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The night Chicago died....
American travelers to Mexico should beware of possible violent retaliation for this week's arrest of alleged Zetas drug cartel associates and family members inside the U.S., the U.S. State Department has warned.
Though the warning does not specify which "Transnational Criminal Organization" might engage in "anti-American" violence, on Tuesday federal authorities arrested seven alleged associates of the powerful Zetas drug cartel in New Mexico and Oklahoma for allegedly laundering millions in drug profits through breeding and racing quarterhorses in the U.S. Those arrested included Jose Trevino Morales, the brother of Zetas leaders Miguel Angel and Oscar Omar Trevino Morales, who were also indicted but remain at large in Mexico.
I can see the similarities of coercion and intimidation. Chicago was a battleground no matter how it was romanticized. It was flushed to a point. My question today is. Are we ready to do it again in this world of politicaly correct and individual rights smothering justice?
Is this the beginning of a new kind of war?
Will it have long tentacles?
I feel as though things have changed.
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dismembered bodies soon to appear on the pages of blog del narco.
any American who is in mexico voluntarily is out of their fucking mind anyway.
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Colombia has turned the Mexicans back and has a tough stance. The only way to go is north where the living is easy. I can see Mexico ( A really cool place) turning into a haven for terrorists. These guys are in it for the money though. I'm glad I don't live in a border town.
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I don't know if this is a new kind of war or Chicago revisited. I hope not, Maggot.
On a related topic, I am troubled about the US government's arming some of the Mexican Cartel thugs trough the botched Fast & Furious sting. Yesterday I read about another push at a Senate meeting for AG Holder's resignation. He's declining (and backed by Obama) and claiming it's rightwing politics and nothing more. But, he's also still refusing to turn over the subpoened documents and claiming that the House panel won't negotiate and deal with him on this possible "constitutional crisis".
Makes me nervous when we've got all this shit going on in Mexico and this investigation is moving so slowly. I'm no conspiracy theorist, but something seems wrong here and it would be comforting to know that the US government representatives (including Congress) addressing the Mexican Cartel problem are somewhere near being on the same fuckin' page and have a cohesive plan to minimize the risk of this becoming what you fear in the OP. JMO...
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Those cartel members were arrested 30 miles from where I live.
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(06-14-2012, 02:54 AM)IMaDick Wrote: Those cartel members were arrested 30 miles from where I live.
WTF?
Were they on their way to your place for some seasonal work?
Or was it ONE guy after you? Kinda like Javier Bardem stalking Tommy Lee Jones (YOU) in 'No Country For Old Men'.
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(06-14-2012, 02:54 AM)IMaDick Wrote: Those cartel members were arrested 30 miles from where I live.
Holy Christ! That's too damn close for comfort.
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Sounds like an estate auction!
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Is there any hope for Chicago?
Jesus, over the long 4th of July weekend, 82 people were shot in Chicago alone.
16 people have died from their gunshot wounds (that number could increase).
Chicago has some of the toughest gun control laws in the country, but gun violence (and violence in general) remains a major problem, even with a lot of extra LE foot patrol on the streets.
Ross Rice, a security consultant for CBS Chicago, told the station the violence over the weekend speaks to a larger problem.
"I think it is representative of the gang, drug, gun violence problem that still persists in Chicago," Rice said. "It's not a law enforcement problem solely. There's not going to be a law enforcement solution to this. You can't arrest your way out of gang violence."
Sorry state of affairs.
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What a shithole.
The south side that is.
I love it by the lake and the northside.
Literally two separate worlds.
Edit: my all-time favorite Minnesota Twin, Kirby Puckett, somehow escaped the projects of Chicago's South Side.
He then became rich and famous, a Hall Of Famer, and turned into a pig. Died way to young.
