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In Mexico, at least two more political candidates have been assassinated in the lead-up to Sunday’s presidential election. Over the last week, mayoral candidates Omar Gómez Lucatero and Fernando Ángeles Juárez were both assassinated in the state of Michoacán. Telesur reports at least 121 politicians have been murdered since September, making this election cycle the bloodiest in recent Mexican history.
After 35 homicides in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, between Friday and Sunday, police chiefs and other security officials met yesterday to review the border city’s overall security situation. State police commissioner Óscar Alberto Aparicio Avendaño called on security forces to redouble efforts to combat crime through coordinated actions aimed at both preventing and prosecuting offenses. Among the other attendees were a state prosecutor, a Federal Police commissioner, the municipal public security chief, several high-level state police officials and army personnel. Aparicio said that working to strengthen and improve security strategies at such meetings was stipulated by the Chihuahua government’s State Development Plan, which also seeks to promote cooperation between all three levels of government. “We have a great responsibility and commitment to Chihuahua society. Every day, they demand more results from us. That’s why it’s important to analyze what we are doing and work on what can be improved,” Aparicio said. “There are more of us good guys and I’m sure that with effective strategies, coupled with the valuable support of citizens, we will have better surveillance, better results and a reinforcement of the actions implemented by security forces.” Of the 35 murders in the three-day period, 21 occurred on Saturday, 10 were committed on Friday and four occurred Sunday.
originally posted by: MisterSpock
We've been putting this off for a long time. Mexico is a gigantic steaming #hole, one of the worst countries in the world sharing a border with the best country in the world.
We have to stop dancing around this and someone has to do something.
However, it adds: “Despite [slipping in the ranking], the U.S. continues to be seen as the world’s most powerful country
originally posted by: GoalPoster
originally posted by: MisterSpock
We've been putting this off for a long time. Mexico is a gigantic steaming #hole, one of the worst countries in the world sharing a border with the best country in the world.
We have to stop dancing around this and someone has to do something.
um . . . best country in the world . . .
Nope.
time.com...
originally posted by: Oldtimer2
a reply to: Jake56
It's a socialist country working in concert as a guise of a different country to the US,used to smuggle drugs,weapons,criminals,the war lords are CIA operatives,black budget,and soon to be comming to the US,you socialist's should look no further then the border