http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2011/05/bloody-mexican-gangs-make-it-official.html
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http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2011/04/mexican-drug-cartels-in-2500-american.html
Those remarks buttress the 2010 Drug Threat Assessment by the U.S. Justice Department, which stated that street gangs, which “acquire drugs directly from [drug-traffickers] in Mexico or along the Southwest Border,” are distributing narcotics in “more than 2,500 cities.”
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“They want to wear the
disguise that will allow them to carry out their activities more successfully,”
noted George Grayson, author of "Mexico: Narco-Violence and a Failed
State?"
He pointed to a rash of
successful prison escapes two years ago in which members of Los Zetas dressed
in police and federal uniforms to help spring fellow members from jail.
According to reports, the Zetas pretended to carry out “inspections” and, with
aid from guards on the inside, were able to get to the inmates, open the cells
and allow them to just walk away.
In one of the most
notorious cases, Zetas dressed up like members of the Federal Investigation
Agency (AFI) and had successfully released their friends from a prison in the
northern state of Zacatecas within five minutes.
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BOOK AND THEN TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHY OBAMA CONTINUES TO SABOTAGE OUR BORDERS FOR
MORE ILLEGALS! THE MEX DRUG CARTELS ALREADY OPERATE IN 2,500 CITIES
BOOK:
Mexico:
Narco-Violence and a Failed State? GEORGE W GRAYSON
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Characterized by exhaustive research, rare
in-depth knowledge of the subject outside Mexico, and compassionate wit, George
Grayson's new book confirms him as one of the most distinguished scholars of
Mexican politics and history. No other publication to date has unpacked and
analyzed so thoroughly the labyrinthine and brutal underworld of Mexico's
feared drug cartels and their complex relationship with the country's
authorities and society." --Dr. Francisco E. Gonzalez, Riordan Roett Chair
in Latin American Studies, The Johns Hopkins University
"William and Mary Professor George Grayson ranks among the most knowledgeable and insightful analysts of Mexican society and politics writing today. His new book on Mexico's bloody and brutal drug cartels constitutes a major contribution to the growing body of research on the "drug thugs" who are making billions by trafficking drugs in Mexico and through their country into the United States while wreaking havoc on both sides of the border. His detailed case studies of Mexico's major drug "cartels" or organized crime families active in the lucrative illicit narcotics trade - the leadership and internal dynamics of the major criminal organizations, the rivalries and shifting alliances among these ruthless groups, and the shockingly violent tactics they employ against each other, the Mexican government and the Mexican people - make for a fascinating but sobering read. Concisely written and painstakingly documented, Grayson's book is a must for anyone interested in understanding what is happening in the United States' besieged southern neighbor and the implications that Mexico's current crisis holds for American society, American security and U.S-Mexican bilateral relations." --Bruce M. Bagley, University of Miami
"One of the greatest fallacies committed today amongst those who discuss and write about organized crime in Mexico is a limited understanding of Mexico's political history, especially how and why the country's leaders have engaged with criminal actors for decades. George Grayson's review of this history is a crisp, concise explanation that expertly frames Mexico today: a country struggling to confront unprecedented narco-violence. Grayson layers this historical backdrop with a full account of Mexican organized crime; it is one of the most thorough discussions of Mexican organized crime that I have ever seen, in English or Spanish. This book is a must read for anyone interested to know why thousands die in Mexico every year and what we can expect to see in Mexico for the rest of President Calderon's term and beyond." --Samuel Logan, Journalist | Writer
"William and Mary Professor George Grayson ranks among the most knowledgeable and insightful analysts of Mexican society and politics writing today. His new book on Mexico's bloody and brutal drug cartels constitutes a major contribution to the growing body of research on the "drug thugs" who are making billions by trafficking drugs in Mexico and through their country into the United States while wreaking havoc on both sides of the border. His detailed case studies of Mexico's major drug "cartels" or organized crime families active in the lucrative illicit narcotics trade - the leadership and internal dynamics of the major criminal organizations, the rivalries and shifting alliances among these ruthless groups, and the shockingly violent tactics they employ against each other, the Mexican government and the Mexican people - make for a fascinating but sobering read. Concisely written and painstakingly documented, Grayson's book is a must for anyone interested in understanding what is happening in the United States' besieged southern neighbor and the implications that Mexico's current crisis holds for American society, American security and U.S-Mexican bilateral relations." --Bruce M. Bagley, University of Miami
"One of the greatest fallacies committed today amongst those who discuss and write about organized crime in Mexico is a limited understanding of Mexico's political history, especially how and why the country's leaders have engaged with criminal actors for decades. George Grayson's review of this history is a crisp, concise explanation that expertly frames Mexico today: a country struggling to confront unprecedented narco-violence. Grayson layers this historical backdrop with a full account of Mexican organized crime; it is one of the most thorough discussions of Mexican organized crime that I have ever seen, in English or Spanish. This book is a must read for anyone interested to know why thousands die in Mexico every year and what we can expect to see in Mexico for the rest of President Calderon's term and beyond." --Samuel Logan, Journalist | Writer
Product Description
Bloodshed connected with Mexican drug cartels,
how they emerged, and their impact on the United States is the subject of this
frightening book. Savage narcotics-related decapitations, castrations, and
other murders have destroyed tourism in many Mexican communities and such
savagery is now cascading across the border into the United States. Grayson
explores how this spiral of violence emerged in Mexico, its impact on the
country and its northern neighbor, and the prospects for managing it.
Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) ruled in Tammany Hall
fashion for seventy-nine years before losing the presidency in 2000 to the
center-right National Action Party (PAN). Grayson focuses on drug wars,
prohibition, corruption, and other antecedents that occurred during the
PRI’s hegemony. He illuminates the diaspora of drug cartels and their
fragmentation, analyzes the emergence of new gangs, sets forth President Felipe
Calderón’s strategy against vicious criminal organizations, and assesses
its relative success. Grayson reviews the effect of narcotics-focused issues in
U.S.-Mexican relations. He considers the possibility that Mexico may become a
failed state, as feared by opinion-leaders, even as it pursues an aggressive
but thus far unsuccessful crusade against the importation, processing, and sale
of illegal substances. Becoming a "failed state" involves two
dimensions of state power: its scope, or the different functions and goals
taken on by governments, and its strength, or the government’s ability to
plan and execute policies. The Mexican state boasts an extensive scope
evidenced by its monopoly over the petroleum industry, its role as the major
supplier of electricity, its financing of public education, its numerous
retirement and health-care programs, its control of public universities, and
its dominance over the armed forces. The state has not yet taken control of
drug trafficking, and its strength is steadily diminishing. This explosive book
is thus a study of drug cartels, but also state disintegration.
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