Mexican Drug War
With a new calendar year, and a new president in Mexico (Enrique Pena Nieto took office on December 1st, 2012), Mexico’s abysmal security situation is under analysis. The analysis of murder statistics in Mexico has become a method of analyzing the situation. It’s rather morbid when you think about it, as these statistics represent real […]
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The drug wars continue in Mexico, with over 50,000 killed since 2006. And Mexico, like the U.S., is having a presidential election this year. In the midst of this, there’s news of a surprising Mexican poll showing significant support for U.S. intevention in Mexico. Is that a good idea? For the entire article, click here. […]
Just what were they thinking in the U.S. Justice Department? What were they thinking when they cooked up a scheme to allow thousands more weapons to be smuggled to Mexican drug cartels? And will anybody ever be held accountable for it? It’s not as if there weren’t enough weapons floating around Mexico. There are plenty […]
Of the various drug cartels shooting up Mexico, two have come to dominate the scene. These two are the Sinaloa Cartel and the Zetas. To read the entire article, click here. Article, by Allan Wall, published on the Mexidata.info website, on October 31st, 2011
Not only are drug cartels shooting up Mexico, they’re now north of the border. They are expanding in several states—notably Texas. And it’s been happening under the watch of Texas Governor Rick Perry, who wants to be our president. That’s the same Rick Perry who opposes a fence on the border and brags about giving […]
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The Mexican drug war rages on and the death toll continues to climb. One grisly incident after another proceeds in a gruesome parade of violence and carnage. You think you’ve heard it all, and then you read another outrage. The technological changes that have affected Mexican society also affect the Mexican drug cartel war, as […]