Category Archives: Mexico

Cartel Assassin Repatriated to Good Ole USA

In the indispensable VDARE, Brenda Walker reports a story you’re not likely to see on CNN: A big story in San Antonio is that a US-born Mexican cartel hit-kid has been deported from a Mexico prison to live in that … Continue reading

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Narcocorridos

On NPR this morning was a report on the following new documentary: The documentary Narco Cultura paints a sobering picture from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border in a drug war that has claimed more than 60,000 victims in the … Continue reading

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Father & Son

The son of a Sinaloa cartel leader is apprehended at the border carrying drugs. From ‘Fox News Latino‘ (sigh…): SAN DIEGO (AP) –  The son of one of the world’s most-wanted drug lords was arrested at an Arizona border crossing … Continue reading

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Drug-Smuggling Tunnel From Mexico To America With Electricity Supply & Rail System

What border security problem? A drug-smuggling tunnel running 160 yards between Mexico and the US was uncovered by authorities yesterday. The passageway – which was equipped with electricity, ventilation and a rail system – formed a secret link between the … Continue reading

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Mexican Army Captures Gulf Cartel Leader

As I’ve long believed, any arrests of Mexican cartel members is simply a ruse, part of the consolidation of power of Sinoloa leader Shorty Guzman, a testament to how high up the government food chain his corrupting influence is. Today … Continue reading

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Teenaged Cartel Hit Men

CNN has an article on ‘The secret world of teen cartel hit men“, which is about Mexican teenagers who are U.S. citizens committing hits for the narco cartels just over the border. In Laredo, TX, 13-year-old Rosalio Reta does his … Continue reading

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Narconovellas

In The Nation is “Dispatches from the Front: On Narconovellas“, a profile of the burgeoning narconovella literary genre in Mexico. It’s amazing that The Nation published this, given that (in reading between the lines of the novels’ premises) one quickly … Continue reading

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Sweeps

TV as a sign of things to come: Univision will finish the July 2013 sweep ratings derby at No. 1 in both the 18-49 and 18-34 demographic groups, beating all of the English-language broadcast networks – a sweep first for … Continue reading

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Zetas Leader Captured

As I’ve long believed, any arrests of Mexican cartel members is simply a ruse, part of the consolidation of power of Sinoloa leader Shorty Guzman, a testament to how high up the government food chain his corrupting influence is. IOW, … Continue reading

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Mexico Praises U.S. Senate Immigration Bill Approval

“Mexico praises US Senate immigration bill approval” is the actual title of the AP story. Mexico does have some reservations, however, when it comes to even the most watered-down, likely-to-never-materialize, border security improvements: MEXICO CITY—Mexico is welcoming the passage by … Continue reading

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