Baghdad On The Border

In the Juarez, Mexico war zone as of yesterday 5 February 2009 at 5:00 p.m., 211 people have been murdered in Juarez this year.
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This includes the 5 people who were killed in one incident yesterday in the Valle de Juarez.
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The total number of people murdered in January 2009 (reported in Diario) was 153 and 58 people killed during the first 5 days of February, which makes the current murder rate about 10 people per day.
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And the reactionaries are trying to convince us that Mexico is not close to becoming a failed state? Get real.
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One part especially frightens me. The biggest reason the bad guys in Mexico can't be stopped is because of all the corruption in the Mexican government, the law enforcement authorities, and the courts.
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It just seems too much like the trends among the rich and the Republicans in America.
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