The Battle Between Iraq and Mexico for First Place………….
“Mexican officials investigating the death of 72 people found murdered at a ranch in the north of the country say they were migrants trying to reach the United States. They say the 58 men and 14 women had come from South and Central America. Their bodies were found on Tuesday, after a shoot-out between suspected drug traffickers and security forces. One of the surviving migrants told police the group had been kidnapped and killed by an armed gang. The unnamed witness told Mexican officials that he had come from Ecuador, while others in the group were from countries including El Salvador, Honduras and Brazil. He said the migrants were shot after refusing to work for the gang. He had been injured but managed to escape and alerted marines at a nearby checkpoint……” BBC News
“This can’t be good: Iraqi insurgents hit 13 cities and towns throughout the country in a series of coordinated attacks, ranging from car bomb blasts to hit-and-run shootings to roadside mines. The death toll was estimated at about 51, but the attacks also helped underscore last week’s departure of the last American combat forces. President Barack Obama will deliver a speech Monday about the war, during which the mission will then be renamed “New Dawn.” U.S. officials have insisted the troop reduction will eventually lead to local police and security forces taking over the fight against insurgents. Wednesday’s attacks hit some of the largest battlefields of the war: Mosul, Basra, Fallujah, Ramadi, Tikrit, Kirkuk, and Karbala. Despite constant military announcements about the American withdrawal, it has gone virtually unnoticed in Iraq……” Daily Beast
About Mexico, I wonder if Arizona's Sheriff Joe Arpajo (Arpaio) can account for his whereabouts around that time.
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