Gotta admit I didn't believe her story one bit, but the beheading of the official certainly gives me pause. I personally can't see why a drug cartel would draw additional fire onto themselves with another, more high-profile murder if her story was bogus. It seems like the cartels are intent on sending a msg to leave them and their business alone, and surely if she were lying they would not up the ante and take that upon themselves as well.
Only an opinion, and I admit I haven't read up on all facets of this very intriguing case.
To us, it would appear that if the drug cartels wanted to keep a low profile, in this HIGH profile case, they wouldn't do anything. But the point is, they wanted BOTH U.S. and Mexican authorities to STOP looking and just stay away. What better way to make that point, than to murder the ranking lawman from that city that was leading the search?
Below is a link to another example of just how VICIOUS these cartels can be. For people that haven't been paying attention or do not live close to the Mexican border, they may have missed a LOT of news of the horrible narco-war being waged in Mexico and spilling across the U.S. border.
I mentioned it the other day in a post here on another thread, but there is a swath 100 miles into the U.S., just to the outskirts of Phoenix, that are too dangerous for American citizens to drive through and the the federal government has posted signs WARNING people of the situation. So rather than PROTECT our Arizona citizens within out OWN BORDER, the federal government has posted messages to STAY OUT! So, I guess they're essentially giving part of the U.S. in Arizona, back to Mexico.
It's a scary situation. It seems David THOUGHT he knew where he would be safe. But,................he was wrong. So very wrong.
JMHO
fran
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/H...paper-asks-drug-cartels-for-truce-62655-.aspx
Mexican Bordertown Newspaper Asks Drug Cartels for Truce
Published: September 20, 2010
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico
The biggest newspaper in Mexico's most violent city will restrict drug war coverage after the killing of its second journalist in less than two years, just as international press representatives will urge the government to make security for journalists a national priority.
In a front-page editorial Sunday, El Diario de Juarez asked drug cartels warring in this city across from El Paso, Texas, to say what they want from the newspaper, so it can continue its work without further death, injury or intimidation of its staff.
"Leaders of the different organizations that are fighting for control of Ciudad Juarez: The loss of two reporters from this publishing house in less than two years represents an irreparable sorrow for all of us who work here, and, in particular, for their families," the editorial said. "We ask you to explain what you want from us, what we should try to publish or not publish, so we know what to expect."
It was the newspaper's second front-page editorial since gunmen attacked two El Diario photographers Thursday one a new employee and the other an intern. The new employee, Luis Carlos Santiago, 21, died and the intern was seriously wounded as they left their office to have lunch. In 2008, a crime reporter for El Diario was slain outside his home as he was taking his daughters to school.
At least 22 Mexican journalists have been killed over the past four years, at least eight of them targeted because of their reports on crime and corruption, says the Committee to Protect Journalists, a U.S.-based media watchdog group that plans to present its report to Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Wednesday. At least seven other journalists have gone missing and more have fled the country, the report says.
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