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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Child sex ring uncovered in Dbn











24/03/2009 09:48 - (SA)


Sharlene Packree


Durban - Top Durban businessmen have been linked to a child prostitution syndicate, after a newly formed provincial task team launched investigations into the city's child sex trade.

Month-long investigations by the task team, which is made up of organised crime unit members, National Prosecuting Authority officials and child prostitution experts, has revealed that some of the city's top businessmen have been involved in the syndicate, which prostitutes children, some as young as 10, to wealthy men.

The task team was launched after police noticed an increase in crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children.

The idea for the task team stemmed from an incident in which a Sierra Leone man lured under-age girls into a sex syndicate. The man promised the girls work, but instead sold them to rich businessmen.

He charged his clients R1 000 for a night with a young girl. The foreign national was arrested and charged under the Sexual Offences Act, Child Protection Act and Human Trafficking Act.

Asked for young girls

The businessmen are believed to have asked specifically for young girls to engage in sexual intercourse and other lewd acts.

While the names of the businessman could not be revealed, police spokesperson Superintendent Vincent Mdunge said that several had already been charged under the Human Trafficking and Child Pornography acts.

He said the task team is still investigating the syndicate and that revealing the men's names at this stage will jeopardise the investigation.

The syndicate and an incident involving a 16-year-old Phoenix girl who was allegedly drugged and raped by four boys at house party, have prompted authorities to act fast to prevent the further exploitation of children. The boys allegedly captured the rape on a cellphone. The video is also being circulated on the internet.

"This is a major problem for us. Matters that relate to children and women are a priority and we can't gamble with that. Those who exploit and abuse them will face the law," Mdunge said.

- The Witness

Johannesburg and other Cities are no different to Durban when it comes to child

prostitution and abuse.
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Joost gives up sex tape saga






Joost drops sex tape case
Article By: Nadia Neophytou Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:04

The Joost van der Westhuizen sex tape saga appears to be at an end — but several questions remain about the infamous video.

Van der Westhuizen and private investigator Mike Bolhuis say they are now moving on.

Several weeks ago the pair was adamant the former rugby star would lay charges.

They say it is not an admission of defeat but that they do not want to spend time or money fighting the issue.

They say the do not want to expose van der Westhuizen's children to further media reports.

It is still not clear who was behind the making of the video or what their intentions were.

It is also unclear whether the former Bok captain is the man in the video.

Van der Westhuizen has maintained his innocence throughout but Heat magazine, which published the footage, says it is clear that it is him.


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Comments by Sonny

Mike Bolhuis has made such a "BOLLIE" of himself, we wonder if he will ever call

himself a "BAAS-PI" in his dismal life again.

It will take more than a "Bolliewood Bouncer" to become a true detective!

Rapport had a good lead on the whole saga!
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Museum soek foto's van Grensoorlog












Mar 19 2009 05:55:37:383PM - (SA)



Die Grensoorlog in die noorde van Namibië is vanjaar twintig jaar gelede amptelik beëindig.

Die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Museum vir Krygsgeskiedenis gaan die naweek van 3 tot 5 April ’n byeenkoms by die museum in Johannesburg hou om die einde van die oorlog te herdenk.

Beeld en die museum wil saamspan om ’n foto-uitstalling van die Grensoorlog by die museum te hou om onder meer erkenning te gee aan die mense wat daaraan deelgeneem het.

Foto’s uit die tydperk is skaars.

Beeld wil daarom ons lesers versoek om foto’s van die oorlog aan my storie@beeld.com te e-pos.

Die beste van die foto’s sal die naweek in die Delville Woodsaal van die museum uitgestal word.

Soveel moontlik inligting moet saam met die foto’s gestuur word. Dit sluit in datum, plek, wat op die foto gebeur, mense op die foto, kontakbesonderhede en eenheid.

Genl. Jannie Geldenhuys, voormalige weermaghoof, sal op Sondag 5 April ’n lesing gee oor die einde van die Grensoorlog en die tyd vanaf die Slag by die Lomba-rivier tot die gebeure by Cuito Cauannavale.

BEELD

GRENSOORLOG is die regte plek om te begin soek vir die foto's
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Four senior cops held for selling drugs to dealers















24 March 2009
Sibongile Mashaba



FLASHBACK: Police spokesperson Tummi Golding points to the drug shipment confiscated atOR International Airport last week. PHOTO: PETER MOGAKI

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Gauteng police have warned their members that a hunt for corrupt officials is on. This follows the arrest of four high-profile officers attached to the Krugersdorp crime intelligence unit, including the head of the unit, Senior Superintendent Dumisani Jwara.


Jwara was apprehended at the police provincial headquarters in Parktown, Johannesburg, where he was attending a meeting.

Captain Caiphus Shange, was arrested in his colleague’s office at the Krugersdorp police station.

Heavily armed officers also headed to Captain Victor Julie’s house in Westonaria and arrested him.

The fourth man Captain Makgosani Landro, who was accompanied by his lawyer, handed himself over to the police.

National police spokesperson Tummi Golding said the officers’ houses and offices were searched. DVD players, CDs, more than 10 cellphones, bank statements and other documents were confiscated during the arrests.

The officers could also have their houses and other assets attached as investigations continue.

“If it is found that their houses or cars and other things were bought with the money they made from selling drugs to kingpins, those things will be seized,” Golding said.

She said Jwara had been in the police force for more than 10 years.

Golding was, however, not sure how long the captains had served in the police.

“One of the senior cops is a taxi owner. He claims that the taxis belong to his wife. We will investigate that. If it is found that they are in his name they will be confiscated,” Golding said.

“The officers took some of the consignments of drugs from crime scenes and sold them to drug lords around the country.

“Most of it was allegedly stolen from drugs which were seized at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg.”

It is unclear how much the missing drugs are worth.

The Crime Intelligence Covert Collection Directorate in Pretoria has been investigating the case since 2006.

Last week, police confiscated drugs worth more than R185million at OR Tambo, in two separate operations.


Golding said when one of the captains was arrested he asked the police: “Why are you arresting me? What for?”

Golding said: “He was shocked when the police gave him the reasons. He then cooperated. The head of the unit tried to hide himself under a jacket as police led him to an unmarked police vehicle.”

The officers are expected to appear in the Pretoria magistrate’s court today on charges of racketeering and fraud.

“Corrupt officials will be rooted out. We are definitely anticipating more arrests. We are proud to say that we are not ashamed to name one of our own,” Golding said.

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Comments by Sonny

This is just the tip of the "corruption Iceberg" in the SAPS!

The moles in "crime intelligence" should all be investigated.

We need a new ICD Unit to investigate corrupt cops!

Corruption is a more serious disease than AIDS in SA.

SAPS top management is responsible for the pandemic.
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Monday, March 23, 2009
Taliban fighters ambush cops





23/03/2009 12:02 - (SA)



Optimism over Taliban talks

Troop surge will buy time

Iran: US failing in Afghanistan


Kabul - Taliban fighters ambushed a police vehicle in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing eight policemen, a senior official said, in the latest in a surge of attacks after the end of winter.

The ambush took place in the village of Rabat in Kandahar province on the border with Pakistan, where many militants fled after the US-led invasion in late 2001 that ousted the extremist Taliban regime.

"A police vehicle was attacked in an ambush in the Rabat area of Spin Boldak district in which eight police were killed and one wounded," said local highway police commander Sahib Jan.

Kandahar is the birthplace of the Taliban militia, who swept into power in 1996 amid the chaos of civil war and are now trying to stage a comeback, already controlling several districts in the south.

Insurgent attacks generally pick up as spring arrives in Afghanistan and dozens of people have been killed in a series of deadly incidents over the past week.

The Nato-led force said on Monday its troops had killed a senior insurgent and nine others in an operation in the southern province of Helmand.

The men were killed in the Kajaki area on Saturday, the International Security Assistance Force said. Most ISAF troops in the region are British.

"Maulawi Hassan was killed, along with nine of his associates, during an operation that targeted his compound," ISAF said in a statement.

It said Hassan was heavily involved in illegal activities such as suicide attacks and bombings.

He reported to a senior Taliban commander, Mullah Rahmatullah, who directed insurgent activity from outside Afghanistan, ISAF said, in a likely reference to Pakistan, where Taliban and other Islamic extremists have bases.

The details could not be verified immediately with Afghan authorities.

Helmand is also a flashpoint in the brutal insurgency that last year notched up a record number of attacks with nearly 2 200 civilians killed by both sides.

US President Barack Obama, who has switched the focus of the "war on terror" from Iraq to Afghanistan, has ordered 17 000 more US troops for Afghanistan, where there are already about 75 000 soldiers under US and Nato command.

He is also preparing to roll out a major new strategy for the embattled nation in a bid to turn around a stagnant war seven years after the invasion.

- AFP

Comments by Sonny

In SA police get ambushed for other reasons!
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Military slams violent t-shirts






23/03/2009 20:22 - (SA)



Israeli soldiers break ranks




Jerusalem - Israel's military condemned on Monday T-shirts, worn by soldiers, that depict scenes of violence against Palestinians as the army faces increasing domestic criticism over its conduct during the recent Gaza war.

The T-shirts, ordered by troops to mark the end of basic training and other military courses, were worn by a number of enlisted men in different units, the daily Haaretz newspaper reported. They were not made or sanctioned by the military.

One depicts a child in the cross-hairs of a rifle with the slogan, "The smaller they are, the harder it is," said one of T-shirts shown in Haaretz. Another shows a pregnant woman in the cross-hairs and the words "1 Shot 2 Kills." Others depict a soldier blowing up a mosque and Palestinian women weeping over a gravestone.

The Tel Aviv factory that made many of the shirts, Adiv, refused to comment.

Disciplinary action

The shirts "are not in accordance with IDF values and are simply tasteless," the army said in a statement. "This type of humour is unbecoming and should be condemned."

The statement said disciplinary action would be taken against troops wearing the T-shirts.

The Israeli military has been facing increased criticism at home for its conduct in Gaza in the aftermath of published testimony from several unidentified soldiers released last week.

The soldiers' testimony described troops killing Palestinian civilians, including children, by hastily opening fire under relaxed rules of engagement. The soldiers also reported the wanton destruction of civilian property.

The three-week Gaza offensive, launched to end years of rocket fire at Israeli towns, ended on January 18. According to Palestinian officials, around 1 400 Palestinians were killed, most of them civilians. Thirteen Israelis died, three of them civilians.

- AP

Comments by Sonny

To kill for Zuma is "courageous!"

To wear a distasteful shirt in Israel is "unbecoming!"

Which part of the world is 'politically correct!'

When will Malema be caught 'breaking ranks!'
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Crime stats blackout won't help - DA








Dianne Kohler Barnard MP
23 March 2009


Dianne Kohler Barnard MP says minister's proposal for further delay is irresponsible


Crime statistics: Covering up crime won't make it go away

The Democratic Alliance (DA) is disappointed by Minister of Safety and Security, Nathi Mthethwa's statement on an SABC 3 Interface debate that crime statistics should only be released every two years. This Minister has already gone back on his predecessor's commitment to release crime statistics twice annually, and it would be deeply irresponsible for the publishing of statistics to be delayed any further.

Covering up crime won't make crime go away, and the DA will write to the Minister, urging him to reconsider his position in light of the damage it will do to crime fighting institutions in this country.

Facing one of the highest crime rates in the world, South Africans deserve a government that is open, accountable and transparent. Regularly-released crime statistics play an essential role in the fight against crime, and are particularly helpful to law enforcement officers, who need updated crime statistics in order to respond to the specific localised crime situation in their communities.

The Minister's refusal to adhere to one of the few positive developments under his predecessor's reign indicates that the government is backtracking on its commitment to be tough on crime. What's more, if statistics showed that the outlook was improving, it goes without saying that the Minister would be shouting about it from the rooftops. It is difficult to believe that the Minister's decision not to release crime statistics before the election is anything other than a political ploy.

Once again, the ANC shows it is more concerned about playing politics than working for communities.

Under a DA government, crime statistics will be updated continuously, using a real-time crime information system. Information would be available to any member of the public via a real-time internet crime database, which would allow for detailed data analysis.

Weekly reports generated by the system would be used by the SAPS to develop specific responses to localised problems, and the database would be integrated with statistics generated by the Departments of Justice and Correctional Services. This is one of the central pillars in our criminal justice policy, and could not stand in sharper contrast to the backward stance adopted by the Minister.

Statement issued by Dianne Kohler Barnard MP, Democratic Alliance spokesperson on safety and security, March 23 2009

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Drug war terror spreads in Mexico as bodies are dumped in tourist areas

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Chris Ayres in Los Angeles
Eleven decapitated bodies have been found outside the city of Merida on the Yucatan peninsula, heightening fears that Mexico's recent descent into violence has reached even heavily protected tourist areas.

All the bodies showed signs of torture and were tattooed with star signs and the letter “Z”, suggesting that they had fallen victim to the country's growing drug war, which has left more than 2,700 dead so far this year.

Merida is a popular stop-off point for tourists on their way to visit the Mayan pyramids at Chichen Itza. On the other side of the Yucatan peninsula is Cancun, a Las Vegas-style holiday destination popular with US tourists; an hour or so farther south of Cancun is the resort town of Playa del Carmen, where many US hotel chains have built five-star properties.

Perhaps inspired by the insurgency in Iraq, Mexican drug gangs have started to use mass beheadings as a macabre public relations tool.

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In an incident two years ago, several severed heads were rolled across the floor of a nightclub in the southern state of Michoacan. Earlier this week, four decapitated bodies were found in Tijuana, across the border from San Diego.

The aim, according to government officials, is to create “an atmosphere of terror”.

Jose Guzman, a Yucatan state prosecutor, said that the heads from the bodies found in Merida were still missing. “We believe that the executions were an isolated incident and not part of a strategy to destabilise the state,” he added.

Critics say this is wishful thinking. The resurgence of drug overlords in Mexico — along with endemic corruption in the police force and military - has led to a near-nationwide collapse in security. In May, the country's chief of police was murdered and, according to a recent study, Mexico now has more kidnappings than Iraq and Columbia.

So far, Mexico's most notorious drug overlord, Joaquín “Shorty” Guzmán, remains at large. According to popular legend, Mr Guzmán pays $2 million (£1 million) in cash wherever he stays to ensure protection, never uses a mobile phone twice, and once managed to conceal 7.3 tonnes of cocaine in cans of chilli peppers.

In another incident, he paid off a police commander with $1 million in cash and five Dodge Ram SUVs, in exchange for permission to land a cargo plane without interference.

Public outrage over Mexico's soaring crime levels reached a new intensity a fortnight ago after the killing of a boy aged 14 after his businessman father paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in ransom money.

It was later alleged that a corrupt police detective was part of the plot.

The only consolation for Mexicans has been that the drug war had left the tourist industry unaffected. No longer: the discovery of the 11 decapitated bodies on the Yucatan peninsula has already made headlines all over the world.

In addition to those bodies, another decapitated body was found 50 miles to the east of Merida, in a town called Buctzotz. Like the others, it showed signs of torture.

President Calderón responded to Mexico's rapidly deteriorating security situation last week by signing a national security pact, including a promise to purge corrupt police officers.

He said that “a cancer of criminality” had spread across the country, adding: “It's not about looking for who was guilty in the past. We're all responsible.”

Analysts say that this marked an important change of strategy. Since coming to power in 2006 after a contentious election, President Calderón has used the military to chase down drug overlords, a policy that has been criticised for being too one-dimensional. After all, the protection of drug traffickers by the police and military — to many, Joaquín “Shorty” Guzmán is a Robin Hood figure — has made successful prosecutions extremely difficult, if not impossible, even with financial support from the United States.



Have your say

It is really sad that the darkside is taking over countries. If Mexico doesn't get this under control, and quick, travel to their country will turn off like a light bulb. When it comes it will be pretty tramatic. Time is critical on this; it must be dealt with or public opinion will turn on them

A Brock, Palm Springs, USA

Having an uncontrolled border with the U.S. where illegal activities can take place, smuggling drugs, immigration, slaves, promotes this. At some point the money and violence is too much, Mexico will fall into anarchy, there will be no government. Lock the border, save Mexico and the U.S.

Jimmy, Los Angeles, CA,

O'Bama/Biden - The Wizard of Oz Ticket

Given that O'Bama can't give a speech without a teleprompter and Biden can't write his own speech they will now call themselves 'The Wizard of Oz Ticket'.


Pat Mabooty, North Shore Oahu, US

How can any legal resident of the United States read this article and still think we don't need a decent fence at the border? Good fences make good neighbours; especially when there are not common values and cultures.

Simon, Lake Forest, USA

When the presence of law is absent(cops), people must be able to defend and protect themselves and their communities. Without that ability, they are helpless victims and are at the mercy of criminals and outlaws (corrupt cops, drug-lords, the town rapist , etc.) Thank God for the 2nd Amendment.

JamesW, RiversideCA, USA

Don't blame my country for the failures of a corrupt, chaotic government.

Jack, Oklahoma,

Many Asian countries have a strict death penalty law for drug smugglers and works. Unfortunately the US is too limp wristed in its punishment of drug sellers and users.

pug, Studio City, United States

And so history repeats itself. Look back at prohibition -- the same kind of stuff was going on. How much longer are we to have a prohibition on drugs. Legalize them now, stop the war.

Claude, Lexington, KY, USA

Gee Greg from Bremerton, why don't you move to Mexico?? Be fortunate your from a country that allows you to criticize it as much as you do. Oh and John from Edmonton, America doesn't want you uber-liberal Canadians any more than you want us......

Larry, Phoenix, U.S.A.

I agree - send in the Navy Seals
but don't send in the DEA if you want results. They are busy here
busting small time dealers on TV.

Dr Nick, NY, us

As difficult is to accept it, the American societey has a lot of blame. The only reason those criminals in Colombia, Mexico and Asia exist is because they know their product will be consumed in the US. No consumption - no production.



Alberto Genel, Miami, FL

This violence simply moved to Mexico from Colombia when the Mexican Cartels took over the drug smuggling routes. The ONLY solution to this problem is for the US PEOPLE to LEGALIZE drugs. This would require us to take responsibility for the people we love, rather than rely on the DEA. Fat chance.

Lindsay, Wilmington, DE, USA

To Greg from Bremerton
If you don't like it here, do something about it or leave.

james, jerome, usa

Hey! John from Edmonton,
Hate to break it to you, but Canada IS a suburb of the USA. Like it or not, you are part of the grand global skeem. You already have Mexican illegals in your midst. Same problems coming your way...a little later but soon enough.

Duke, Midway, USA

".Apparently these good people are cowards."

Yes, it's amazing isn't it that these same Mexicans who are afraid to confront their problems in their own country are perfectly willing to protest in ours? Who could be proud of a country where they can't find work, because of corruption?



Dewayne Calhoun, ocala, usa

Carol said best 'all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good people do nothing' ... truth always hurts that is the reason it is so unpopular. It is always easier to blame someone else. I only wish is wasn't the drug use of Americans causing this. That hurts also.

Paladino, Orlando FL, USA

Several people have pointed out that these problems are a result of demand from the US. Several have also suggested that the solution is to legalize drugs, to some degree. That may be appropriate for some drugs. In the meantime, however, just stop consuming drugs. Do it for your own conscience.

Charles, Las Cruces, USA

For all you Americans who think it is just Mexico's problem: Get ready , it's coming this way.

Mikey, West Chciago, USA

The war on drugs is what causes this, no one is killed over the drug trade that is big tabacco or big booze. People are going to do drugs and if the 2 trillion dollar war on drugs as proven anything, its that nothing can be done to stop people from doing drugs.

Steve, Green Bay, USA

If legalizing drugs would end this in our country and in Mexico, then why not legalize murder, speeding, drunk driving, gambling, prostitution, theft, and while you're at it, just empty all the jails since it is such a drain on our economy to keep them in there...what a utopia! Get real!!!!

Gerald Tobey, Troutville, USA

Multiply by three all sentences for crimes committed under the influence, capital punishment after 3 felonies, carry them out, and see what happens to the drug trade. Of course, those people in high places...

Eugene, heidelberg, germany

I agree with Michael from Ridgewood. Why don't all the potheads of the world find something more productive to do with their lives? Instead of escaping through drugs, why not use that energy to help someone who needs it? God knows, the world is full of opportunities to do something worthwhile.
Nan

nancy Lim, olney, United States

Decriminalize drugs. Don't legalize them. For this reason: If it remains illegal, government cannot tax it. Possession would be similar to a parking or traffic citation. The big thing is, we do not want government in the business of relying upon tax revenues from it. It becomes power.

Edward Holman, Dallas, Texas, USA

Legalize production in Mexico and tax the Overlords, tax the drugs too that will be sold at pharmacies. The US demand doesn't cause these problems, Mexico's ineptitude at solving the issue is the cause.

John R, Los Angeles, CA, USA

High time to decriminalize drugs particularly in the U.S. So long as you're not harming someone else remember that you own you and are entitled to put in/on your body whatever you'd like to. Such is the benefit of a free person in a free society. Anything less is bondage, serfdom.

David, Atlanta, US

Perhaps Fabian can point to his own country of Germany as an example of what the United States can do to curb its appetite for hedonism. Marxism is not an option so we might look at the history of Germany and her solutions she had for those who committed crimes as they did in the twentieth century

Ken Blatchford, ALBUQUERQUE, USA

Corrupt inefficient government operations are what is responsible for the human tide from Mexico. This is just one more example, and it's nothing new.

Stephen Martin , Santa Monica, CA. ,

Legalizing drugs in this country would go a long way towards ending this in our country and in Mexico

Chris, Winston-Salem, NC,

If you use illegal drugs you are contributing to this problem. It's as simple as that. These murderous drug kingpins exist because of the demand created for their product in countries like the US. You CAN do something about this simply buy not buying or consuming illegal drugs.

Michael, Ridgewood, United States

If prohibition was repealed these problems woudn't exist.

Fabian, Essen, Germany

It is a part of American culture that creates this propensity for an insatiable drug appetite. The demand is what creates the supply. We must address the Mexican issue with this in mind and approach the problem on two fronts. 1) change our own culture's hedonistic values. 2) Control immigration.

TS, Daytona Beach, Forida, USA

MX has been ruled by the elite class for so long that corruption is the only viable source of income for those struggling to survive in this failed country. The insatiable appetite for power and money by a select few has allowed this to happen. It is now out of control and in the hands of true evil.

El Õ¿Õ¬, Laredo, TX , USA

I am sure that Mexico does have many good people,but all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good people do nothing.Apparently these good people are cowards. Rather then run across the border stay and fight for your country. Carol Illinois, U.S.A.

carol hanson, lansing, USA

It's tough living here. We hardly ever go out, except on special occasions and even then, there's always a fear that gangsters are going to show up, shoot, rob or kidnap. The military patrols the streets but you never hear of them capturing anyone; they do however search random cars and steal stuff.

Rafael, Juarez, Mexico

I will worry about crime in Mexico the moment the crime statistics in the US fall below those of Mexico. In the meantime, the USA and its people continue to be violent, they tend to absorb violent entertainment without second thought, and continue illegal killing wars for profit in other countries.

Greg, Bremerton, USA

Hey Paul, and other Americans, I hate to let you down but there will be no North American Union. Canada does not want anything to do with you crazy Americans. Never!

John , Edmonton,

The Mexican government alone will not be able to stop this problem. Send in a Navy SEAL team, give them month, and you'll see a drop in crime. I guarantee it.



Chris, Chicago, USA

Hey Chris Ayres... It's Colombia, not Columbia...

Matt Meader, Seal Beach, USA

2,700 Mexican die just so Americans don't have to lower the demand for cocaine. If drugs were legal, the violence would stop. Instead of the US giving billion of dollars to Mexico, we could use the tens of billions spent each year in America to slow the trafficing of drugs to educate our children.

Mikey, San Antonio, USA

Just who is buying the stuff. US money funds every dime of the traffic. If the US would address the problem of usage then all this would go away. There has to be some form of leagalization and control to take the supply problem out of the hands of these drug lords.

Rick W, Atlantic City,

It is naive to think that allowing the Mexican citizenry to arm itself would bring this lawlessness under control. It is also naive to think that it would not provide a real benefit to the law-abiding people as well as a real deterrent to crime in armed
communities. Criminals fear armed citizens.

JD Dyess, Round Rock, USA

Douglas Manchester, you are extremely naive to think that citizens with weapons can clean up Mexico. How could they possibly do this when the army cannot? If a Mexican points a gun at a drug dealer he, and possibly his entire family, will be wiped out forthwith.

Richard

Richard Ward, Lopez, USA

To me, it shows the drug lords are increasingly desparate as they resort to these types of tactics. The battle will climax and good will eventually prevail. There are far more good people in Mexico than corrupt people.

Boddles, Dallas, USA

Mexico is well on its way to becoming a failed state. The USG is a long-time enabler, having been a willing safety valve for Mexico for many, many years.

22 year career in US Immigration law enforcement left me with few illusions. Unlike our so-called "leadership".

It's going to be a rough ride

Thomas Casey, Buffalo WY, US

@Richard - I agree! Mexico has very "tough" gun laws, kind of like DC where only the criminals have guns.
If Mexican citizens were allowed to be armed THEY could do the cleanup instead of the corrupt cops doing nothing.

Second Amendment rights are critical to a lawful country!


Douglas, Manchester, USA

Hey Matt in Tampa,

We'll have that kind of action up here as soon as they implement the North American Union.

Paul, Baltimore, MD USA,

We need to deport illegal aliens with skills (plumbers, carpenters, & electricians) to Iraq and Afghanistan to build new communitiies. We also need to set up a "cop swap" whereby the Coalletion trained Iraqi LEO's are used in Mexico, and the Mexican LEO's are used in Iraq.

Ron, Appalachia,

Black market anarchy is clearly the result of outlawing high demand (if very dangerous) drugs.

But it is unclear whether the world would be better off if we legalized narcotics and made them available like we do alcohol.

Either way, there we be much pain and death until demand is addressed.

Parker, Seattle, USA

Some people want to annex this country to solve our immigration problem? It's like saying "I'll take that cancerous malignant tumor and move it to my brain - I'll be able to control it better" -

William Bedloe, Washington DC,

The open borders policy (for mexicans only) defacto in force by a corrupt US Gov't that panders to illegal alien criminals will only insure this behavior perpetuates. We already have these same druglords kidnapping people off the streets of Southern California and taking them back to Mexico.

Julie Scott, Chula Vista, United States

@Rishard, San Diego, USA:

Rishard, your comment just made my day! What about legalizing drugs to solve this issue? Or, wait: How about declaring decapitation a national tradition and natural right of every law abiding citizen; Problem solved!!

Sven, Germany, Europe

David in San Diego, I couldn't agree with you more. In fact, the most corrupt countries all have problems with trying to improve a troubled economy. Another pt, Mex is next to the largest economy in the world (US) but they still can't seem to use this better improve their own econ. condition.

tod, Matsuyama, Japan

Let's have wide open boarders, instead of pourous ones. We can have this kind oif action up here in the states!

Matt, Tampa,

When will Mex get it's head out of the sand and legalize gun ownership for law abiding citizens?

Rishard, San Diego, USA

That's what I like about Mex tourism. Nice walk along the beaches and you could bump up against any body.

Eugene, heidelberg, germany

Well, as I always say, "Enjoy your 'Robin Hood'.

That's why the U.S.A. doesn't have this kind of crime, we ALL have guns, we will shoot to kill, and they will die in droves!!

Very little kidnapping, homicide, almost acceptable, though homicide includes self-defense.

James, SF Bay, U.S.A.,

Mexico has lost its soul. There is no rule of law and thugs rule the day. I long ago vowed that I wouldn't set foot there ever again. I won't support such a corrupt place with my tax dollars.

Kelly, Houston, USA

I live in San Diego -- just 15 miles north of Tijuana. I NEVER go there.
As a lawyer, I happened to be in court a couple of weeks ago, and saw criminal sentencing. It was all illegal aliens being sentenced for serious crimes -- including crimes against persons.
We need an impenetrable border wall.

David, San Diego, USA

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