SLOWLX Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 this is just awful. un#@$%ing believable some times i think we should just turn Mexico into an Afghanistan http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-a...,2159235.story MEXICO UNDER SIEGE Mexico drug raid hero's family slaughtered Hours after the burial of a marine who died in a raid that killed drug lord Arturo Beltran Leyva, gunmen burst into his home and killed family members. Reporting from Mexico City - The young marine received the highest military honors that the Mexican state could offer. Killed during a raid that ended the life of a notorious drug lord, the marine was buried a hero, ushered to his grave by an honor guard of commandos in camouflage, his mother awarded a folded flag. Hours later, the grieving mother, the marine's sister, his brother and an aunt were mowed down by gunmen in a revenge attack that sent a chilling message to the Mexican military combating drug traffickers. The slaughter of Melquisedet Angulo Cordova's family early Tuesday horrified Mexicans seemingly inured to a drug-war brutality that has claimed more than 15,000 lives in three years of spectacular violence. The killing, especially, of a mother seemed to violate the most basic code of conduct that even coldblooded hit men and traffickers obeyed. Was it a mistake to have so publicly identified the family of the felled combatant? Military commandos carry out their dangerous missions with their faces covered by masks and with no hint of personal identity. By contrast, the Angulo family had been seen in newspaper photos and on television, first during an elaborate memorial ceremony at navy headquarters over the weekend and then at the marine's funeral Monday in his home state of Tabasco. It appeared that no special protection was provided for the family. Angulo, 30, died in a fierce gun battle a week ago in the city of Cuernavaca when navy special forces attacked the hide-out of Arturo Beltran Leyva, head of a major narco-trafficking organization. Beltran Leyva and six of his gunmen were killed in what the government immediately hailed as an important victory in the war on organized crime -- and one it was eager to celebrate. Officials at the time also predicted more violence as Beltran Leyva's lieutenants might fight for control of the organization and other cartels would push to seize pieces of Beltran Leyva's empire. Instead, the first blow appears to have been an act of revenge and intimidation. Beltran Leyva, who split with the powerful Sinaloa cartel, had allied with the so-called Zetas, ruthless gunmen who authorities speculated might be responsible for the slaying of Angulo's family members. "The message was to the military and to the government, that if you hit us hard, we will respond in unprecedented ways," said Raul Benitez, a security expert. "This is the wrath of the Beltran Leyva family. It is very worrisome and should put the entire government on alert." The decision by officials to show off pictures of Beltran Leyva's body -- half undressed and covered in peso bills -- may also have goaded the dead trafficker's allies into such depraved retaliation, several experts said. President Felipe Calderon condemned the killings as "cowardly, barbaric" acts that showed a complete "lack of scruples" by criminal gangs. But he vowed to press ahead with the military-led offensive that has deployed about 45,000 troops across the nation. Critics said the slaying of the Angulo family members exposed a serious security lapse emblematic of the government's troubled offensive against the powerful drug cartels, which Calderon launched shortly after taking office in December 2006. The gunmen evidently had no trouble locating the marine's home, suggesting they had benefited from inside information. "This has shown the inability of the state to offer protection to its frontline troops," said Ricardo Aleman, a columnist for El Universal newspaper. "We do not have the training, intelligence or other elements to wage this war." Prosecutors in Tabasco said the gunmen converged on the family home in at least three vehicles shortly after midnight. They burst into the small residence where the family slept and opened fire. The mother, Irma Cordova, 48, was killed by a single gunshot. Angulo's sister Yolidabey, 22, was hit by seven bullets; the aunt, Josefa Angulo, 46, by 10. A 28-year-old brother, Benito, was shot once and died later at a hospital. Nearly three dozen spent bullet casings were found in the house, state prosecutor Rafael Gonzalez said. Army troops canvassed the area Tuesday. No suspects had been arrested. Javier Ibarrola, an expert on the Mexican military, described the attack as "unprecedented," yet also predictable. "What is really most alarming is that there wasn't the intelligence to foresee this, to adequately study what the traffickers' reactions were going to be," Ibarrola said, adding that it was no longer possible for the government to dismiss deadly violence as mere "killing among cartels." "We are not facing a criminal group but a corps of combatants who are going to exact revenge and take territory from the government," he said on Mexican television. "The government is not prepared for this. Presidential speeches do not scare them." Angulo's mother had spoken to reporters Monday at the funeral, telling them how important her children were to her. "Thinking as a mother, I used to feel very sad and hurt for the families of soldiers and police who had been killed. It would make me cry," she said. "And now, now it is my turn." 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jerrodh Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Terrible but not to take light on the situation but it's hard to just label mexico with such problems like this. While this certainly is an issue it certainily isn't terrorism which is the idea of us being overseas. Again terrible situation, yes, but do we need to 'invade' and 'police' Mexico because of this? No I'd note that they must be doing a decent enough job had they found and raided the cartel members house in the first place, and actually took down the leader. If anything is to take note, don't publize your family name, etc. when a family member dies in combat/line of duty. Because that is the sole reason his family is today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyBuiltRacing Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 blame it on the movies http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o162/Rhikz/a_man_apart.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDHG940 Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Drug addicts support these people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Thats why I dont fuck with to many Mexicans. You just never know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyin Miata Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Thats why I dont fuck with to many Mexicans. You just never know... Plenty of Americans out there pushing drugs too. Do you associate with them? Maybe you're just joking. I really hope so, because that is a terrible comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGRE Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 The drug cartels and gangs in mexico make the stuff here in the states look like cub scouts. 2010 could be an interesting year in mexico, much of the general public is tired of the drug cartels controling everything. History repeats it's self. In 1810 mexico had it's long and bloody war for independance. In 1910 they had thier long and bloody revolution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustlestiltskin Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 I heard were storming Normandy beach tomorrow for d-day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Plenty of Americans out there pushing drugs too. Do you associate with them? Maybe you're just joking. I really hope so, because that is a terrible comment. Lighten up Kemosabe... Im talking about the kind of drama Mexican gangsters bring to the table. I dont know to many American people running around getting that kinda revenge on the "enemies" family. You got some weed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Was it a mistake to have so publicly identified the family of the felled combatant? You fucking think so? Stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyM3rC Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 That's pretty screwed up. I think we need top pit the american mob against the mexican mob and see who wins. Cage-match style! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Flyer1647545514 Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Government regulation on drugs could help end a lot of this kind of stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty2Hotty Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 We could clean Mexico up with a few Predator B UAV's http://blackflag.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/reapermq9.jpg It can carry upwards of 3,000lbs of munitions and take out targets with pin point accuracy. End "Drug War" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackC50 Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 That's pretty screwed up. I think we need top pit the american mob against the mexican mob and see who wins. Cage-match style! Oh I think the Mexicans would have to win this one. They are just some ruthless, crazy basterds. I watch Gangland waaay to much and have seen what all those Mexican gangs bring to the table. They are just insane, especially the Zetas and the article said the Cartel lord that was killed had an alliance with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Sad part is that the bastards pulling the triggers on that family were probably doing so under orders and while fearing for their own lives if they didn't comply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Sad part is that the bastards pulling the triggers on that family were probably doing so under orders and while fearing for their own lives if they didn't comply. Its a ruthless cycle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost face Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Thats why I dont fuck with to many Mexicans. You just never know... That is some ignorant shit. How would you feel if some black people "say that is why I don't hang out with white people because they lynch black people?" Government should have known better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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