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Tuesday, March 03, 2009

More about Mexico.

Washington Times - EXCLUSIVE: 100,000 foot soldiers in Mexican cartels

This is a good article breaking down the whole cartel crisis in Mexico. It really isn't good there. I understand why people want to come and live in the U.S. very clearly--they live with the threat of a fire-fight on the street every day. Mexicans are living with a daily threat of real terrorism:

A State Department travel advisory last month seemed timed to caution U.S. students contemplating spring breaks south of the border.

"Some recent Mexican army and police confrontations with drug cartels have resembled small-unit combat, with cartels employing automatic weapons and grenades," the advisory said.

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