Tag Archives: Mexico

John J.  Xenakis

21-Jan-12 World View: France May Withdraw Early From Afghanistan After Soldiers’ Deaths

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Los Zetas cartel the most powerful in Mexico Cuba makes plan to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico U.S. seeks Russia’s explanation on Syria-bound weapons ship Thailand recognizes a Palestinian state Another nail-biting weekend as Greece bailout talks hit snag The Baltic Dry Index may be crashing France may withdraw early from Afghanistan after [...]
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Niccolo Machiavelli

Romney: America’s First Hispanic President?!

From Foreign Policy: He might look and sound like an Anglo-American, but Mitt Romney could make a real run at being the first Latino president. And it wouldn’t be just in the sense that Toni Morrison called Bill Clinton the “first black president” or Latinos and even Muslims hoped Texas Gov. George W. Bush, apparently sympathetic to [...]
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Sun Tzu

Mexican Cartels Thwart Law Enforcement with Private National Radio System

MEXICO CITY (AP) — When convoys of soldiers or federal police move through the scrubland of northern Mexico, the Zetas drug cartel knows they are coming. The alert goes out from a taxi driver or a street vendor, equipped with a high-end handheld radio and paid to [...]
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Michael Yon

With Afghanistan and Iraq Slowing Down, Time to Cover Mexico?

A groundswell continues within the Dustoff community to have Red Crosses removed from MEDEVAC helicopters in Afghanistan.  There is much behind the scenes work on this.  We’ve also set up a private forum to exchange information and ideas.  Numerous encouraging messages have come from loved ones of troops who have fallen in [...]
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Peter Schweizer

Mexico’s Next President? US Needs to Stop Militarizing the Border and Start Providing Development Aid

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the former Mayor of Mexico City, has been on a global tour of sorts over the past month.  He started in Chicago (the speech is available on video here), went to Washington, D.C. and then headed to Spain.  He’s touting what is called the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), a progressive grassroots [...]
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John J.  Xenakis

8-Oct-11 World View — Paramilitaries May Be Joining Drug Wars In Mexico

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Alan Greenspan: All econometric models have failed * Italy and Spain debt downgraded, Belgium is next * Paramilitaries may be joining drug wars in Mexico * Karzai: Taliban can’t move a finger without Pakistan * Israeli Security: Violence by Jewish settlers and activists is growing Alan Greenspan: All econometric models have failed Alan Greenspan and [...]
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Ben   Barrack

Operation Fast And Furious And The Lone Wolf Landmark

At various points along the path of US history, events take place that are so seared into our collective consciousness that landmarks become vivid, visual representations of their legacies. Two examples include the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, and the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C. When visiting these places, those who remember the events re-live them; [...]
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John J.  Xenakis

2-Oct-11 World View — Al-Awlaki Killing Solidifies Obama Strategy On Targeting Terrorists

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Nato captures Haji Mali Khan, senior Haqqani network commander in Afghanistan * Afghan leader Karzai gives up talking to the Taliban * Al-Awlaki killing solidifies Obama strategy on targeting terrorists * U.S. warns of revenge attacks for killing of al-Awlaki * World stocks post the worst quarter in years * Iran criticizes Palestinians’ U.N. [...]
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Sun Tzu

Mexican Drug Gang Dumps 35 Bodies On Roadway

From the Associated Press: Suspected drug traffickers dumped 35 bodies at rush hour beneath a busy overpass in the heart of a major Gulf coast city as gunmen pointed weapons at frightened drivers. Mexican authorities said Wednesday they are examining surveillance video for clues to who committed the crime. Horrified motorists grabbed cell phones and sent Twitter messages [...]
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Michael Angley

Fast and Furious? More Like ‘Dumb and Dumberer’

Operation Fast and Furious is an outrage – frankly, it’s a criminal act. While it is important for Congressman Darrell Issa and Senator Chuck Grassley to continue their F&F investigations, perhaps it’s time for a Special Prosecutor to be appointed. Someone has blood on his hands, and it’s time to turn up the spigot. With the full force of a criminal probe, we need to ensure real justice prevails and that those who knew about and approved of this murderous criminal enterprise are made to account for their actions.
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