| El Paso/Juarez Metro-Borderplex -
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| | Meanwhile, even the national mainstream
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| Thousands of Mexican soldiers have been
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| | media is pretty much ignoring the
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| sent to CD. Juarez, after many pleas for
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| | deteriorating situation along the Mexican
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| help from the Juárez Mayor José Reyes
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| | border even as it has become daily news,
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| Ferriz. The Mexican troops and federal
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| | as they continue their propaganda against
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| Mexican police are patrolling the city
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| | any effective action to control illegal
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| with gunship helicopters, troop personal
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| | immigration or to secure the Mexican
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| carries, pickups and Humvees with mounted
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| | border.
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| .50-caliber machine guns. These Mexican
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| | The most dangerous city in the world
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| troop convoys are currently operating
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| | status is the one where there is a war
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| throughout the city. As reported in the
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| | zone, where killings, kidnappings,
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| Laguna Journal the Mexican soldiers are
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| | torture, muggings or any number of other
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| armed with combat M-16 fully automatic
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| | criteria could be used to claim the "most
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| rifles. This latest action by Mexican
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| | dangerous" title. Mexico meets all that
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| President Calderon now places Mexican
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| | criteria and more, yet the U.S.
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| armed soldiers on the U.S. Border with
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| | Government seems to be doing nothing.
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| Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and
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| | Many critics claim that the relationship
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| California.
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| | between Washington and Mexico City is to
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| A convoy of newly arrived Mexican
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| | cozy.
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| soldiers in a variety of military
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| | Since President Bush took office he has
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| vehicles traveled along Barranca Azul
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| | been reluctant to criticize Mexico.
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| street to a military installation in
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| | Critic's of NAFTA say the President does
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| South of Juarez Friday.
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| | not want to do anything to upset the
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| This latest Mexican troop movement places
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| | Mexican Government as he courts their
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| more than 30,000 Mexican troops combating
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| | membership in the U.S. Canadian, Mexico
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| the Mexican cartels throughout the
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| | reliance program referred to as "The
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| country. This operation, dubbed
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| | Security and Prosperity Partnership of
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| Operación Conjunta Chihuahua, by the
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| | North America" (SPP). Critic's of the war
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| Mexican army is expected to provoke a
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| | on drugs and terror say for what ever
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| violent response from Mexican drug
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| | reasons the Bush administration wants the
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| cartels, officials said.
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| | border between Mexico and the U.S. to
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| "We are not going to give in," Public
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| | remain open at all costs. The U.S.
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| Safety Secretary Genaro Garcia Luna said.
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| | ambassador to Mexico said the United
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| "In the states where there is most
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| | States is considering issuing a
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| violence, we will be right there to
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| | heightened travel alert in the coming
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| confront the phenomenon."
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| | days. "While there is little doubt in my
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| Dozens of U.S. citizens have been
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| | mind that the travel alert should be
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| kidnapped, held hostage and killed by
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| | reissued, it may also be necessary to
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| their captors in Mexico and many cases
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| | heighten the alert to better reflect the
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| remain unsolved. Moreover, new cases of
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| | increasing insecurity in the state of
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| disappearances and kidnap-for-ransom
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| | Chihuahua," U.S. Ambassador Tony Garza
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| continue to be reported.
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| | said.
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| An alarming number of Americans are
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| | The U.S. State Department reluctantly
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| vanishing in Mexico where there has been
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| | issued an alert last year warning
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| a dramatic increase in the numbers of
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| | Americans about travel in areas of Mexico
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| U.S. citizens who have recently been
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| | where foreigners have been targeted. The
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| reported missing or kidnapped along the
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| | alert is due to expire April 15. 2008.
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| border with Mexico, reports the
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| | Mexico has suffered a wave of organized
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| Washington Post. Many who have vanished
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| | crime and drug-related violence that
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| from U.S. cities are still missing and it
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| | killed more than 2,500 people last year.
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| is feared they will turn up in the mass
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| | According to the U.S. State Department
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| graves that have been discovered lately
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| | "Travel Warnings" are issued when the
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| in Mexico.
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| | State Department decides, based on all
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| Mexican federal police guard the home
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| | relevant information, to recommend that
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| where authorities discovered 36 bodies
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| | Americans avoid travel to a certain
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| buried beneath a patio. The tallest
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| | country. Countries where avoidance of
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| building stands on the same property
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| | travel is recommended will have Travel
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| where the remains were found.
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| | Warnings as well as Country Specific
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| The U.S. Government has not issued a new
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| | Information. No travel warning is in
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| travel warning or even an up-grade on its
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| | place for the country of Mexico
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| existing alert. Even though many Mexican
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| | Travel Warning should provide updated
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| cities on the U.S. Border and elsewhere
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| | information on the security situation in
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| in Mexico is under siege. The question is
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| | Mexico. The security threat to all
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| why not. Mexico is now one of the most
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| | American citizens in Mexico remains
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| dangerous countries in the world. And it
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| | critical.
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| is our neighbors to the south with a
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| | The Department of State continues to
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| population nearing 100 million people.
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| | strongly warn U.S. citizens against
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| Fort Bliss bans soldiers from visiting
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| | travel to Afghanistan. And other
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| Juarez because of increasing violence
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| | countries but not Mexico. U.S. Mexican
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| there, Fort Bliss officials say they've
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| | border Drug War kills more than War on
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| discontinued issuing passes to soldiers
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| | Terror in Afghanistan The State dept.
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| who want to travel across the border to
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| | says that no part of Afghanistan should
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| Juarez. If its not safe for U.S.
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| | be considered immune from violence, and
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| Soldiers, than it is unsafe for other
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| | the potential exists throughout the
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| Americans. Said, John Lutes who was born
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| | country for hostile acts, either targeted
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| in El Paso and served in the military.
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| | or random, against American and other
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| The Maverick Conservative Public Journal
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| | western nationals at any time. That is
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| reported recently that citizens in both
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| | also true of Mexico. There is an
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| El Paso Texas and Juarez Mexico woke up
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| | on-going threat to kidnap and assassinate
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| to the news that thousands of Mexican
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| | U.S. citizens. Mexican authorities have a
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| troops are now patrolling the streets of
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| | limited ability to maintain order and
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| Juarez according to flash radio and TV
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| | ensure the security of citizens and
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| reports. The troops are there according
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| | visitors.
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| to Mexican President Filipe Caldron
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| | Travel in all areas of Mexico, including
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| because of the ongoing violence" in the
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| | border cities, is unsafe due to military
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| DRUG WAR going on along the Mexican
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| | operations, armed rivalries among
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| border (especially in Mexican cities
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| | numerous Drug Cartels, Gangs and other
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| bordering the U.S. like Juarez.
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| | drug war activity, kidnappings for ransom
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| Juan Diaz a resident of Juarez said "he
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| | and kidnappings for revenge killings,
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| awoke recently to a radio report about
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| | banditry, and the possibility of
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| another gunshot victim being rushed to an
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| | terrorist attacks, including attacks
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| AMERICAN hospital from Columbus,
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| | using vehicular or other improvised
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| Mexico--the place, I believe, where the
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| | explosive devices (IEDs). The security
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| POLICE CHIEF sought asylum in the U.S.
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| | environment remains volatile and
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| from about two weeks ago." The El Paso
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| | unpredictable.
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| Times has even begun carrying stories
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| | Foreigners throughout the country
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| about it being DANGEROUS for people to go
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| | continued to be targeted for violent
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| to Juarez. You know things are BAD when
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| | attacks and kidnappings, motivated by
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| they start to be warnings about going
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| | Mexican criminals.
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| into Mexico. Both economies depend a
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| | Riots and incidents of civil disturbance
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| good deal on tourist, and El Paso hardly
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| | can and do occur, often without warning.
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| wants people to get the idea that Juarez
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| | American citizens should avoid rallies
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| is a DANGEROUS place to visit. People
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| | and demonstrations; even demonstrations
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| visiting Juarez generally go through El
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| | intended to be peaceful can turn
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| Paso. To me, this DETERIORATION along the
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| | confrontational and escalate into
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| Mexican border I have never seen it this
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| | violence.
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| bad in the 40 years I have lived in the
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| | Carjackings, robberies, and violent crime
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| region." At a recent news conference in
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| | remain a problem. Americans who find
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| Juárez , Gen. Guillermo Galván Galván,
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| | themselves in such situations cannot
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| Mexico's defense secretary, said 100
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| | assume that either local law enforcement
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| soldiers would also be sent to Palomas,
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| | or the U.S. Embassy will be able to
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| across the border from Columbus, N.M. See
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| | assist them.
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| Mexican Police Chief Requests US Asylum
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