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2010-03-16 Home Front: WoT

FBI, DEA join probe of slayings near Mexican border

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Posted by Steve White 2010-03-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 Story not yet elevated to WoT status,

Not WoT but FSA: Failing State Alert. Lot of that about, and most of it unrelated to Islam. But nearly all of it related to the increasing criminalization of so many of the non-western world's regimes. Off the top of me head, here's a short list of bandit regimes where
-- the government doesn't govern
-- rule of law is sporadic at best
-- the state has been effectively criminalized
-- to the extent the nation has advanced scientific-technical capabilities, it is a sieve for international WMD traffickers like AQ Khan's network

Top of the list is GazPutin's criminalized Russian regime, followed closely by the Ukrainians, Byelorussians, and Kazakhs. The mullahs in Iran lack the Russians' flair for theft-- millions, not billions-- but the pattern's the same: steal, bully, torment and cause mayhem. In the next tier are the Indonesians, Filipinos, Indians and the more chaotic latins, esp the Argentines and of course the Cubans and Venezuelans. And then there's nearly all of Africa and the middle east.

Chaos rules. Cry havoc, etc

Posted by lex 2010-03-16 00:44|| 2010-03-16 00:44|| Front Page Top

#2 ..you missed Detroit on your list.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-03-16 08:19|| 2010-03-16 08:19|| Front Page Top

#3 I listened to Juan Williams on Fox. Williams is a liberal Democrat who was in Mexico City in the last week. He said this is being under-reported. He said that all of Mexico is a war zone and anywhere you might be you might get caught in a cross-fire. The mayor of Juarez goes over to El Paso to sleep every night because he fears for his safety. I don't see this getting any better without strong leadership on both sides of the border. Basically war has to be declared on the drug gangs and they need to be eradicated.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-03-16 11:32|| 2010-03-16 11:32|| Front Page Top

#4 Even PBS did a half extensive segment on it...didn't get into history or extent but did mention it is bad.

Posted by swksvolFF 2010-03-16 12:16|| 2010-03-16 12:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Not WoT but FSA: Failing State Alert. Lot of that about, and most of it unrelated to Islam. But nearly all of it related to the increasing criminalization of so many of the non-western world's regimes.

You mean like the US?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-03-16 12:47|| 2010-03-16 12:47|| Front Page Top

#6 Where's Black Jack Pershing when you need him?

Posted by mojo 2010-03-16 13:11|| 2010-03-16 13:11|| Front Page Top

#7 You mean like the US?

Not even close.

Posted by Pappy 2010-03-16 21:43|| 2010-03-16 21:43|| Front Page Top

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