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A few years ago there was a live news broadcast on Mexican TV of a running downtown street battle between the cops/feds/army and one of the cartels. I think it

A few years ago there was a live news broadcast on Mexican TV of a running downtown street battle between the cops/feds/army and one of the cartels. I think it was in Juarez. We watched in real time as the state forces retreated, outmanned and outgunned. It's so different to the reality that most of us inhabit that it's hard to imagine.

jwilber 6y ago
Less than a year ago a cartel literally out-gunned the government to recapture the cartel head’s son from the police [0]. They literally overpowered and brought the city to a standstill. They run Mexico, no illusions anymore. Still a beautiful place to visit fwiw. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Culiacán https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Culiacán
- ponker 6y ago
  Going for a capture rather than a kill was the core mistake in this operation. Shoulda just droned him.
licebmi__at__ 6y ago
It might have been Sinaloa, where the police captured one of the sons of "El chapo". There was actually something fishy about that event, and some even think it was a setup of the local government against the federal government.
- cookie_monsta 6y ago
  No doubt there was extreme fishiness involved. One common trait of most corrupt societies is the concentration of power at the top of the pyramid, and how the same few names and families keep popping up all over the landscape.
  - Oricle 6y ago
    This is true for such places as USA,UK and others. Same people own media,resources,companies,goverment and just about everything. Of cause, you are not allowed to call them out, as it's always been those you can't critsise! Yup, the race of people who like to call themselves 'gods chosen' and look down on all others and refer to us as goyim! Filthy deceitful Jews! It's always been them! Who do you think allows all this shit go on lol. Look up 4chans operation blue lol. Says all you need to know!

jwilber 6y ago

Less than a year ago a cartel literally out-gunned the government to recapture the cartel head’s son from the police [0]. They literally overpowered and brought the city to a standstill. They run Mexico, no illusions anymore. Still a beautiful place to visit fwiw. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Culiacán https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Culiacán

ponker 6y ago
Going for a capture rather than a kill was the core mistake in this operation. Shoulda just droned him.

licebmi__at__ 6y ago

It might have been Sinaloa, where the police captured one of the sons of "El chapo". There was actually something fishy about that event, and some even think it was a setup of the local government against the federal government.

cookie_monsta 6y ago
No doubt there was extreme fishiness involved. One common trait of most corrupt societies is the concentration of power at the top of the pyramid, and how the same few names and families keep popping up all over the landscape.
- Oricle 6y ago
  This is true for such places as USA,UK and others. Same people own media,resources,companies,goverment and just about everything. Of cause, you are not allowed to call them out, as it's always been those you can't critsise! Yup, the race of people who like to call themselves 'gods chosen' and look down on all others and refer to us as goyim! Filthy deceitful Jews! It's always been them! Who do you think allows all this shit go on lol. Look up 4chans operation blue lol. Says all you need to know!