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SecurityCornerMexico.com Recommended READING: REFERENCES; Grisly Mexican Photos Raise Serious Questions... Canadians & VALLARTA November 6, 2009 Orlando police are searching for evidence this evening at the apartment of a man suspected in a deadly mass shooting inside a downtown Orlando office building.
One person is dead and five are confirmed shot in the attack, which took place about 11:45 a.m. today in the Gateway Center, an office building near Interstate 4 and Ivanhoe Boulevard. The shooter used a handgun, police said. More, HERE. 
Bullets are Speeding Faster out of Gun Shops in U.S.November 3, 2009 A SHORTAGE OF AMMUNITIO; Demand is up despite drop in crime rate Washington Post Staff Writer In a year of job losses, foreclosures and bag lunches, Americans have spent record-breaking amounts of money on guns and ammunition. The most obvious sign of their demand: empty ammunition shelves. At points during the past year, bullets have been selling faster than factories could make them. More, HERE. 
As town deals with four overdose deaths among its young, parents, officials wonder why.U.S. Eases Stance on Medical Marijuana; Attorney General Says Prosecuting Such Cases 'will not be a priority'
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. directed federal prosecutors Monday to back away from pursuing cases against medical marijuana patients, signaling a broad policy shift that drug reform advocates interpret as the first step toward legalization of the drug. The government's top lawyer said that in 14 states with some provisions for medical marijuana use, federal prosecutors should focus only on cases involving higher-level drug traffickers, money launderers or people who use the state laws as a cover. Cartels Face an Economic Battle; U.S. Marijuana Growers Cutting Into Profits of Mexican TraffickersOctober 7, 2009 
Mom-and-pop marijuana growers in the U.S. are cutting into the profits of Mexican traffickers
The shifting economics of the marijuana trade suggests that new market forces, as much as law enforcement, can exact a heavy price on Mexico's drug cartels Washington Post Foreign Service ARCATA, Calif. -- Stiff competition from thousands of mom-and-pop marijuana farmers in the United States threatens the bottom line for powerful Mexican drug organizations in a way that decades of arrests and seizures have not, according to law enforcement officials and pot growers in the United States and Mexico. Illicit pot production in the United States has been increasing steadily for decades. But recent changes in state laws that allow the use and cultivation of marijuana for medical purposes are giving U.S. growers a competitive advantage, challenging the traditional dominance of the Mexican traffickers, who once made brands such as Acapulco Gold the standard for quality. More, HERE.
© Copyright 1996- 2009 The Washington Post Company MEXIDATA.COM The More Deadly Side of Growing Vigilantism in MexicoBy Sylvia Longmire Over the last several months, reports of vigilante justice being meted out in Mexico have increased in number. Citizens are growing tired of drug-related violence, thievery, and other crimes — tired enough to take matters into their own hands. Some vigilante groups have simply resorted to non-lethal revenge tactics, like tying up alleged thieves and kidnappers, stripping them naked, and savagely beating them. A recent video of five burglars being tortured and sexually abused for their crimes was posted on YouTube. It wasn’t pretty, but they were left alive. More, HERE. 
Sylvia Longmire is an editorial contributor in SecurityCornerMexico.com 
The Centre for Research on Globalisation (CRG) is an independent research and media group of writers, scholars, journalists and activists. The CRG is based in Montreal. It is a registered non profit organization in the province of Quebec, Canada. ESPAÑOL, Português, Deutsch. Telecoms Lobby US Congress: Spying on Americans: The Bipartisan National Security State by Tom Burghardt
The bipartisan consensus that encourages unaccountable secret state agencies to illegally spy on the American people under color of a limitless, and highly profitable, "war on terror" was dealt a (minor) blow October 13.
Federal District Court Judge Jeffrey White denied a motion by the Obama administration that the court issue a 30-day stay to "release records relating to telecom lobbying over last year's debate over immunity for corporate participation in government spying," the Electronic Frontier Foundation reported.
The Justice Department had argued that the Bush, and now, the Obama administration's Office of Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and Congress were exempt from releasing lobbying records under the Freedom of Information Act, since consultations amongst said grifters were protected as "intra-agency" records. More, HERE.  - by Michel Chossudovsky - 2009-08-25 A Worldwide public health emergency is unfolding, 4.9 billion doses of H1N1 swine flu vaccine are envisaged by the WHO. - by Dr. Mae-Wan Ho , Prof. Joe Cummins - 2009-08-21 - by Michel Chossudovsky - 2009-07-31 | The Militarization of public health in the case of emergency is now official - by Michel Chossudovsky - 2009-07-26 | The WHO is now claiming that "as many as 2 billion people could become infected over the next two years — nearly one-third of the world population." |
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UCLA Student Charged with Premeditated Attempted Murder in Stabbing, Slashing AttackA UCLA student allegedly stabbed a classmate five times and slashed her throat in a crime prosecutors said today was premeditated. Damon Thompson was charged this morning with one count of premeditated attempted murder in the attack last week in a chemistry lab. Thompson, 20, from Belize, is being held on $1 million bail on suspicion of attempted murder and will be arraigned later today at the Airport Courthouse. More, HERE. All L.A. County Medical Pot Dispensaries Face Prosecution Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley said today that all the medical marijuana dispensaries in the county are operating illegally, and that "they are going to be prosecuted." There are hundreds of dispensaries throughout the county, including as many as 800 in the city of Los Angeles, according to the city attorney's office. They operate under a 1996 voter initiative that allowed marijuana to be used for medicinal purposes, and a subsequent state law that provided for collective cultivation. Based on a state Supreme Court decision last year, Cooley and City Attorney Carmen Trutanich have concluded that over-the-counter sales are illegal. Most if not all of the dispensaries in the state operate on that basis. More, HERE. A male UCLA student slashed the throat of a female student at a campus science lab this afternoon, authorities said. Details about the attack were sketchy. The victim, whose name was not immediately released, was taken to Ronald Reagan-UCLA Medical Center in critical condition. The suspect was taken into custody by UCLA police, who sealed off Young Hall, home of the school's chemistry department, after the attack "We have asked students to stay away from Young Hall," UCLA police spokeswoman Nancy Greenstein said. The incident was reported at 12:21 p.m. UCLA said the attack occurred on the sixth floor of Young Hall. It was unclear whether the victim and suspect knew each other. -- Andrew Blankstein and Anthony Pesce
Three Los Angeles police officers were charged today with perjury and conspiracy for allegedly lying under oath in a drug possession case that was dismissed last year when a videotape sharply contradicted their testimony. The felony charges were brought by the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office. In February, the U.S. Justice Department opened its own investigation into the officers' actions. At issue are the actions of officers at a Hollywood apartment complex where a security camera documented the 2007 arrest of Guillermo Alarcon Jr. More, HERE. Copyright 2009 
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Northern District of TexasFEDERAL JURY RETURNS GUILTY VERDICTS IN DALLAS CITY HALL CORRUPTION CASEFormer Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill, his Wife Sheila Farrington Hill,
and a Cadre of Associates are Convicted Following Three Month Trial
DALLAS, Oct. 5, 2009 — Following a trial that began in June 2009, and after several days of deliberation, a federal jury has convicted former Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill, 57, his wife, Sheila Farrington Hill, 45, D’Angelo Lee, 43, Hill’s Plan Commission Appointee, and others who were involved in a bribery and extortion scheme, in what was referred to locally as the “Dallas City Hall Corruption Case,” announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas. U.S. District Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn will sentence the defendants on a date to be determined. U.S. Attorney Jacks said, “At the end of the day, the citizens of a community are the ones that ultimately decide what type of government they will have in that community. Whether at the ballot box or, as in this case, through its verdict as a jury, the citizens decide what is expected of their elected officials. Through this lengthy investigation and subsequent trial, the government presented compelling evidence showing that an elected official and many of those non-elected officials working around him, sought to use that position as a means to line their own pockets at the expense of the public. The jury’s verdict today shows that the citizens of this community do not want a government where the game is rigged and the people in positions of power seek to further their own interests before that of the citizens they are supposed to be serving.” More, HERE. Telegraph.co.uk Britain must publish US intelligence on torture, court rulesThe British Government must publish US intelligence material about the torture allegedly suffered by Binyam Mohamed, a former Guantanamo Bay inmate, the High Court has ruled. By James Kirkup, Political Correspondent, 16 Oct 2009 
Mr Mohamed was released earlier this year after seven years in US custody, including four in the camp at Guantanamo Photo: AFP/GETTY David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, said the Government will appeal against the ruling, which came despite his warnings that publication would be a major threat to British national security. Mr Miliband had told the court that publishing the secret intelligence could jeopardise British-US relations and lead to the American authorities to downgrade their intelligence-sharing with the UK. More, HERE. 
Narcocorridos: Ballads Of The Mexican CartelsListen Now 
Peter Breslow: Musicians serenade curbside music lovers with corridos and other traditional songs on La Calle del Taco in Reynosa. by John Burnett October 10, 2009 - The news of Mexico's bloody cartel war is reflected in a controversial folk-music genre called narcocorridos, or drug ballads. They're like journalism put to song — telling stories of drug lords, arrests, shootouts, daring operations and betrayals. It's a slow night on Calle del Taco in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico. Lovers sit in their vehicles eating tacos and sipping bottles of cold beer while the trios warm up: musicians with scarred instruments, wearing cowboy shirts buttoned tight across paunches and open at the top, machismo-style. "In San Jose, Costa Rica, they took him prisoner, now the whole world knows how the ballad begins of Rafael Caro Quintero," the musicians croon in harmony. They're singing an older narcocorrido about the 1985 arrest of a Mexican druglord who is also under indictment in the U.S. for the torture and murder of DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena in Mexico. More, HERE. © Copyright 2009 NPR 
Gunmen Storm Mexican Hospital to Finish Off Wounded Enemies
Mexico City, Oct 6, 09 (EFE).- Assailants armed with assault rifles burst into a hospital in the northern Mexican state of Durango and killed three men being treated for gunshot wounds, the state Attorney General's Office said Tuesday. Wounded last Saturday on the streets of Villa Union, the three men received initial treatment on the scene from the Red Cross and were then taken to the town's hospital. Their attackers followed them to the hospital and finished them off there, the AG office said, adding that no hospital employees were hurt in the incident. More. HERE.
FBI undercover operation shakes up Broward's political power classOctober 6, 2009 By Scott Wyman, Brittany Wallman and Peter Franceschina South Florida Sun Sentinel The FBI's long-running undercover operation to ensnare corrupt elected officials, lobbyists and fundraisers is sending ripples of fear washing over Broward County's political and power class.
So far, charges have been leveled against three Democrats — a county commissioner, a School Board member and a former Miramar city commissioner — and a well-connected Republican fundraiser.
At the heart of Broward's power structure is a web of relationships — longtime friends and political allies in roles that could conflict with the public good.
Lobbyists socialize with elected officials, who in turn make decisions that affect taxpayers countywide. Politicians moonlight as lobbyists, wielding their influence with other elected officials. Their spouses lobby or hold politically connected jobs. More, HERE. Sun Sentinel, 200 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301  El Universal has no official political affilation and is the most read newspaper in Mexico.
NEGOCIACIONES. El dirigente del SME, Martín Esparza, condicionó el regreso a la mesa de diálogo si acuden a ésta los secretarios de Energía, Georgina Kessel; de Hacienda, Agustín Carstens, y el de Gobernación, Fernando Gómez Mont Ver nota
INICIA MARCHA. Un contingente de cerca de 20 mil personas inició una movilización hacia la residencia oficial de Los Pinos, encabezada por el dirigente del SME Martín Esparza Ver nota 
DÍA DE PROTESTAS. Cientos de integrantes del Sindicato de Trabajadores Petroleros se manifiestan frente a su sede sindical, en la colonia Buenavista, para exigir la destitución de su líder, Carlos Romero Deschamps Ver nota 
SME. En medio de la crisis económica y el conflicto que vive el sindicato, Martín Esparza, líder de los electricistas, inauguró instalaciones deportivas para su gremio con un costo de 103 millones de pesos. Ver nota 
RADICALIZAN POSICIONES. El SME convocó a una marcha el próximo jueves para demandar el reconocimiento de Martín Esparza Flores como líder del gremio. Ver nota © Queda expresamente prohibida la republicación o redistribución, parcial o total, de todos los contenidos de EL UNIVERSAL  Proceso is a weekly magazine, renowned for its left-wing journalism
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