Joomla! site syndication http://www.bbstf.org 2008-12-02T05:01:12+01:00 http://www.bbstf.org http://www.bbstf.org/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2008-10-05T07:57:30+01:00 http://www.bbstf.org http://www.bbstf.org/content/view/53/2/lang,en/ More than 50 people have been killed in Tijuana (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7653118.stm) in the past week, amid escalating gang violence in that city. Some of the bodies were decapitated, and several others showed signs of being tortured.Also, yesterday the mayor of Ixtapan de la Sal, a tourist city near Mexico city, was shot. More than 3000 people have been killed in drug related violence in Mexico this year. text/html 2008-09-03T10:33:00+01:00 http://www.bbstf.org http://www.bbstf.org/content/view/52/2/lang,en/ Mexican President Felipe Calderón spoke Sunday with the organizers of a march protesting the violence occuring daily throughout the country. We know that Mexico's greatest problem is public insecurity; this is in consequence of the gradual and growing disintegration of public and governmental institutions, he said. Calderón also mentioned a deterioration in the fabric of society, including a lack of values that creates a vulnerability to organized crime: We know that without a stronger society, there is no amount of police effort that can truly defend us from crime. Changes to police recruiting, arming, and oversight were promised during the speech. A transcription of the speech is available (http://www.presidencia.gob.mx/prensa/presidencia/?contenido=38270) (in spanish). text/html 2008-08-04T13:54:38+01:00 http://www.bbstf.org http://www.bbstf.org/content/view/51/2/lang,en/ As reported in the Spanish-language newspaper Ecos de Rosarito (http://ecosderosarito.com/history/375/1_5815.html), Rosarito mayor Hugo Torres recognized the Mexican federal government for granting 360 titles, clearing up disputes and uncertanties over land ownership in Rosarito.The issue of land ownership in Baja California has been discussed repeatedly here, and an older summary of the issue is available (content/view/21/30/lang,en/). text/html 2008-07-28T14:15:47+01:00 http://www.bbstf.org http://www.bbstf.org/content/view/50/2/lang,en/ According to an AP article (http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j6D4iB1npYkxvlxMtoWINtoncliwD92524VO6), a $400 million US aid package to fight the Mexican drug cartels may be funding military corruption: People in cities on the front lines of Mexico's battle against trafficking say they are increasingly frustrated with military tactics — a shift in opinion that threatens to undermine Calderon's nationwide crackdown.Mexico's National Human Rights Commission says it has documented more than 600 cases of abuse since Calderon sent 20,000 soldiers across the nation to take back territory controlled by drug lords. text/html 2008-06-26T20:44:37+01:00 http://www.bbstf.org http://www.bbstf.org/content/view/49/2/lang,en/ Mexican drug cartels are now terrorizing neighborhoods in the United States, according to a WND article (http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view pageId=67963): Six men in police tactical clothing are suspected of shooting a man to death, firing more than 100 rounds into his Pheonix home in what some are calling a Mexican drug cartel hit performed by members of the active Mexican Army. Three of the men were arrested; they were apparently planning to ambush police, but ran out of ammunition.