Mexian "war" on Drug Cartels is nothing more

[MikeWaters]

than the Govt. trying to get a bigger piece of the action:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americ...ngs/index.html

Jose added that he believed groups of corrupt officials and law enforcement officers were using the militarization of the border region not as a means to crush the drug cartels but as a way of forcing them to pay a bigger slice of the drug profits as bribes.

"The authorities and the cartels use the rule of 10. By that I mean for every 10 kilos of cocaine we move, we have to give three to the authorities and keep seven for ourselves," he explained. "When times are bad the authorities may arrest somebody or grab an entire consignment and that's a way for forcing up their percentage take."

Jose's assertion might seem like feverish conspiracy theory if it weren't for the growing list of Mexican officials, ranging from local cops and foot soldiers to generals and men at the highest levels of law enforcement, who've been busted for allegedly profiting from the drug trade.
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In November, Mexico's former drug czar was detained on suspicion that he may have accepted $450,000 a month in bribes from drug traffickers. He had been in charge of the attorney general's office that specializes in combatting organized crime.

And what is our govt's solution? Give weapons and money to the Mexican govt. and take away the Bill of Rights from American citizens.

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

than the Govt. trying to get a bigger piece of the action:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americ...ngs/index.html



And what is our govt's solution? Give weapons and money to the Mexican govt. and take away the Bill of Rights from American citizens.

Remember Mike, according to Obama, we're the jerks of the world. Something has to be done to get everyone to like us.