Mexican gangs block roads, torch vehicles in western Mexico - Chicago Tribune

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Mexican gangs block roads, torch vehicles in western Mexico - Chicago Tribune

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Mexican gangs block roads, torch vehicles in western Mexico Chicago Tribune MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Armed gangs blocked highways throughout Guadalajara, Mexico's second biggest city, on Saturday and vehicles were set on fire amid a surge in drug-war violence. Police confirmed seven unauthorized roadblocks constructed with ... Mexican gangs block roads, torch vehiclesTVNZ Mexico Police Fire on US Embassy Vehicle in Crime-Patrol AreaBloomberg Mexican police officers shoot two US diplomatsTehran Times Northern Voices Online all 821 news articles »

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Mexico, before and after Calderon's drug war - latimes.com

Looking back, the TBI report suggests that drug-related violence may have begun to surge two years before Calderón took office.

http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-trb-mexico-before-and-after-calderns-war-20120823,0,2496010.story

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Cheran, Michoacan, Mexico: Failed Governance and The People’s Rebellion 15 April 2011 to April 2012

Situation

This 18.5 minute video shows what local people did to mitigate organized criminal activities (drug cartel types and lumberjacks) in a small town located in the Mexican state of Michoacan. For three years, people in this small down were murdered, kidnapped, robbed and extorted.

This video is about a group of women who set the conditions for a local rebellion which seized control of their local government to rid their community of organized criminal influence. The video underlines the importance that organized criminal activity can be disrupted if the people band together- yes, it comes with risk.

People of Cheran Revolt

The people of Cheran suffered under heavy organized criminal influence over a three to four year period, then finally had an uprising in 2011 to take back their community.  The church, not the municipal office, served as the foundation for command, control and communication over their community.  From there the locals developed a plan of action to establish security.  The locals then studied how to establish their own form of governance. 

Failed Governance

Ironically, it was the police who helped the criminals rob the people, and a civilian government (local, state and national) that failed to act.  See how the people stand up for themselves.

Lessons Learned and the Significance

This is a good news story.  The successes of counterinsurgency is rooted in the ability of the people to take control of their government; NOT by constantly relying on their government to run everything for them.  In 2007, Iraq experienced such an incident that changed the whole outcome of the conflict in Iraq.  There are indications some of this is happening in Afghanistan as well.  There’s much to learn from this video.

 

 

Mexico Drug Cartels: OE Watch - Is Contract Killing Cheaper in Mexico?

OE Watch - Is Contract Killing Cheaper in Mexico?

MEXICO

20 April 2012

Is Contract Killing Cheaper in Mexico?


Scope of M-91 by HEATHER S. GORDON [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Source: Rios, Viridiana. "¿Por qué matar es tan barato en México?" EstePais,
http://www.gov.harvard.edu/files/FinalEstePais_Junio.pdf, Accessed on 23
April 2012

FMSO Commentary: Contract killing in Mexico is cheap when compared to
countries like Australia and Spain. One reason hitmen in Mexico are cheap is
that there is a large labor pool to choose from, despite the fact the
average life of an assassin in Mexico is three years. Becoming a hitman and
moving up within the ranks of an organized crime group are nearly a
certainty. Most of these deadly criminals start out as street vendors and
begin working as hitmen in as little as three months. According to the
Secretariat of Public Security in Mexico, the average age at which young
adults become contract killers is 24.

...

Considering the availability of weapons, and the low probability of
punishment, it can be concluded that hitmen are well paid in Mexico. But the
abilities of a hitman go beyond just killing. To reduce the number of hitmen
in Mexico, authorities need to fight all types of crimes in order to reduce
the profit flow that hitmen gain from other activities besides killing.


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http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/Archives/GSW/Current/current.html#Is
Contract Killing Cheaper in Mexico?

Mexico: OE Watch - Cartels Clone Company Vehicles

Mexico - Cartels Clone Company Vehicles

MEXICO

1 June 2012

Cartels Clone Company Vehicles


Company vehicles like AT&T and UPS, as well as official Border Patrol
vehicles are used for smuggling drugs and people. Photo by Texas Departmetn
of Public Safety

Source: "Cárteles "Clonan" Autos de Compañías (Cartels Clone Company
Vehicles)," El Universal, 01 June 2012.
http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/197096.html

FMSO Commentary: Mexican organized criminal groups have been masters at
making replica contraband for decades. They have widely diversified
operations in a wide variety of forms in order to maximize profit potential
from almost every angle. From selling imitation brand-name clothing, purses,
and accessories, to pirated CDs/DVDs, to cloning official Mexican military
and law enforcement vehicles in order to conduct extortions and more, this
is not a new modus operandi for these groups.

...

There have additionally been recent reports that the transnational criminal
organizations (TCOs)/cartels are looking to establish a "zone of impunity"
on the U.S. side of the U.S.-Mexican border in order to conduct operations
more effectively and efficiently. A September 2011 El Paso Times article
alleged that the wife of a high-level Los Zetas member holds a
non-law-enforcement job with the DEA in Las Cruces, New Mexico; this may be
just one of many similar cases in an effort to further and establish this
zone in a more expeditious manner. With the addition of cloning U.S. law
enforcement and other national company vehicles and operating them on U.S.
soil, the Mexican TCOs are definitely taking a large risk and making a bold
statement in an apparent effort to turn the U.S.'s southwest border into an
extension of the region of perceived impunity in which they operate in
Mexico's northern states. End FMSO Commentary (Scheidel)

Read more:
http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/Archives/GSW/Current/current.html#Is
Contract Killing Cheaper in Mexico?

Mexico Elite Counterdrug Units May Be New Strategy To Target Drug Traffickers - Huffington Post

Mexico Elite Counterdrug Units May Be New Strategy To Target Drug Traffickers - Huffington Post
MEXICO CRIME - GOOGLE NEWS | JULY 7, 2012
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Mexico's Presidential Favorite Sticks Close to Party's Old Guard

Mexico's Presidential Favorite Sticks Close to Party's Old Guard
NEWS | JUNE 28, 2012
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A map of the relationships of Enrique Peña Nieto, who is set to win Mexico's presidential election on Sunday, is a reminder of ... Read more

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