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rccali
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Four US Citizens Kidnapped by armed men in Matamoros
Not Baja but along the Mexican border with Texas. Still relevant IMO.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/06/americans-ki...
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oops!
(CNN) Four US citizens were assaulted and kidnapped by gunmen in northeastern Mexico on Friday in a case of mistaken identity, a US official with
knowledge of the investigation told CNN.
The Americans are believed to have been targeted by mistake and were not the intended victims, the official said. Investigators believe a Mexican
cartel likely mistook them for Haitian drug smugglers, the official said, adding investigators have not identified any concerning criminal history on
the part of the Americans.
The Americans had traveled to the border city of Matamoros for medical procedures, the official said,...
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It's cool that the old Goat has inside knowledge about these cartels and that they were not the Haitian drug smugglers kidnapped but were another
group of some friendlies? How Goat got to be so interconnected in cartels we'll never know, but it's great he is here posting accurate updates about
cartels, identities, drug smugglers and kidnappers with his inside knowledge as a cartel member/informant.
[Edited on 3-6-2023 by gnukid]
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Quote: Originally posted by gnukid  | It's cool that the old Goat has inside knowledge about these cartels and that they were not the Haitian drug smugglers kidnapped but were another
group of some friendlies? How Goat got to be so interconnected in cartels we'll never know, but it's great he is here posting accurate updates about
cartels, identities, drug smugglers and kidnappers with his inside knowledge as a cartel member/informant.
[Edited on 3-6-2023 by gnukid] |
Oldkid,
What you talking about? Are you posting after doing bong hits? I just posted a news blurb from CNN. My knowledge of this event is no more than the
news provided!
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the video out there doesn't look too good
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This is absolutely awful.
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‘Mistakes” like this attack on medical tourists are what happens when Mexico tolerates cartels. Cartels won’t be stomped out until communities
and politicians say no.
When Mexico allows cartels to operate with impunity, this is what happens.
The fault lies with citizens and government that allow cartels to run over Mexico.
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Sounds like they have all been found. 2 dead. 2 alive.
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Looks like we don’t have enough wars going presently so the usual suspects are putting Mexico on the agenda. Im sure the Mexican citizens will
appreciate a foreign military invasion from the north.
Graham says he will introduce bill to ‘set the stage’ for US to use military force in Mexico
https://l.smartnews.com/YFg1N/yxoEFV
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These four people, driving halfway across the United States (from North or South Carolina), to save money for a tummy tuck or get a perscrition filled
cheaper, doesn't make much sense to me... How many hotel nights, round-trip, plus the cost of gasoline, meals, etc?
Lot's of photos and video now:
https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=four%20americans%20mis...
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Here is a quote from news today
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Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday he will introduce a bill laying the groundwork for President Biden to use US military force against Mexican drug
cartels.
“I’m going to introduce legislation,... to make certain Mexican drug cartels foreign terrorist organizations under US law and set the stage to use
military force if necessary to protect America from being poisoned by things coming out of Mexico,”
Graham said he agrees with former Attorney General Bill Barr, who wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed last week that the US should designate the
cartels as terrorist groups and confront them the same way past administrations confronted ISIS in the Middle East.
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So, it seems Barr and Graham are saying they want to use cruise missiles to fight cartels on mexican soil.
Coming soon: air strikes on high value targets in tijuana and rosarito!
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Of course it's awful what happened to these folks, but perhaps if some didn't have their faces covered with piercings and visible tattoos all over,
they wouldn't have attracted undue attention.
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| Quote: Originally posted by surabi | | Of course it's awful what happened to these folks, but perhaps if some didn't have their faces covered with piercings and visible tattoos all over,
they wouldn't have attracted undue attention. |
Blame the victims. Typical BS from you.
US Marines: providing enemies of America an opportunity to die for their country since 1775.
What I say before any important decision.
F*ck it.
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I hope someone needy and deserving is $50K richer!
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| Quote: Originally posted by surabi | | Of course it's awful what happened to these folks, but perhaps if some didn't have their faces covered with piercings and visible tattoos all over,
they wouldn't have attracted undue attention. |
You sound like a religious zealot right winger, blaming the victims.
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| Quote: Originally posted by lencho |
My bet is if those perps actually were cartel lackeys, they won't be around long enough to get caught; the jefes aren't
going to be at all happy with a screw-up that brings down the kind of heat this is generating. |
well so far they got one in custody and SOMEBODY led em to the shed holding the four.....that should be good for FBI 50K
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I wasn't blaming the victims and perhaps they were just were unlucky enough to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. But we all know that when you
travel outside of your normal habitat, it's wise to do as much research as possible about where you are going to be travelling, take stock of your
surroundings and not draw too much attention to yourself.
The woman's mother was worried about her going and apparently she told her everything would be fine, not to worry. While that is usually the case,
Tamaulipas is one of the more dangerous places to be, and I would bet those folks didn't bother reading up about it.
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I'm pretty comfortable with traveling in Mexico alone by car, but I always tell everyone to stay out of the big border cities. If you need a list:
Matamoros, Reynosa, Nuevo Laredo, Juarez, Nogales, Mexicali, and Tijuana.
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Hard to get into the 'good' Mexico without going through border cities.
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Those are just the seven border cities I avoid. The combination of the busy crossings and the cartel activity are enough to keep me away. When I go to
/ leave Mexico I use the crossings in small border towns, which seem to be just as safe as the interior of Mexico.
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