THE ARMY GENERAL WHO IS SHAKING UP MEXICO
Region: MexicoA Tijuana news Web site is reporting 15 dead in at least two different shootouts in Tijuana this morning. One of the victims was wearing a federal police uniform, the paper says; though that means nothing since cops work for traffickers who dress like cops all the time. A few of the dead were headshots, which makes me wonder if this was a battle or an execution - or both. The virulent city is in even more of an uproar... more
Views: 1851Mexican Immigrants Aid US economy, says Calderón
Region: Mexico
Families of Mexican origin contribute hundreds of billions of dollars annually to the US economy, Mexico President Felipe Calderón said in a speech in New Orleans on Monday, April 21. Calderón, along with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, were in the US for the North American Leaders’ Summit. "The U.S. and Mexican economy complement one another; with the U.S. being capital-intensive and... more
Views: 2944Caution Advised When Traveling to Mexico
Region: Mexico
The U.S. State Department on April 14 issued its sternest travel alert yet for people traveling into Mexico. The alert replaces the one dated October 2007. The greater part of the alert affects travelers along the U.S.-Mexico border. Most attacks, the alert says, are aimed at members of drug trafficking organizations, Mexican police forces, criminal justice officials, and journalists. The alert warns, however, that ... more
Views: 2271AFL-CIO Forms Partnership with U.S.-Mexico Workers’ Rights Network
Region: Mexico
- by James Parks Workers and their unions continue to reach across borders to create lasting relationships that will build strength to help balance the struggle between the rich and working people in the global economy. Today, the AFL-CIO and Enlace, a network of workers’ rights groups in the United States and Mexico, took an important step in helping low-wage workers by ... more
Views: 1240Murder and Photographs in a Small Town in Mexico
Region: Mexico
The hit, when it went down, was perfect. The photographer was shot five times, with a tiro de gracia to the head. He collapsed by the torta stand, his five-year-old son in shock, clutching the dead body. No motive was ever given, but everyone understood the game. The photojournalist had captured a shot of a local narco-trafficker during a party he was hired to shoot. The narco assumed he was there in his role as a jou... more
Views: 2771Pure Absolut Stupidity
Region: Mexico
Absolut Vodka has must be trying to do in itself in the United States (and that's a shame, because I am...or perhaps should start saying, was--a big fan of the stuff). An ad campaign by the leading Swedish spirits maker targeted drinkers in Mexico. Called "In An Absolut World," the ad features a map of the Mexican and American border as it appeared in 1830, when much southwestern territory now owned by the United S... more
Views: 1520Mexico Ambassador Warns U.S. Citizens Away From Chihuahua
Region: Mexico
Alarmed that crime and violence is rapidly increasing, Mexico Ambassador Antonio O. Garza, said that the travel alert for Americans going into Mexico, set to expire soon, not only should be re-issued, but should be heightened “to better reflect the increasing insecurity in the state of Chihuahua.” Garza, concerned with reports out of Juarez and other Chihuahuan cities, came to the region to learn more ab... more
Views: 1787Video: Water Contamination
Region: Mexico
by Juliana Rincón Parra From Mexico, many users from Jalisco have taken to posting videos denouncing the contamination of the Lerma Santiago river in El Salto and Juanacatlan in Jalisco, Mexico. The audio which accompanies the Buitron2611 video [es] of foamy waters and dead greenery is of people speaking out publicly about the government selling plots of land right beside the polluted river which has been conne... more
Views: 2342Olympic Sized Failure
Region: MexicoSomewhere in Monterrey Ricardo Lavolpe must be laughing his ass off. Hugo Sánchez is getting a double dose of what his ego laid out when he lobbied for the Mexican national team job well over two years ago. Photo Courtesy ESPNDeportes "Hey, at least I won some type of title," guffaws Lavolpe. He follows that with a nice puff of his cigarette and says, "at least I got to the World... more
Views: 1089Silva Flies High In Clásico
Region: MexicoDespite high-profile signings and being under the spotlight persistently, América's season was going nowhere fast. Enter Daniel Brailovsky. As of right now, he was the right man to bring in having leave the TV studio (for a little while at least) to coach once again. He is one that knows and feels the history of being an Águila and feeling that azulcrema jersey. To make things even bet... more
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