Posted on 06/08/2010 5:48:08 AM PDT by raptor22
Mexico’s drug war is still raging, with over 22,000 people having been killed since 2006. Now, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, often referred to as the FARC, are teaming up with the drug lords. The Marxist terrorist group’s ties to Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and other organizations make the conflict to the south a major threat to the United States.
The violence in Mexico is severe. In the first two days of May, 25 people were killed in Chihuahua, with several of the murders happening in Ciudad Juarez. As the month of May began, 62 people had been killed in the city over the previous week, bringing the total to 850 lives lost in that city alone in 2010. Last year, the Joint Forces Command warned that Mexico and Pakistan were the two countries most at risk of “rapid and sudden collapse.” There have been arrests of high-profile drug lords, but the violence and corruption continues.
The latest arrest of Mario Ernesto Villanueva Madrid revealed how deeply he had corrupted Mexican law enforcement. Documents captured after his arrest found that he was bribing those commanding the police and soldiers searching him, which explains how he was able to avoid capture for 11 years. The New York Times described Madrid as running “a sophisticated counterintelligence operation.” The drug lords are growing bolder, and instead of opening fire when they are pursued, they are now on the offensive. They are directly attacking the police, soldiers, and those serving the government.
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How long before the ACLU offers pro bono support for Madrid?
The thugs are also killing off the tourist trade, which brings in billions, I’m sure. We are at least 20 years late in walling off this sh!thole to the south.
Now what was that about the Clintons and FARC?
They have avoided the tourist location so far. I think it is because the drug trafficking organizations own all those resorts.
That’s a great point, I didn’t think of that. I hope so, because I really do like the beaches there, especially at Riviera Maya (Playa Del Carmen).
I think I’ll go to AZ and spend some money though, at least for now.
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