mexico
Police increasingly targeted in Mexican city
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 5:43amPolice in Mexico's most violent city are finding themselves increasingly under target.
After a renewed crackdown on violence began having an effect in Ciudad Juarez, located on the border with the US, drug cartels have struck back, promising to kill a police officer each day.
Al Jazeera's Rachel Levin reports from Ciudad Juarez.How Anonymous is threatening a Mexican drug cartel
Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 3:30amIf you ever thought of all anonymous Internet users as cowards behind a keyboard, it’s high time to think again. According to reports, Anonymous Mexico is going head-to-head with one of the most dangerous criminal organizations in the world, the Mexican cartel Los Zetas. Not only has the hacktivist group threatened to reveal names, but it has also started making good to its threats.
How did it start?
Link:Read more...How a big US bank laundered billions from Mexico's murderous drug gangs
Submitted by millennialrising on Wed, 10/12/2011 - 1:13amAs the violence spread, billions of dollars of cartel cash began to seep into the global financial system. But a special investigation by the Observer reveals how the increasingly frantic warnings of one London whistleblower were ignored.
Mexican Cartel Snuffs Social Media Star as Violence Nears ‘Civil War’ Proportions
Submitted by admin on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 10:11pmA scrawled sign was placed next to a decapitated body near a main road in the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo. Its message was simple: Stop talking about drug cartels on the internet — or anywhere else. “Nuevo Laredo en Vivo and social networking sites,†the sign read, “I’m The Laredo Girl, and I’m here because of my reports, and yours.â€
Link:Read more...Mexico horror: Gunmen dump 35 bodies on avenue
Submitted by admin on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 2:42amMEXICO CITY (AP) – Suspected drug traffickers drove two trucks to a main avenue in a Mexican Gulf coast city and dumped 35 slaying victims during rush hour while gunmen stood guard and pointed their weapons at frightened motorists.
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