10/08/2009 |
México - Asesinan abogada defensora de narcos
| La Opinión
Raquenel Villanueva, abogada mexicana especializada en defender a narcotraficantes y superviviente de cuatro atentados, fue asesinada a balazos en un mercado de la norteña Monterrey, informaron fuentes policiales. ...
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10/08/2009 |
On Obama's Mexico Agenda: Stopping the Guns from El Norte
Ioan Grillo | Times
The camcorder shakes as it films the thud of thick .50 caliber bullets ripping through a steel plate target in the heat of the Arizona desert. Panning across the jagged rocks and cacti, the camera then focuses on the shooter: a smiling Mexican sitting down on the dust as he uses both hands to fire the huge state-of-the-art weapon that can tear through tank armor. ...
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10/08/2009 |
México - In Ciudad Juarez, young women are vanishing
Ken Ellingwood | Los Angeles Times
Amid the drug war's bloodshed, the Mexican border city has been shaken by the disappearances of at least two dozen teenage girls and young women. Officials have few leads. ...
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10/08/2009 |
México - Seguridad: Preocupa a EEUU túneles ilegales
Maria de la Luz Gonzalez | El Universal
La Oficina de Política Nacional para el Control de las Drogas de Estados Unidos trabaja en una estrategia para incrementar la detección de túneles clandestinos en la frontera con México, por considerarlos una amenaza creciente para su seguridad interna, pues se utilizan para traficar droga, indocumentados y otros contrabandos ilegales desde la frontera. ...
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10/08/2009 |
México - Aciertos y tumbos policiales: en medio de nada
Francisco Javier Acuña | Excelsior
Parece que el hampa es una hiedra que se desdobla y se regenera rápido, mientras el gobierno se reagrupa para perseguir el flagelo que causa la sombra de la violencia de puerto en puerto, en zonas urbanas o en rancherías. La inteligencia es la condición insalvable para la eficacia de esta empresa en la que se percibe mucho valor policial, hasta un inflamado patriotismo, pero, por la escasa inteligencia, excesos absurdos, pifias, descuidos o sospechosas derrotas: o se les escapan los delincuentes o caen en emboscadas. ...
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10/08/2009 |
US - Obama’s Numbers to Win Afghanistan Don’t Add Up
Jeff Stein | CQ
I have a theory: The Obama administration has no plans to win in Afghanistan. That’s all a cover story.The real objective, if everything goes right: Decapitate the remnants of al Qaeda’s senior leadership — preferably with Osama bin Laden’s head on the proverbial pike — declare victory, and depart the field.
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10/08/2009 |
México - Asesinan abogada defensora de narcos
| La Opinión
Raquenel Villanueva, abogada mexicana especializada en defender a narcotraficantes y superviviente de cuatro atentados, fue asesinada a balazos en un mercado de la norteña Monterrey, informaron fuentes policiales. ...
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09/08/2009 |
UK - General Sir David Richards: Afghanistan will take 40 years
Michael Evans | Times on Line
Britain’s mission in Afghanistan could last for up to 40 years, the next head of the Army warns today in an exclusive interview with The Times. General Sir David Richards, who becomes Chief of the General Staff on August 28, said: “The Army’s role will evolve, but the whole process might take as long as 30 to 40 years". ...
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09/08/2009 |
Malaysian Police Awaiting Feedback On Noordin From Indonesia
Bernama - Malaysian National News Agency | Bernama
Police are waiting for feedback from the Indonesian authorities on the leader of the Jemaah Islamiah splinter group, Noordin Mat Top, who is believed to have been shot dead in Temanggung, Central Jawa Friday. ...
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09/08/2009 |
Police seek DNA over Java death
BBC | BBC
Indonesian police say they will ask relatives of wanted Islamist Noordin Mohamed Top for DNA to confirm if he was killed in a shoot-out.Noordin was reportedly in a house in central Java which police stormed on Saturday after a 17-hour siege. ...
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