Drug Cartels Kill 4 in Nuevo Leon, Mexico – Decapitated Body Dumped in Guerrero

The four men had their hands bound with tape and were blindfolded, the state prosecutor’s office said in a statement. Nuevo Leon has seen an increase in drug violence that authorities say stems from a fight between the Gulf cartel and its former ally, the Zetas gang of hit men. Mexican and U.S. officials say [...]

Mexican Drug Cartel Kills Governor-Elect’s Nephew In Botched Kidnapping

In Chihuahua state, where Ciudad Juarez is located, gunmen shot and killed the nephew of the governor-elect during a botched kidnapping, authorities said Thursday.

Mexican Drug Cartel Uses Car Bomb To Attact Police Patrol – 3 Dead, 9 Wounded

3 killed in drug gang attack on police in Mexico CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Members of a northern Mexico drug gang rammed a car bomb into two police patrol trucks Thursday in the border city of Ciudad Juarez on Thursday, killing two officers and a medical technician, and wounding nine people. Federal police said the [...]

Day 88: The Cap Holds – No Sign of Leaks or Fractures

BP encouraged that capped-off oil well still holds NEW ORLEANS – BP said its capped-off well appeared to be holding steady Friday morning, almost midway into a white-knuckle waiting period in which engineers watched the pressure gauges for signs of a leak. Results monitored from control rooms on ships at sea and hundreds of miles [...]

Congressperson Sheila Jackson Lee & The Two Vietnams, Living Side By Side In Peace

What? There is only one Vietnam today. South Vietnam ceased to exist in 1975 when it was overrun by Communist North Vietnam. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Vietnam It is a ruled by a tolertarian government with one of the worst human rights records in the world. http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/eap/119063.htm http://www.bethel.edu/cas/dept/religious-studies/humanrights Has she no shame? This from Amnesty International: Viet Nam: Catholic Priest should [...]