Sunday, 09 November 2014 Storming of the National Palace has been the climax of Saturday’s mass rally which was inspired by Mexican Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam’s Friday revelation, that three Guerreros Unidos gang members in custody had confessed to… Read More ›
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Mexico’s cartel-fighting vigilantes get closer to the Texas border
Ioan GrilloJuly 8, 2014 00:32 Armed residents are taking on the feared Zetas cartel in Tamaulipas state. One desperate town’s mayor applauds them. Armed residents are forming vigilante forces to fight cartels closer and closer to Mexico’s US border…. Read More ›
Three Americans Hospitalized in Mexico After Becoming ‘Possessed’ by Ouija Board Demonic Spirits
EEV: ??? Katie Collom | Jun 25, 2014 01:06 AM EDT Three Americans Hospitalized in Mexico After Becoming ‘Possessed’ by Ouija Board Demonic Spirits : Society : ChinaTopix.com (Photo : en.actu.net) Three American friends were taken to a Mexican hospital… Read More ›
Obama begins Mexico summit with orders lowering trade barriers ( Executive Order )
Before meeting Mexican and Canadian heads of state, president bypasses Congress by signing trade liberalisation orders Dan Roberts in Toluca theguardian.com, Wednesday 19 February 2014 09.46 EST President Barack Obama on the south lawn of the White House departing for… Read More ›
Mexican cartel smuggling cocaine into Hong Kong amid booming demand for drugs / ‘unholy alliance’ between notorious Sinaloa cartel and local triads
EEV CONNECTION – US government had a deal with Mexican drug cartel Sinaloa that allowed the group to smuggle billion of dollars of drugs in return for information on its rival cartels ( Link ) . If confirmed, corruption is now… Read More ›
California kids enlist in Mexico militias to rout a drug cartel
Dudley AlthausJanuary 17, 2014 09:03 Born in Mexico but raised in barrios of Southern California, these rifle-slinging fighters are holding down the front line in Michoacan’s battle against a ruthless meth gang. NUEVA ITALIA, Mexico — Moises Verduzco says… Read More ›
This map could mean militia mayhem for Mexico
Many say armed self-defense groups are filling a vacuum left by a near-absent government, becoming Mexico’s next big security challenge. Self-defense groups have surged in western Mexico’s Michoacan state, fighting gangs in at least 70 communities in 25 municipalities…. Read More ›
Mexican army clashes with vigilantes, one dead
– military convoy arrived in the community of Cuatro Caminos on Tuesday to seize weapons, one day after the militia routed gangsters from the area – telling civilians to lay down their arms – Ignoring repeated government warnings that their… Read More ›
US govt struck deal with Mexican drug cartel in exchange for info – report
– US government had a deal with Mexican drug cartel Sinaloa that allowed the group to smuggle billion of dollars of drugs in return for information on its rival cartels Published time: January 14, 2014 01:20 Reuters / Susana… Read More ›
Truck carrying radioactive material stolen in Mexico
UN’s atomic watchdog says truck was taking cobalt-60 from a hospital to a radioactive waste storage centre when it was stolen Reuters in Vienna theguardian.com, Wednesday 4 December 2013 09.11 EST The IAEA has warned that the radioactive… Read More ›
40,000 protest Mexico leader on inauguration anniversary
Monday Dec 02, 2013 | Agence France Presse A man wearing a Guy Fawkes mask takes part in a protest against Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, on the first anniversary of his goverment in Mexico City on December 1, 2013… Read More ›
Illegal immigrant held in Arizona ‘choked and stomped his cellmate to death so he could stay in custody because he likes it in prison’
By Snejana Farberov PUBLISHED: 13:41 EST, 26 November 2013 | UPDATED: 17:47 EST, 26 November 2013 Arizona authorities say a prison inmate who was in the U.S. illegally killed his cellmate because he wanted to remain behind bars. The… Read More ›
Mexican Social Security Deal Files Face Release / ‘could provide Mexican nationals with U.S. Social Security benefits “
By DAN MCCUE (CN) – A group deserves more information from government agencies on a treaty that could provide Mexican nationals with U.S. Social Security benefits, a federal judge ruled. At issue is a “totalization agreement” Mexico and… Read More ›
Mexican vigilantes take on drug cartels – and worry authorities / Fear ‘undeclared civil war’
Militias spring up across Mexico to defend communities but authorities fear ‘rebel force’ and an ‘undeclared civil war’ Jo Tuckman in Tixtla The Guardian, Monday 28 October 2013 15.43 EDT Self-defence forces gather near Buenavista in Michoacan, Mexico, part of… Read More ›
Whom is benefiting economically from NSA spying ( A moderator question ) ?
EEV: It is highly evident that individuals are benefiting from using the U.S. Governments spy network to gain an unfair advantage in the investment markets. The NSA spying is alluding to being used more as a personal tool of enrichment… Read More ›
NSA Accessed Mexican President’s Email
By Jens Glüsing, Laura Poitras, Marcel Rosenbach and Holger Stark The NSA has been systematically eavesdropping on the Mexican government for years. It hacked into the president’s public email account and gained deep insight into policymaking and the political system…. Read More ›
Easily picked CD-ROM drive locks let Mexican banditos nick ATM cash
Who needs an inside man when you’ve got a boot disc? By John Leyden 11th October 2013 15:12 GMT Lax security at Mexican banks has allowed cybercriminals to put their own malware-ridden CDs into ATM machines in order… Read More ›
Brazilian president fuming after finding out NSA read her emails
Thursday, 05 September 2013 Revelations of a U.S. spy program that allegedly allows digital surveillance of the presidents of Brazil and Mexico have drawn cries of indignation and anger in both nations, but the fallout may be strongest for U.S.-Brazil… Read More ›
NSA spied on Brazilian and Mexican presidents – media
©Photo: Flickr.com/Rev. Xanatos Satanicos Bombasticos (ClintJCL)/cc-by-nc-sa 3.0 US National Security Agency spied on the communications of the Brazilian and Mexican presidents, accessing the Mexico leader’s emails even before he was elected, Brazil’s Globo television reported. Glenn Greenwald, a Rio de… Read More ›
Mexico releases drug lord behind 1985 DEA agent killing
Source: Reuters – Sat, 10 Aug 2013 01:49 AM Author: Reuters By Anahi Rama MEXICO CITY, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Notorious Mexican drug kingpin Rafael Caro Quintero, convicted of ordering the torture and murder of a U.S. anti-drugs agent in… Read More ›
NSA’s ‘Homeland’ includes Canada, Greenland, Mexico, Central America
Posted By Josh Peterson On 7:15 PM 08/02/2013 In Politics Americans now have responsibility for a bunch of new places they can’t find on a map. It turns out that the National Security Agency considers Canada, Greenland, Mexico and parts of… Read More ›
Suspected drug smuggler has been deported back to Mexico ELEVEN times in the last 3 years
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 14:35 EST, 17 July 2013 | UPDATED: 15:05 EST, 17 July 2013 An alleged drug smuggler who was recently busted with more than 220 pounds of marijuana in his car will likely be deported … Read More ›
U.S. approves a horse slaughterhouse, sees two more plants
Source: Reuters – Sat, 29 Jun 2013 12:08 AM Author: Reuters * Animal welfare groups say they will sue to prevent slaughter * Congress may vote soon on whether to reinstate slaughter ban WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters) – A… Read More ›
Crowd of 30,000 overruns police cordon ahead of Brazil football match (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Published time: June 19, 2013 22:34 Edited time: June 20, 2013 00:07 Anti-riot police officers carry a wounded demonstrator as clashes erupt in Fortaleza on June 19, 2013.(AFP Photo / Yuri Cortez) Violent clashes have erupted in the… Read More ›
Is this really video of a UFO crashing into a Mexican volcano…or just a load of hot air?
By Joshua Gardner PUBLISHED: 23:56 EST, 4 June 2013 | UPDATED: 00:42 EST, 5 June 2013 A video currently making the rounds on the web appears to show an unidentified flying object diving headlong into the smoldering caldera of… Read More ›
In tense Mexico state, vigilantes refuse to drop guns
22 May 2013 COALCOMAN, Mexico (AFP) Farmers wearing bulletproof jackets and toting assault rifles ride in pick-up trucks emblazoned with the word “self-defense” to protect this rural western Mexico town from the Knights Templar drug cartel. The federal government deployed… Read More ›
Mexican Truckers Avert Border Program Dustup
By JACK BOUBOUSHIAN (CN) – U.S. trucking groups lost their challenge in the D.C. Circuit to a pilot program that will let Mexican truckers transport goods across the border. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently reauthorized a… Read More ›
Mexican vigilantes seize town, arrest police
Posted By Associated Press On 11:19 PM 03/27/2013 In World ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Hundreds of armed vigilantes have taken control of a town on a major highway in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero, arresting local police officers and… Read More ›
State Department must explain the secrecy surrounding its plans to give Mexican nationals Social Security benefits
Mexican Social Security Deal Gets Another Look By DAN MCCUE (CN) – The State Department must explain the secrecy surrounding its plans to give Mexican nationals Social Security benefits, a federal judge ruled, siding with a group of senior citizens…. Read More ›
Mexican shootout that killed beauty queen linked to Fast and Furious
Another gun sent to Mexico under the White House’s “Fast and Furious” program has been found beside a murdered Mexican, just as the White House prepares to launch a large-scale political campaign built on the Dec. 14 massacre of 26 … Read More ›
Terry Family Sues Feds for Fast & Furious Bungle: Claims Gov’t took affirmative actions to ensure that the illegal weapons purchases and transfers of those weapons to Mexican drug cartel operatives were allowed to continue
Terry Family Sues Feds for Fast & Furious Bungle PHOENIX (CN) – The family of a slain Border Patrol agent wants damages from the U.S. government, saying it put the murder weapon in the hands of a Mexican… Read More ›
Wal-Mart India unit suspends CFO, others pending bribery probe
Posted 2012/11/22 at 11:41 pm EST MUMBAI, Nov. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — The Indian joint venture of Wal-Mart Stores Inc <wmt.n> has suspended its chief financial officer and other employees as it investigates alleged violations of U.S. anti-bribery laws, a… Read More ›
Brain Infection from Tapeworn ” Serious Health Concern”
2010 study posted for filing Increasing in Mexico and Bordering Southwestern States MAYWOOD, Ill. — Tapeworm infections of the brain, which can cause epileptic seizures, appear to be increasing in Mexico and bordering southwestern states, Loyola University Health System researchers… Read More ›
Mexico’s Zetas drug cartel strikes gold in the coal business
By Agence France-Presse Saturday, November 17, 2012 23:03 EST They may be known for flashy cars and state of the art weaponry, but Mexican druglords have found an earthy new source of wealth: dirty old coal. They are mining it… Read More ›
Ingredient in tequila ( Agave ) plant may fight osteoporosis and other diseases: 50 percent increase in levels of a protein associated with the build-up of new bone tissue.
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Michael Bernstein m_bernstein@acs.org 415-978-3504 (Meeting, March 21-25) 202-872-6042 (After March 25) American Chemical Society IMAGE:The agave plant, the source of tequila, also may supply a healthful food additive.Click here for more information. SAN FRANCISCO,… Read More ›
U.S. lawmakers accuse Walmart of tax evasion and money laundering
By Agence France-Presse Wednesday, August 15, 2012 17:38 EDT WASHINGTON — Two US lawmakers probing bribery allegations against Walmart in Mexico say they have documents suggesting the US retail giant may also have engaged in tax evasion and money laundering…. Read More ›