| | | | | keep it by leaving enough troops in place to |
| | | | accomplish that end." |
| | | | | Jose Rosa of Juarez said, "why is president |
| | | | | Caldron taking troops from Juarez a main city on |
| Mexican President Felipe Calderon is sending over | | | | the border with the U.S. a big city that is very |
| 5,500 more troops and federal police from war | | | | dangerous and totally out of control? Is it because |
| torn Juarez to war torn Michoacán where | | | | Michoacán is his home town?" |
| according to authorities 16 police officers have | | | | High level Mexican military and government |
| been slain through well-coordinated attacks and | | | | sources revealed that U.S. Special Forces and DEA |
| the same authorities hold the La Familia Mexican | | | | agents are operating in Mexico. They have been |
| drug cartel responsible for those slayings. | | | | allowed into Mexico to train Mexican troops and to |
| The troops will be used to confront the Mexican | | | | seek clandestine terrorist groups believe operating |
| drug cartel La Familia in Michoacán where the | | | | in Mexico. The government of Felipe Calderon |
| Mexican president is from and has become the | | | | authorized some American Special Forces and US |
| latest focus point of the Mexican Governments | | | | anti-narcotics agents to operate in some states |
| war on drugs. | | | | without oversight by Mexican authorities. |
| | | | | President Barack Obama according to many |
| Thousands of Mexican troops some | | | | observers is apparently attempting to fulfill a |
| camouflage-clad with red berets flew into the | | | | campaign pledge to strengthen the U.S. Mexican |
| Mexican city of Michoacán to quell a surge in drug | | | | border. He released his new National Southwest |
| gang murders that has killed 16 local police. These | | | | Border Counternarcotics Strategy of 2009. It |
| troops are being rushed in from Juarez which | | | | purports that the U.S. Government including the |
| many believe will leave the city un-protected. | | | | military will respond to immediate threats |
| | | | | associated with the substantial increase in violence |
| The Mexican government had just recently | | | | in Mexico allegedly resulting from the pressure |
| rushed 1000 solders to Michoacán where local | | | | placed on the Mexican Drug Cartels (MDC’s) |
| police told the Laguna Journal that 1000 was not | | | | by Mexico President Felipe J. Calderón. Since |
| enough and the additional 5,500 will not be enough | | | | taking office in 2006, Calderon has sent more |
| according to these same unidentified law | | | | than 50,000 troops and Federal Police to areas |
| enforcement officers "we are very much out | | | | plagued by drug violence. |
| numbered and out gunned." said an active Mexican | | | | The report points out that drug trafficking across |
| solder. | | | | the Southwest border remains acute and the |
| This latest move included combat U.S. helicopters, | | | | biggest threat to our homeland security and one |
| night vision head gear and weapons and other | | | | of the top drug control priorities for the United |
| new sophisticated combat equipment. This latest | | | | States. Mexican drug trafficking organizations have |
| emergency action is believed a move to | | | | come to dominate the illegal drug supply chain, |
| demonstrate a fierce show of resolve on the part | | | | taking ownership of drug shipments after they |
| of the Calderon administration. | | | | depart South America and overseeing their |
| As of last month, about 2,300 federal police and | | | | transportation to market and distribution |
| 7,500 soldiers were in Juárez in a campaign that | | | | throughout the United States. |
| has failed to stop a crime wave, which has killed | | | | The MDC’s are also reported to be providing |
| more than 2,600 since January 2008. | | | | food, medicines and cash to their gangs and |
| The city has seen a recent spike in violence -- | | | | paramilitary families back home in small villages |
| more than 130 people slain so far this month. | | | | and towns throughout Mexico. The MDC’s are |
| A high ranking military officer told the Laguna | | | | paying people to attend marches and has handed |
| Journal that he believes that the Mexican | | | | out backpacks full of schoolbooks, pens and paper |
| government is dangerously under manned and the | | | | to poor families who joined the demonstrations, |
| Mexican forces who are attempting to eradicate | | | | acting as a sort of Robin Hood, police said. |
| the Mexican drug cartels are woefully incompetent | | | | Two of Mexico's deadliest drug cartels have |
| for the task at hand and will need special training | | | | reached a combined force of over 100,000 foot |
| from U.S. Special Forces. | | | | soldiers, wreaking havoc across the country and |
| This officer also indicated that moving troops | | | | threatening U.S. border states, the U.S. Defense |
| from Juarez to Michoacán is not a good strategy | | | | Department told The Washington Times. |
| and will at best only serve as a temporary stop | | | | The cartels rival the Mexican army in size and |
| gap measure and will only result in even more | | | | have both Mexico and the U.S. in crisis mode as |
| violence in the already most dangerous city in | | | | they deal with what they fear is a coming |
| Mexico Juarez. | | | | insurgency along the U.S. Mexican border and the |
| According to this same officer who wishes to | | | | biggest threat to the U.S. Security. |
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