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| Insanity at Tucson | |||
| 2010-07-10 | |||
| This is under opinion due to the fact the reporter failed to do due diligence in checking and challenging what officials were saying... TUCSON - Law enforcement officials from both sides of the border met in Tucson for the 26th annual Police Internacional Sonora y Arizona, or PISA. The yearly conference switches from Arizona to Mexico. This year, it was Mexico's turn to host. However, according to U.S. officials, due to the recent violence, U.S. police officers weren't going to attend. Good move. Wouldn't want to host it in a "safe state" in Mexico. See below... So, the Governor from Sonora approved for the conference to move to Tucson, but was to be hosted by Mexican law enforcement.
Several times that in innocent civilians are murdered weekly in northern Mexico alone, and they are worried about the bad guys killing each other off... Bill Newell who heads ATF says, "There's a raging drug war in Mexico and they're not throwing rocks at each other." Thanks for the 411, Bill He says the drug cartels are battling it out with guns. In the latest crime wave he says ATF identified most of the guns used came from Arizona. Hmmm...
It makes perfect sense to go after illegal purchases, but what about legal purchases? If those weapons make it into the hands of your average Mexican gang member, don't you think the problem may be the porous border? You know, the border your boss is trying to keep open? Ernesto Munro heads the Sonoran Department of Public Safety. He says, "Ninety or more percent of the weapons are from the U.S." He says, "We need to stop that, and Bill Newell is helping by coordinating with our officers and trying to stop the traffic of guns to Mexico." Nice one, Ernesto. The fact is the 90 percent of tracable weapons seized Mexico are from the US. But you don't mention that that is only seven percent of all weapons. SEVEN PERCENT, Ernesto. That's seven in one hundred weapons, Ernesto... Munro says even though there's violence and the number of homicides is high, he maintains his state is safe. He says, "The danger is for people who are involved in organized crime and of course for any police. He says his life is in danger as well." 21 dead gang bangers near Saric. Yeah, that sounds like a hotspot for vacations, Ernesto... Attorney General Terry Goddard says his office is concentrating on the movement of money. He says, "Without money the cartels don't exist. Without the money the violence would stop." Money sent back to Mexico by illegal aliens who came through a porous border, Terry. The conference ends on Saturday afternoon.
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| Posted by:badanov |
| #2 The other insanity in Tucson is that its about 108 degrees with high humidity...we are waiting for the Monsoons to begin. |
| Posted by: borgboy 2010-07-10 15:40 |
| #1 Ernesto obviously got the Napolitano/Clinton/Daley talking points memo |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-07-10 13:44 |