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Mexican interior minister killed in crash
CNN ^ | Nov 11,2011

Posted on 11/11/2011 10:42:31 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie

Just reported Mexico's Interior Minister dead in Helicopter crash. (Can anyone say missing Libyan ground to air missle)

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


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: borderwars; drugcartels; mexico
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1 posted on 11/11/2011 10:42:33 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

Helicopters do crash. Do you have any other reason to connect this to Middle Eastern n’er-do-wells?


2 posted on 11/11/2011 10:46:52 AM PST by ElkGroveDan (My tagline is in the shop.)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

If the diaper-heads are going to make trouble for the rest of the world I hope they start now (before the elections)


3 posted on 11/11/2011 10:47:43 AM PST by Mr. K (Physically unable to proofreed <--- oops, see?)
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To: Mr. K
With the new influx of Gaddafi’s hi-tech weaponry, look for more trouble. And these thuggish mooselimbs can smuggle anything into any country. All queereda has a shipping firm at their disposal don’tchaknow.
4 posted on 11/11/2011 10:50:04 AM PST 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: ImJustAnotherOkie

Wow. Mexican Interior Ministers should travel on the ground from now on!


5 posted on 11/11/2011 10:50:47 AM PST by thesharkboy
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

Uh-oh. I wonder if it was shot down - so far no more info.


6 posted on 11/11/2011 10:52:56 AM PST by livius
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They aren’t diapers, they are sheets.


7 posted on 11/11/2011 10:54:07 AM PST by Dan(9698)
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To: Dan(9698)
No, that is insensitive!

Those are little towels, and many of them sport some rather natty patterns!

Hater.

8 posted on 11/11/2011 11:02:24 AM PST by NakedRampage (Puttin' the "stud" in Bible study)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

Did he live in the US?


9 posted on 11/11/2011 11:03:42 AM PST by Niteranger68 (When voting, if you are not willing to work in the kitchen, order from the menu.)
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To: Mr. K; Dan(9698)
If the diaper-heads are going to make trouble for the rest of the world I hope they start now (before the elections)

They aren’t diapers, they are sheets.

You're both half right. The most appropriate appellation for our friends is ... sheet heads!

10 posted on 11/11/2011 11:03:45 AM PST by Zakeet (If Obama had half a brain, his butt would be lopsided)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie
additional link Reuters

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... Mexican Interior Minister Francisco Blake was killed in a helicopter crash on Friday, a blow to the government as it fights powerful drug cartels.

Television images showed the scattered wreckage of the helicopter on a hillside south of the capital, and the government confirmed that Blake and all others on board were killed. It did not say what caused the crash.

11 posted on 11/11/2011 11:04:17 AM PST by opentalk
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To: ElkGroveDan

8 onboard, no survivors.

He was the head of Mexican internal political affairs and security.

no details re: cause of crash at this point.


12 posted on 11/11/2011 11:04:49 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
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To: NormsRevenge
He was the head of Mexican internal political affairs and security.

Sounds like he'd be a #1 target. I wonder when details will come out.

13 posted on 11/11/2011 11:07:02 AM PST by livius
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To: opentalk

“Scattered wreckage”. When a chopper loses power the pilot can try to gyro down. Unless this guys an idiot and slammed into the hillside this looks like a take down.


14 posted on 11/11/2011 11:07:15 AM PST by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

I wonder if it got popped by the Eric Holder Fitty-Cal...


15 posted on 11/11/2011 11:07:28 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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"I wonder if it got popped by the Eric Holder Fitty-Cal..."

OMG, just imagine the firestorm if that happened...

16 posted on 11/11/2011 11:11:33 AM PST by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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To: Mr. K
"If the diaper-heads are going to make trouble for the rest of the world I hope they start now (before the elections)"

I hope it doesn't happen to any greater extent than it already has... But if they are going to crank things up from where they currently stand, I would hope that it would be after the elections take place. I'm sure Obama would just love to exerecise his power under the unconstitutional (but non-the-less, existent) Presidential Directive 51/Homeland Security Directive 29. He could decide that elections would disrupt the ability of government to address the problems created by an increase in attacks, and thus declare himself president until the threat or emergency no longer existed.

Although he was better than the two alternatives we were given, Bush did a lot of things I hated, PD51/HSD29 being one of the top 3...

17 posted on 11/11/2011 11:12:57 AM PST by Raven6
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To: ElkGroveDan

“Helicopters do crash.”

Helicopters shouldn’t fly to start.


18 posted on 11/11/2011 11:14:21 AM PST by greatvikingone
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To: Tijeras_Slim

It says “Scattered wreckage”.

Now does that mean an explosion was implied?

Eric Holder’s 50 cal. ?? Yes, that is also possible assuming it hit something in the engine or drive system, causing fragmentation.

Wonder how long it will take the MX to determine that?


19 posted on 11/11/2011 11:15:07 AM PST by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie
He is the second Mexican interior minister in Calderon's presidency to be killed in an aviation accident.

On November 4 2008, Juan Camilo Mourino and several other people died when their small plane crashed next to a major Mexico City boulevard during rush hour.

20 posted on 11/11/2011 11:20:57 AM PST by CedarDave
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