Mexican forces unearth 17 more bodies; toll at 218

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-05-15-mexico-mass-graves_n.htm

Mexican forces unearth 17 more bodies; toll at 218

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican security forces have discovered another 17 bodies from mass graves found last month in the northern state of Durango.

The discovery brings the number of bodies recently unearthed in Durango to 218. That total eclipses the 183 bodies found in pits last month in Tamaulipas.

Durango's security agency said on Saturday that the excavation also turned up a bag of bones.

State investigators have not speculated on a motive for the killings, but drug cartels have been blamed for mass graves found in other states.

The Sinaloa, Zetas and Beltran Leyva cartels have been fighting for control in Durango.

and who says "smoking pot is a victimless crime"? :eyes:

Texas's four largest border cities, which have ten times more population than BOEHNER's district.


I'm not trying to equalize or minimize the topic, but anything about the Southern Border gets played hysterically by zenophobic wingnuts. For more perspective on numbers, the 200+ border deaths (yes: MURDERS) were getting top headlines for weeks, but this ended when the tornadoes logged 300 fatalities over here.

Again, I'm just way paranoid about how these issues get used by wingnuts.