Mass kidnappings and the discovery of mass graves in the Mexican State of Guerrero, a prime tourist destination on the Pacific coast, forced the U.S. Department of State to update its Mexico TravelWarning. The new warning, issued on October 10, calls on Americans to “defer non-essential travel to all parts” of Guerrero, except for the cities of Acapulco, Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa, Taxco and the caves at Grutas de Cacahuamilpa, where visitors area advised to “exercise caution.”
I have been following that story from a variety of sources. It is a very, very bad situation but the good part is there is now some international pressure for Mexico to stop the corruption. It's completely absurd when you have police shooting people and getting arrested for that, then a cartel damands release of the police !!! One can hope that those lives lost will result in some change to benefit the people there who have been under the thumb of a cartel.
Students revolt. Normalistas are students at the Normal schools, schools to train teachers. Many of those bodies found were Normalistas shot and burned by the police. Many are still missing. Eyewitnesses report a massacre by police. Head of local cartel allegedly responsible for the massacre suicides.
OK Jerry time to head south.
http://www.borderlandbeat.com/
Chilpancingo municipal president, Mario Moreno, reports that teachers and student teachers have entered the Palace of Government in Chilpancingo where Governor Angel Heladio Aguirre has his offices, and they are burning down everything in their path.
"The photographs I'm being sent show three buildings in flames, which is a serious matter because they represent an institution. There are police weapons inside one of them", he said in an interview with Raymundo Riva Palacio, on the news program Al Instante, transmitted on Radio Capital.
Roberto, I liked this guys comment on gutless Mexican American "activists"
"on a separate note, it sucks that a second shooting of students happened in Guerrero, and i feel for the poor kids shot up. But hopefully the fact that two German kids were shot up while riding with a few other foreign students from Europe, brings more world attention to whats happening in Mexico. Lots of German people in power are asking for Germany to not sign accords relating to police cooperation between the countries. I think it would send Mexico a message if the EU refuses to deal with them.
After the murders of the student protestors, I contacted all the Mexican-American organized groups i could locate to see about organizing a protest against EPN at the State capitol, since our governor has been seen with him promoting increased trade between Mexico and my State. Not one group responded to my request. It kind of angered me that these fuking hypocrite groups claim to be about promoting the beauty of Mexican culture but aren't willing to stand with real Mexicans, in Mexico, fighting for a better Mexico. I guess their sorry lame groups think being Mexican is all about listening to Mariachis, promoting different tequilas, and ballet folklorico. Just cause a mothfuka posts pictures of Zapata and Pancho Villa on their websites, don't make them an asset to Mexico. Just cause pendejos have tattoos of Aztecs on them, don't make them an asset to Nuahas and Purepechas (half don't even know the history of them). Just cause some fools own a lowrider, don't make them more down than a nerdy looking Mexican who dresses well and is an activist fighting for social justice. Just having a big mustache, don't make you a mexican revolutionary. Bunch of tapados is what they are.