Mexican Interior Minister(more or less the equivalent of the U.S. Vice President), Mr. Francisco Blake Mora, was killed today in a helicopter crash. Sources:
CNN and
FoxNews
Something tells me it wasn't an accident, just like Muriño's death in 2008 due to turbulence was not a pilot's mistake.
I wanted to place this information on this precise thread, because it caught my eye.
Baht Dog mentioned Mexico is undergoing the steps towards an insurgency, albeit not in the classic sense. I cannot possibly agree more with him.
How does one fight an insurgency like this one? The citizens of Mexico are doing nothing but swalloing the entire crisis at hand. The government's entire infrastructure is penetrated with corruption. Mexican Congress does nothing to support legislation that will help secure the country's struggle against this huge threat. What's worse, due to political interests and good old pride, the Mexican government is
unwilling to admit foreign help (Sure, there's the Plan Merida, but its too limited).
Perhaps someone who knows about this could enlighten me: Does anyone see this escalating to the point of terrorism, instead of just organized crime? How does one fight a threat like this?