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Obama: A ‘New Mexico’ Is Emerging
Isn't there already a New Mexico?
Tag: Mexico
The Mexican Drug Policy Shift
WH officials downplay security concerns ahead of Obama trip to Mexico
Senior Obama administration officials downplayed concerns the newly installed Mexican government is moving away from its cooperation with the United States on security matters and efforts to combat narcotics trafficking.
Marine Imprisoned in Mexico Was Threatened with Beheading
Recently released Marine Jon Hammar was threatened with beheading while imprisoned in a Mexican prison, according to Military.com.
Bipartisan Group Calls for Marine’s Homecoming
Marine was arrested in Mexico for trying to legally register a shotgun
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R., Fla.) and 68 of her fellow members of Congress sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano urging them to take diplomatic action to ensure the safety and homecoming of Jon Hammar, a U.S. citizen and Marine veteran being held in a Mexican prison.
Not a Flood but a Trickle
Number of U.S. guns recovered at Mexican crime scenes far lower than Obama administration claims
The number of U.S. guns recovered at Mexican crime scenes is far lower than originally claimed by the Obama administration and spiked shortly after the conclusion of Operation Fast and Furious, according to data released by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Thursday.
Slow and Not-So-Furious
Time-to-crime statistics cast doubt on DOJ gun trafficking claims, document reveals
An ATF document obtained by the Washington Free Beacon reveals 19,600 guns were recovered from crime scenes in Mexico and traced back to the U.S. between 2006 and 2010. Of those, 15,995 had a “time-to-crime” of three or more years, with an average of 15. The lengthy interval between guns being registered and recovered suggests that the Obama Administration’s claims that illegally purchased American guns are fueling violence in Mexico’s drug war are overblown.
Slim’s Shady NYT Coverage
World’s richest man secretly powwows with top Obama admin officials
The world’s richest man quietly slipped into Washington, D.C., this week for a series of powwows with top Obama administration officials – but you would not know it if you read the New York Times. Slim is worth an estimated $63 billion, and owns more than seven percent of the New York Times Company – though the eponymous newspaper of record didn’t deem it necessary to report on its partial owners’ D.C. trip.