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Threats of Violence Against U.S. Government Interests in Chihuahua.

Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens issued by consulate in Mexico.

(CIUDAD JUAREZ) - The U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez is issuing this Emergency Message for U.S. citizens in the state of Chihuahua (“Emergency Messages” were formerly known as “Warden Messages”). The Consulate has distributed the following message to our staff:

Mexican authorities have captured key members of the cartels active in Juarez. These successes also bring with them the potential for an increase in violence.

Report on Eric Holder & U.S. Weapons Smuggling Program to Mexico Making Rounds

Obama's attorney general can't have that bad of a memory...

(SALEM, Ore.) - Salem-News.com revelations of Attorney General Eric Holder's knowledge about a federal gun smuggling ring - one that placed deadly weapons in the hands of already deadly Mexican drug cartels, has been making the rounds.

It might be the only story I know of that made the cut on FOX News and The Mike Malloy Show. That isn't easy to do.

Migrant Heartbreaks on the Border

“They come here lacking everything, materially and spiritually” - Leticia Perez, migrant center director

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - Crossings and detentions of undocumented migrants might be sharply down on the US-Mexico border, but many people stuck on the international line face stark conditions.

Despite the well-known dangers and difficulties in crossing the border without papers, migrants continue attempting almost Herculean feats to reach the US. And more than a few die on the journey to the Promised Land.

LA Times Blazes Cartel Trail - Turns up Dirt on U.S. Informant Connections

An ugly story that becomes more grim by the day.

(LOS ANGELES) - A new LA Times Blog article questions whether high-profile suspects in Mexican drug cartels are doubling as paid informants for U.S. federal investigators.

ATF`s Fast and Furious Seems Colored With Shades of Iran/Contra Scandal

Congressional Inquiry Raising Specter of Spooks in the Soup.

(COLUMBUS, N.M. The Narcosphere) - The acting head of ATF has seemingly blown the cover of both DEA and FBI informant operations in order to spare his own neck and to deflect blame away from a badly flawed operation undertaken by his own agency.

Brian Terry (In Memorial) Border Patrol Agent

Federal agents are not part of the suspected ring; in fact it was an ATF agent who blew the whistle on the 'Fast and Furious' gunrunning operation to Mexican cartels in the first place.

(CLEVELAND) - The family of murdered Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry says they may seek justice by suing the federal government.

Terry family attorney Paul Charlton explains in a current FOX News article that Brian was killed in December 2010 at the hands of an illegal immigrant working for the Sinaloa Cartel while patrolling an area near Tucson known as Rio Rico.

Holder Lied: DOJ News Release Shows Obama Admin Approved ATF Mexico Weapons Smuggling

Eric Holder gave false info. to a Congressional Committee about ATF operations tied to the deaths of two U.S. Agents: we have the proof.

(SALEM, Ore.) - New information indicates that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's actions are squarely behind the ATF operation known as "Fast and Furious", which orchestrated the delivery of almost 2,000 weapons to Mexican drug cartels.

Holder told a Congressional Committee last May that he had only known about the operation for a few weeks. Now we know he openly proclaimed his connection to the operation in April 2009 in a recorded speech in Mexico.

The Pool Party Scandal

An incident involving the corruption of minors is leading to a new resolve.

(CIUDAD, Juarez Mexico) - Alerted about a loud gathering at a big house in the Real de San Jose neighborhood known as “The Mansion,” local cops broke up a party last June 29 and detained 115 people, including 77 minors.

Of the detained youth, an estimated 75 percent were 14 or 15 years of age. Police reportedly discovered an intoxicated 12-year-old girl at the scene. The officers also confiscated three kegs of beer and 72 large bottles of brew.

Tijuana News Baja Goes for Space Dollars

The aerospace industry requires fewer but more skilled and specialized employees

(TIJUANA, Baja California) - In a renewed bid to further position their localities in a booming 21st century industry, officials in Tijuana and Baja California will host an aerospace conference later this month.

A local delegate for Mexico’s Economy Ministry, said the goal is to provide a networking opportunity for industry leaders, manufacturers and representatives of Mexican government agencies.

Feds Call Meeting with Journalist Who Reported Human Remains and Cartel Weapon Build up with U.S. Ties

Salem-News.com's Tosh Plumlee, a former CIA contract pilot, believes he may have opened a door to an international weapons smuggling operation.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - Earlier this week we told you about serious developments in the cartel border wars that involve American forces operating in Mexico.