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Mass graves in Mexico reveal new levels of savagery
The Washington Post ^ | April 24 | Nick Miroff and William Booth

Posted on 04/25/2011 8:59:12 AM PDT by BBell

SAN FERNANDO, Mexico — At the largest mass grave site ever found in Mexico, where 177 bodies have been pulled from deep pits, authorities say they have recovered few bullet casings and little evidence that the dead were killed with a gun.

Instead, most died of blunt force trauma to the head, and a sledgehammer found at the crime scene this month is believed to have been used in the executions, according to Mexican investigators and state officials. The search continued Sunday, with state officials warning they expect the count to rise.

They say as many as 122 of the victims were passengers dragged off buses at drug cartel roadblocks on the major highway to the United States.

The mass killings of civilians at isolated ranches 90 minutes south of the Texas border mark a new level of barbarity in Mexico’s four-year U.S.-backed drug war.

As forensic teams and Mexican marines dig through deeper and darker layers here, the buried secrets in San Fernando are challenging President Felipe Calderon’s assertions that his government is winning the war and is in control of Mexico’s cities and roads.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Mexico
KEYWORDS: drugcartels; gangs; mexico; warondrugs
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Just when I thought it could not get any worse.
1 posted on 04/25/2011 8:59:18 AM PDT by BBell
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Any American who travels to Mexico to vacation is insane.


2 posted on 04/25/2011 9:01:09 AM PDT by Inyo-Mono (My greatest fear is that when I'm gone my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them)
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To: BBell

In San Fernando a local farmers son was kidnapped and 10,000 demanded. When the farmer could only afford 5,000 half of his son was sent to him.


3 posted on 04/25/2011 9:01:44 AM PDT by BBell
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It's my understanding that La Cosa Nostra has usually frowned upon violence against innocent civilians. They will go after rivals, and occasionally the police or prosecutors, but they usually leave bystanders alone.

This means that these thugs are worse than the Mafia.

4 posted on 04/25/2011 9:02:12 AM PDT by Lysandru
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To: Inyo-Mono

My sister and brother in law are in Cancun right now. My sister said they will not leave the resort area at all.


5 posted on 04/25/2011 9:03:31 AM PDT by BBell
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Bring our troops home from Afghanistan and let’s take over Mexico.

Because if the situation there continues to deteriorate, that trickle of people crossing the border will become a flood.


6 posted on 04/25/2011 9:03:36 AM PDT by dfwgator
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"They say as many as 122 of the victims
were passengers dragged off buses
at drug cartel roadblocks on the major highway
to the United States."

The undocumented Imam Obama:
"Hey, let's leave the border open.
Let's give THEM weapons and take weapons from OUR border patrol.
Heck, let's just give them entry to all our roads."

7 posted on 04/25/2011 9:04:35 AM PDT by Diogenesis ( Vi veri veniversum vivus vici)
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To: Lysandru

From the article it sounds like they are just a bunch of sadistic gangs of robbers.


8 posted on 04/25/2011 9:05:07 AM PDT by BBell
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My sister and brother in law are in Cancun right now. My sister said they will not leave the resort area at all. A colleague/friend is there too this week. I hope she doesn't leave the resort area also.
9 posted on 04/25/2011 9:08:27 AM PDT by sionnsar (IranAzadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5:SONY|http://pure-gas.org|Must be a day for changing taglines)
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Those who attempt definition of levels of savagery have no understanding of nature or humanity.

Savagery in nature can not be contained. Savagery within humanity prospers while those outraged enlightened souls try and figure out the situation.

10 posted on 04/25/2011 9:08:48 AM PDT by mmercier
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Drug lord gangs are throwbacks to the 15th century Aztec practice of human sacrifice.

It isn't just the brutality and the number of victims, it is the sadistic methods employed for maximum effect on their enemies.

11 posted on 04/25/2011 9:09:07 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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They might want to skip the Subway restaurant at the airport unless they want to do the Aztec Two-step.


12 posted on 04/25/2011 9:10:02 AM PDT by tumblindice
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To: BBell

And the 800 pound gorilla in the room continues to laugh...

The drug gangs’ power comes from the barrel of the gun

Which is held by a thug

Who is paid for in dollars,

And the dollars come from where?

And the dollars come from what?

Yet not so much as a PEEP about trying to get people to stop using illegal drugs in this country!

Wonder why?


13 posted on 04/25/2011 9:10:29 AM PDT by I cannot think of a name
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And they are bringing their disease into this country on a daily basis.

That is one of the biggest burrs I have under my saddle with the illegals. They live in a violent, third world, drug and gang infested country. They then come to our country under the cover of darkness, and bring their infectious disease with them. One need only look at the cites with the highest number of illegals, LA to name just one, to see how their disease is rampant and how it is killing us.


14 posted on 04/25/2011 9:10:46 AM PDT by NWFLConservative (Game On.......Fight Like a Girl!!...............Saracuda in 2012)
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177 bodies have been pulled from deep pits

Ugh, how do you get that job?

15 posted on 04/25/2011 9:12:05 AM PDT by corkoman (Steadfast and Loyal)
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To: Vigilanteman
Drug lord gangs are throwbacks to the 15th century Aztec practice of human sacrifice. It isn't just the brutality and the number of victims, it is the sadistic methods employed for maximum effect on their enemies.

Here you go Santa Muerte Death Cult

The flaccid Catholic Church in Mexico much like they did in the 1930's and 1940's in Europe sits by as genocide happens. As long as cartels throw a little money the churches way, the churches remain silent and complicit. The drug cartel worship in these cults and Blood and Gore is payment for their good fortunes.

16 posted on 04/25/2011 9:19:33 AM PDT by pburgh01
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At least 177 corpses have been recovered in the last few weeks, most of them, officials now say, passengers snatched from interstate buses, tortured and slaughtered. Women were raped before being killed, and some victims were burned alive, according to accounts from survivors who eventually overcame their fears and came forward.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-mexico-mass-graves-20110425,0,3171055.story

17 posted on 04/25/2011 9:20:45 AM PDT by Errant
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And until a real war on the cartels and ALL their operatives (including those in US agencies) is undertaken and these vermin are exterminated as the deadly disease they are, we will continue to have these ‘acceptable losses’ ... the democrat party is a criminal enterprise. They will do anything necessary to protect their allies in crime at any level and in any nation.


18 posted on 04/25/2011 9:23:35 AM PDT by MHGinTN (Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
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To: Inyo-Mono
Any American who travels to Mexico to vacation is insane.

Any Mexican in the U.S. who travels to Mexico on vacation is also insane. The northern part of the country is basically a vast killing zone.
19 posted on 04/25/2011 9:26:05 AM PDT by Deo volente (God willing, America will survive this Obamination.)
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To: BBell

We have a war on our doorstep and our troops in Afghanistan.


20 posted on 04/25/2011 9:28:34 AM PDT by Venturer
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