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No wonder US truck drivers don't want to go into Mexico- and the folks along the border are demanding some protection... :roll:
U.S. State Department only up-graded Travel alert to Mexico
Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Michael Webster: Investigative Reporter
As of April 14, 2008 The U.S. Department of State issues new travel alert for Mexico. According to the U.S. Government violence Along the U.S.-Mexico Border is on the rise.
The Bureau of Consular Affairs says “Violent criminal activity fueled by a war between criminal organizations struggling for control of the lucrative narcotics trade continues along the U.S.-Mexico border. Attacks are aimed primarily at members of drug trafficking organizations, Mexican police forces, criminal justice officials, and journalists. However, foreign visitors and residents, including Americans, have been among the victims of homicides and kidnappings in the border region. In its effort to combat violence, the government of Mexico has deployed military troops in various parts of the country. U.S. citizens are urged to cooperate with official checkpoints when traveling on Mexican highways”.
The alert warns Americans that armed robberies and carjackings may not be connected to the Mexican cartels, and is apparently unconnected to the narcotics-related violence. This new type of Mexican Violence has increased in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez. Dozens of U.S. citizens have been kidnapped, held hostage and killed by their captors in Mexico and many cases remain unsolved. Moreover, new cases of disappearances and kidnap-for-ransom continue to be reported.
From Brownsville Texas to San Diego California the State Department has alerted Americans of the dangers of crossing the border.
This reporter has reported in the Borderfire Report among other on-line and print publications revealed that kidnapping of American citizens along the border with Mexico are being held in holding areas and it's carried out in a 4 prong manner, locator's, abductors, transporters, and holders. It's very hard to kill a 4 headed snake. The number of kidnappings has risen each year for the last 3 years.
In other cases Mexican cartels through there enforcers of Mexican and American gangs order smaller American gangs to kidnap and in some cases murder Americans.
"U.S. citizens should be aware of the risk posed by the deteriorating security situation, along the border" said a statement issued in Mexico City and Washington. "Violent criminal activity, including murder and kidnapping, in Mexico's northern border region has increased."
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Our government admits Criminals are armed with a wide array of sophisticated weapons. In some cases, assailants have worn full or partial police or military uniforms and have used vehicles that resemble police vehicles. How are American travelers expected to be able to distinguish between the real Mexican army at the road blocks and the criminals?
http://www.borderfirereport.net/michael-webster/u.s.-state-department-only-up-graded-travel-alert-to-mexico.html