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Gunmen attack governor's convoy, kill guard
AP ^ | February 24, 2009

Posted on 02/24/2009 1:35:31 AM PST by stevie_d_64

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – Gunmen shot at a convoy carrying the governor of a violence-wracked border state, killing one of his bodyguards and wounding two other agents.

The federal Attorney General's Office said Monday it did not appear that Chihuahua Gov. Jose Reyes Baeza was the target of an assassination attempt. State investigators believe the shooting erupted over a traffic altercation between the bodyguards at the back of the convoy and armed men in two other cars, the office said in a statement. It did not provide further details.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Mexico
KEYWORDS: ciudadjuarez; drugwarconsequences; hellinahandbasket; juarez; mexico; thankprohibition; tm

1 posted on 02/24/2009 1:35:31 AM PST by stevie_d_64
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To: stevie_d_64

...not appear...To be the target of an assasination...

Yep, again they must think we’re stupid...

Another example of how this is out of control, and spilling across into our country...


2 posted on 02/24/2009 1:37:08 AM PST by stevie_d_64
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To: stevie_d_64

RIP.


3 posted on 02/24/2009 1:44:20 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: stevie_d_64
"Chihuahua Gov."

Here is a recent photograph of the body guard and the Chihuahua governor.


4 posted on 02/24/2009 2:25:30 AM PST by ETL (ALL the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: stevie_d_64
The headline writer is slipping. They're “Suspected Gunmen”.
5 posted on 02/24/2009 2:37:29 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (The death cult wants death, the Israelis want peace. I, for one, see only one solution.)
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To: stevie_d_64
"José Reyes Baeza Terrazas (Born September 20, 1961) is a Mexican politician and lawyer. In 2004, he was elected Governor of Chihuahua as a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party for the term ending in 2010. Prior to that, he was Chair of Law at the University of Chihuahua in Chihuahua. He then served as mayor (Municipal President) of the city of Chihuahua from 1998 to 2001 and as a congressman in the federal Chamber of Deputies (Congress)."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Reyes_Baeza_Terrazas

6 posted on 02/24/2009 2:51:09 AM PST by ETL (ALL the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: stevie_d_64

Coming Soon To A Theater Near You...


7 posted on 02/24/2009 3:06:00 AM PST by gridlock (BTW, Mods... It might be time to add "Barack" and "Obama" to spellcheck)
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To: ETL

ETL, your FR page is a trove of infi on the Commies in America...good work.


8 posted on 02/24/2009 3:09:53 AM PST by iopscusa (El Vaquero. (SC Lowcountry Cowboy))
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To: iopscusa

Thanks, I appreciate that. :)


9 posted on 02/24/2009 3:11:52 AM PST by ETL (ALL the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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10 posted on 02/24/2009 4:21:42 AM PST by bcsco (Illinois politicians should be read their Miranda rights when sworn in to office...)
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To: ETL

ROFL!!!!!

That about sums it up!


11 posted on 02/24/2009 4:22:36 AM PST by KoRn
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To: stevie_d_64

Even if was not an assassination attempt, it’s not exactly a place where tourists should be, nor a place we should leave our border open to.


12 posted on 02/24/2009 4:53:57 AM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (I want to "Buy American" but the only things for sale made in the USA are politicians)
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To: ETL

Sure are a lot of Chihuahua’s in there...

I thought they were supposed to be these cute little lap dogs that leave little tootsie roll surprises on the floor...


13 posted on 02/24/2009 5:41:12 AM PST by stevie_d_64
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To: KoRn

Yo, qiero Taco Bell???


14 posted on 02/24/2009 5:42:26 AM PST by stevie_d_64
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To: stevie_d_64; 444Flyer

In regard to the violence along the border in Mexico, I’ve come across an interesting site:

I thought this was interesting:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/29/us-mexico-border-violence-security

‘Next month, the Woodrow Wilson Centre’s Mexico institute will recommend that both governments “establish joint or combined bi-national law enforcement units capable of quick response to cartel activity.”

To deal with issues of mistrust, one analyst suggested, the US government will need to allow Mexican federal law enforcement investigators on US soil, albeit in limited roles.

Armand Peschard-Sverdrup, a political consultant, predicted that “joint operations on both sides of the border will be a key decision made by the Obama and Calderon administrations in the months to come. Otherwise, joint operations will be unacceptable for the Mexicans”.

Mexican agents are already being quietly posted in key US agencies, he said. “We’re talking about a trans-national threat that doesn’t stop on the Mexican side,” he added.’

http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=5949&fuseaction=topics.item&news_id=407349

http://www.wilsoncenter.org/news/docs/Rod%20Camp%20Military%20Presentation%20WWC.08.pdf

A few things I learned, possibly you already knew:

1. The Mexican military is subserviant to the police.

2. The Merida initative: Has not passed congress, but discusses giving 1.4 billion in equipment to Mexico.

3. between 17-30,000 ex-military join the cartels, yearly. (didn’t realize the numbers were that high)

4. There are over 320 different gangs in Juarez alone, contracted out by the Cartels.


15 posted on 02/24/2009 6:03:36 AM PST by HollyB
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To: HollyB

Whew, I’m glad they said “bi-national” law enforcement and not “bi-sexual”...

That would have been weird...

All kidding aside...This is just another way to dilute culture, laws and both our soverienty...

Govern by crisis...Rule by subjugation...


16 posted on 02/24/2009 6:21:59 AM PST by stevie_d_64
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To: stevie_d_64

lol, nice to get a laugh in these days. They can be far and few between.


17 posted on 02/24/2009 6:30:59 AM PST by HollyB
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To: ETL

Can you say “bling?” LOL


18 posted on 02/24/2009 7:30:53 AM PST by NRA2BFree
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To: HollyB; stevie_d_64
Thanks for those links Holly. I'm reading and keeping them on file for reference.

The situation in Mexico reminds me of a movie from years ago “Escape from New York”.

Where's Snake Pliskin when you need him.

19 posted on 02/24/2009 8:31:25 AM PST by 444Flyer (Don't beLIEve Obama..................Repent Nimrod!...............)
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To: 444Flyer

I’ll have to watch that one. Haven’t seen it, but will remember that part.

Now, off to work on.... taxes. I wonder if not paying them is qualification for a promotion these days?


20 posted on 02/24/2009 8:38:13 AM PST by HollyB
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