CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexican soldiers have arrested a gang member suspected in the killings of three people linked to the US Consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua State Police said yesterday.
Related: Drug War Diversion
Enrique Torres, a police spokesman, said the consulate shooting suspect arrested Friday was a member of the Barrio Azteca gang....
Torres said the suspect is a leader of the Barrio Azteca gang, but gave no other details. He said the suspect could be presented to the media today.
Not important enough for the Globe to cover, I guess.
US and Mexican authorities say the Barrio Azteca gang works for the Juarez drug cartel and operates on both sides of the border. Last week, El Paso police and state troopers arrested 25 in a sweep of suspected gang members....
The disclosure was made a day after gunmen in another northern state killed 10 young people riding in a pickup when they didn’t stop at a gang’s illegal roadblock, authorities said....
Elsewhere in Mexico, at least 16 people were killed Sunday in drug violence.
Yeah, but the daily death toll in this double-crossing fraud of a drug war isn't really "news," is it?
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But this is?
"With toxic air starting to clear, Mexico City is becoming a model" by Anne-Marie O’Connor, Washington Post | April 3, 2010
MEXICO CITY — This megalopolis once had the world’s worst air, with skies so poisonous that birds dropped dead in flight. Today, efforts to clean the smog are showing visible progress, revealing stunning views of snow-capped volcanoes — and offering a model for the developing world.
Related: Globalists Grab a Seat on the Bus
As Mexico prepares to host world leaders at a UN climate-change conference later this year, international specialists are praising the country’s progress.
Oh, I see; it IS NEWS when it is REITERATING the AGENDA!!!
Many say its determined efforts to control auto emissions and other environmental effects of rapid urbanization offer practical lessons to cities in China, India, and other fast-growing countries. International officials say steady improvement of Mexico City’s air could bolster President Felipe Calderón’s bid for a leadership role among developing countries seeking to address global warming....
You WANT that CARBON TAX now, don't you, America?
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