This stuff always sucks to hear about, but is the reality of this drug war.  In the market of force, the police are every bit a part of that mechanism.  If the states or government cannot pay more than the cartels, or at least provide a living wage to their police force, well […]

     This website has some cool photos of some forgotten history.  During the Mexican Revolution, there were many soldiers of fortune from all over the world applying their trade on both sides of the conflict.  This was a very interesting period in which at the same time, you had wars like World War 1 […]

     First piracy, and now cartels are threatening to blow up dams?  This Falcon Lake sounds like quite the party zone. lol -Matt
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This 2001 photo shows Falcon Dam, a reservoir on the lower Rio Grande, that reportedly was threatened.
Agents feared Mexican drug cartel attack on border dam
By DANE SCHILLER and JAMES PINKERTON
June 2, 2010
An […]

    In Chihuahua City (1849) Michael H. Chevallié and Glanton may have influenced the state legislature to pass the Fifth Law over the veto of the governor, empowering Chevallié to contract with guerrillas to capture or kill troublesome Indians on an individual basis. Chevallié entered the first contract the next day, and Glanton was in his company on […]

   Wow, this is great news.  Arizona has been pushing hard for National Guard troops and the White House has finally agreed to allow it.  It’s about time is all I have to say.
     I am not sure what will be purchased with the 500 million dollars, and I am sure that money will […]

   There is a great thread going on over at Tactical Forums that was the motivation for this post.  It is all about the ‘bajadores’ or rip-off crews along the border areas who basically prey on smugglers.  To me, this is land based piracy or basically stealing from other criminals and illegal immigrants, and these individuals are […]

   Boy, the war on Mexico’s authorities is only getting worse.  I expect that as more police forces resign, you will see more private security increase.  Worse yet, you will see more businesses being forced to kiss the ring of the cartels, because there is no one to protect them.
   Another idea is that Mexico […]

   Between the kidnappings and the pilfering of the oil by cartels, Pemex has some issues.  Just one suggestion for Pemex, and that is if you want to retain some of that oil and stop paying ransoms, then make the investment in a competent security company to protect your stuff and people.  You can buy […]

    Public Safety Secretary Minerva Bautista was among the wounded but was recovering from non-life-threatening injuries, according to the state attorney general’s office. She was traveling in a bullet-resistant sport utility vehicle.
   State Attorney General Jesus Montejano told the local Milenio television station that the attackers used assault rifles, grenades, a grenade launcher and a […]