on food defines if you are wealthy(as in the western world) or poor (as in the Third world)
Egypt is the worlds largest importer of grain. The price of this grain depends on their currency which they along with most other currencies, including China, have decided to tie to a falling dollar, courtesy of The Bernank.
We now have a perfect storm which is causing an increase in food prices, as pointed out by Ambrose in the article.
An inflationary policy which was designed by the Fed to force China to increase the value of the Yuan, has had the unintended consequences we are now seeing in the Middle East.
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You also have to figure young men who are chronically unemployed, cannot get women, and have no prospects to better themselves. Same thing in Saudi. Perfect labor pool for dissidents and jihadis. And what about the Nile delta for growing food? They have the water of the Nile, why cannot they grow some sun loving grains there? Hell with the heat, they could make popcorn right on the stalk.
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Don't fergit also WATER.
* e.g. PEOPLES DAILY FORUM > MILLIONS IN CHINA FACE WATER SHORTAGE,
versus
SAME > THE GREAT WALL OF POVERTY DIVIDING CHINA.
Academia teaches that, in part, GENGHIS KHAN + DESCENDANTS attacked CHINA + MidEast + ultimately Europe in order to procure NEW GRAZING LANDS FOR MONGOLIAN HORSE, ANIMAL HERDS.
GOOD "GREEN-ISM" = GOOD INVASION/MIL POLICY???
[1960's "MYSTERIOUS ISLAND" Movie = CAPT. NEMO'S GIANT CREATURES here].
GIANT-SIZED OWG FOOD CROPS = FOOT-LONG-SIZED-ARE-THEIR-YOUNG-UNS GIANT INSECTS = BUG-ZILLAS, CORRECT, ala GLOBAL WARMING.
["2525" SONG + "10,000 BC" Movie = 10,000 AD here]. BACK-TO-THE-FUTURE of POST-OWG? = SPACE OWG MAN BEING TASTY PREY TO THE GIANT -ZILLAS HE HIMSELF CREATED TO HELP FEED HIMSELF.
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Malthus was right
Bright Pebbles, I think Malthus greatest claim to fame was his influence on Darwin.
As I recall, Egypt was called the granary of the Roman empire
trailing wife, it used to be, but it did not have 80 million nor was it muslim. This article from 4 months ago gives you some idea of the current situation.
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As I understand the dam, important for a number of reasons, actually decreased farming ability of Egypt. The flood waters would fertilize and moisturize the farmland.
Then farmers found they could actually make money in cotton over foodstuff, so they went into that market.
Farming takes a certain level of security. Produce takes a long time to develop during which the ground cannot be disturbed (other than farm maintenance), is worthless if harvested early (or late but with instability early is the problem), and if self sustaining enough produce must be saved for next season's planting, and that seed must be secured. Not sure how much of the Nile and/or Delta this applies to.
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PEOPLES DAILY FORUM > LONE ANALYST [Barrie Wilkinson] WARNS OF 2015 BANK CRISIS [Global] AMIDST DAVOS UPBEAT.
ARTIC = World has only given lip service to initiating the reforms needed to prevent or deter another major crisis - iff one does occur, the World may not be able to stabilize the System this time as what $$& it had went towards feel-good minor remedies that accomplished little-or-nothing of substance.
* ION CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > LOOKS LIKE A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF SAUDI YOUTHS [young adults] HAVE THE JOB SKILLS OF HAMBURGER FLIPPERS | SAUDI YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT EXCEEDS 40.0 PERCENT.
ARTIC = ...
> Approximatley 1/2 of KSA's population of 28.3Milyuhn is AGED 20-24 YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER, wid 40.0 PERCENT aged 15 years-old or younger.
> FOREIGN WORKERS comprise 1/3 = 8-10Milyuhn of the KSA's 28.3Milyuhn population.
> THE SAUDI ROYAL GOVT. IS THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST SINGLE EMPLOYER; WID FOREIGN WORKERS, NOT LOCALS, COMPRISING THE MAJORITY OF THE SAUDI PRIVATE SECTOR.
* SAME > FATE OF SUEZ CANAL UNSETTLES GLOBAL MARKETS | [NYT] FATE OF SUEZ CANAL ON MINDS OF WALL STREET + EUROPE AS EGYPT GOES BALLISTIC.
[The Nation (Nairobi)] The African Union has retreated from its earlier position on a possible military intervention in Cote d'Ivoire if the incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo does not hand over to Alassane Ouattara, the internationally recognised winner of the elections last November.
Gee, that's a surprise.
Someone intelligent in the AU back-office finally figured out the force projection and logistics, and came to the same answer we came to a week ago...
The AU had initially asked Mr Gbagbo to step down or face the threat of legitimate removal including through a military option.
But on Saturday, Prime Minister Raila Odinga, the AU mediator in the Cote d'Ivoire crisis, said they would now pursue a negotiated settlement instead.
"The declared AU and ECOWAS positions are not about the use of force. Both organisations are committed to a peaceful resolution of the crisis firstly on principle and secondly because a negotiated settlement is the best way to lay the foundation for an inclusive and stable Ivorian nation after years of conflict," Mr Odinga said.
Since Mr Odinga was appointed to mediate in the political standoff in Cote d'Ivoire, little obvious headway has been made to resolve the crisis.
Mr Odinga said the two leaders must now meet face-to-face and negotiate a peaceful settlement.
"Every day lost in moving forward towards a peaceful resolution of the crisis makes more imminent the spectre of further threats to peace and security in Ivory Coast and the region. That in turn would create continent-wide divisions," Mr Odinga said.
He, however, added that Africa must stand ready to deploy other measures if a settlement cannot be agreed through negotiations.
"Our efforts are not about imposing democracy or free and fair elections. They are about avoiding a much greater disaster," Mr Odinga said.
Earlier this week, Ugandan President Museveni commented on the Ivorian crisis, suggesting instead that the AU sets up an ad hoc committee to find out how the conduct and results of the vote have generated a difference of opinion.
"There is a need for a serious approach that involves investigating the (electoral) process, including registration of voters and who voted," presidential front man Tamale Mirundi said, quoting Mr Museveni.
"There should be investigations, not just declaring who has won. No, no, no!"
The West African country held a presidential rerun vote on November 28 in which the international community says Mr Ouattara defeated Mr Gbagbo.The UN, the AU and other international bodies have since asked Mr Gbagbo to peacefully hand over power to his rival.
But Mr Odinga described the political standoff in Ivory Coast as an African crisis for which only Africa can find a durable solution.
"It is, therefore, vital that we in the AU lead the way in immediately mobilising national, regional and international action to find a peaceful end to the crisis on the basis of resolutions already adopted by the AU and Ecowas," said Mr Odinga.
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[The Nation (Nairobi)] African leaders will make a fresh bid to resolve the Ivory Coast crisis and respond to the latest political uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt at a two-day summit starting Sunday.
Pre-summit meetings at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa made a new proposal to task five heads of state to reach a deal to end the two-month leadership wrangle between Ivorian strongman Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Ouattara, recognised as winner of their disputed November polls.
The panel will aim to help Ouattara "exercise power" through a negotiated deal, AU Commission chief Jean Ping said on the eve of the summit.
"There was a reaffirmation of the decision to recognise Ouattara as the president-elect," he told news hounds.
The AU mediator to the crisis, Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, urged the summit to send a "strong and unequivocal message that the two parties must negotiate face-to-face."
The AU's efforts to end the Ivorian crisis and respond to the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt come as it is poised to appoint as its chairman Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema who himself came to power through a coup in 1979.
The AU has yet to react to the popular revolt in Tunisia where weeks of protests ended the 23-year-old rule of president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
On Saturday the bloc said it was "concerned" by the political unrest in Egypt which has claimed over 100 lives in five days.
"Egypt is going through a situation which we need to observe. It is a worrying situation," Ping told news hounds Saturday.
"After what happened in Tunisia, we are observing the events elsewhere and we are concerned," he added.
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[Pak Daily Times] At least one person was killed and several injured in northern Venezuela early Sunday when a series of powerful kabooms shook an arms and munitions depot, officials said. "Hey, Manuel! You want one o' these Cuban stogies?"
"Sure, compaƱero! Let's duck in here to smoke 'em, where we won't be seen!"
The arsenal is located in the city of Maracay, in Aragua state. All residents living within five kilometres (3.1 miles) of the munitions dump, about 10,000 people, were evacuated, state governor Rafael Isea said.
"All government agencies, civil protection services, and fire departments are currently working in the area," said Interior Minister Tareck El Aissami, appearing on national television. "The situation has not yet been brought under control."
Defence Minister Carlos Mata Figueroa said the arsenal was first jolted by a large kaboom, which had triggered a chain of smaller blasts that were continuing, with munitions kabooms preventing emergency equipment and personnel from reaching the facility.
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Hmm. How DO you fight a munitions dump fire.
I would opt for time and distance myself.
Ammo ships are named for volcanoes for a reason.
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James,
Do you suppose that the wienies at the CIA came out from under their desks and actually did something positive about Chavez? Or is this really a terrible accident (that we will be blamed for even though we didn't have the cajones to do it)
Karl,
I'm afraid to say this but the CIA is currently a bunch of bed wetting computer geeks hiding under their desks.
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Translation of commentary:
"hey, the armory's on fire! Let's get closer BOOM! runrunrunrunrun"
I make them about 4400 feet away from the big explosion.
A producer of a documentary alleging conspiracy theories behind the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has been arrested on drug charges in upstate New York.
Oneonta police tell the Daily Star of Oneonta that 27-year-old Korey Rowe and a 19-year-old Bronx man were arrested after selling packets of heroin to an undercover officer. I guess their film royalties ran out.
[Straits Times] A SENIOR Malaysian opposition politician conceded on Sunday the country's ruling coalition had won a 'comfortable victory' in a by-election, amid speculation of snap polls this year.
The vote was called in the semi-rural Tenang constituency in southern Johor state after the death of a state assemblyman from the United Malays National Organisation (Umno), the dominant party in the Barisan Nasional coalition.
'The initial results showed that the ruling coalition has secured a comfortable victory,' Mahfuz Omar, vice-president of the conservative Islamic Party (PAS), part of the opposition alliance, told AFP.
'We lost because Johor state and Tenang constituency are Barisan's stronghold. We were not able to win over the Malay and Chinese voters,' he said.
Analysts have said that a convincing victory would indicate support for Prime Minister Najib Razak remains intact in Umno's heartland, potentially spurring the ruling coalition to call national polls this year after the opposition made unprecedented gains in elections in 2008.
The Election Commission said turnout among the 14,753 voters at the byelection was 71.8 per cent.
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[Pak Daily Times] Iranian courts on Sunday sentenced two people to death for running porn sites, prosecutor general Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi said, quoted on the Islamic republic's official IRNA news agency. "Two administrators of porn sites have been sentenced to death in two different court branches and the verdicts have been sent to the supreme court for confirmation," Dolatabadi said, without naming the two convicts. Last December, Canada expressed concern over the reported death sentence handed down to an Iranian-born Canadian resident for allegedly designing an adult website. The Netherlands froze contacts with Tehran after Saturday's hanging of an Iranian-Dutch woman for drug smuggling, having initially been jugged for taking part in anti-government protests. Iran, China, Soddy Arabia and US have the highest numbers of executions each year. Adultery, murder, drug trafficking and other major crimes are all punishable by death in the Islamic republic.
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This is a kinda interesting note - successfully sued to prevent overflys of their "olive farm" that has 24 ft high walls 4 ft thick with manned guard towers near Indio, California. Curious if anybody has more info on JCM Farming; they're too blatant to be overtly criminal IMHO so they must have some sort of sanction going on - any clue whose?
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
A producer of a documentary alleging conspiracy theories behind the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has been arrested on drug charges in upstate New York.
