Decapitated Bodies Found in Guadalajara, Mexico – Near Lake Popular with Americans

MORE VIOLENCE IN MEXICO

More than 15 decapitated, dismembered bodies found in two abandoned vehicles on the side of a highway in the small town of Ixtlahuacan de los Membrillos near Guadalajara (State of Jalisco, Mexico) on the road to Lake Chapala, a site popular with foreign tourists and American retirees – May 9, 2012. (AFP Photo/Hector Guerrero)

AFP via Yahoo-Canada reported yesterday: Police found the dismembered, decapitated bodies of 15 people in two abandoned vehicles in western Mexico Wednesday in an apparent revenge killing between powerful drug gangs. Police initially counted 12 bodies dumped in the car on a road between Mexico’s second city of Guadalajara and the lakeside city of Chapala, known for its North American expatriate community. An anonymous call alerted police to the abandoned vehicles, and the bodies were taken to forensic services in Guadalajara, a police official said. Jalisco state attorney general Tomas Coronado Olmos called an urgent meeting with the state governor and said the killings appeared to have been in revenge for 23 killings last Friday in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas. An arrested woman said that the killings were “the repercussion for what happened in Tamaulipas,” Coronado Olmos said. The woman said she belonged to a local gang called Milenio, linked to the brutal Zetas drug gang.

Via Reuters-UK: [I]t was one of the biggest mass beheadings in the recent history of Mexico, where decapitations have become alarmingly common. The bodies and heads were stuffed into two vehicles abandoned on the side of a highway in the small town of Ixtlahuacan de los Membrillos, said Tomas Coronado, chief prosecutor for the state of Jalisco. Some of the bodies had been refrigerated before they were dumped, Coronado said. A policeman at the scene in Ixtlahuacan said some victims had been so badly mutilated that officers could not determine whether they were male or female. [...] Guadalajara, known for its high-tech industry, mariachi bands and tequila, has been a strategic base for drug traffickers since the 1980s. [...] Ixtlahuacan de los Membrillos lies 18 miles (29 km) south of the centre of Guadalajara on the road to Lake Chapala, a site popular with foreign tourists and American retirees. Other media outlets report 18 people were found decapitated (not 15): - USAtoday - UK DailyMail Via CNN-México: (Spanish) Más de 15 cuerpos son hallados en Jalisco: Los cuerpos fueron localizados en dos vehículos en la carretera que une a Guadalajara con Chapala, informaron fuentes locales.

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Mexican Horror: 23 People Killed in Nuevo Laredo (9 Hanged, 14 Decapitated)

5 men and 4 women were found hanging from a bridge in the Mexican town of Nuevo Laredo (the city across the border from Laredo, Texas) this Friday morning, May 4, 2012.

Via HotAirPundit: The bodies of nine people were found hanging from a bridge just south of Laredo, Texas in the Mexican town of Nuevo Laredo early Friday morning. Five men and four women were among those dead. Around 9 a.m., according to a statement from the Proscutor’s office in Tamaulipas State, the bodies of 14 men were found beheaded in a vehicle in Nuevo Laredo. The heads were later found in abandoned coolers near a government building. Via CNN: All of the bodies had signs of being beaten and tortured, the military official said. The bodies had their hands tied behind their backs and seven of them had blindfolds on. Via Yahoo-Mexico: Hallan nueve cadáveres colgados de un puente en el noreste de México. Los cuerpos de nueve personas fueron hallados esta madrugada colgados de un puente de la ciudad de Nuevo Laredo, en el noreste de México, y con señales de tortura, informaron a Efe fuentes oficiales. Las víctimas, cinco hombres y cuatro mujeres, estaban con los ojos vendados y presentaban huellas de tortura, indicó una fuente de la Alcaldía de esa urbe, fronteriza con Estados Unidos. Presuntos miembros de la organización criminal de Los Zetas se atribuyeron en una manta los asesinatos de supuestos miembros del Cártel del Golfo por “calentar la plaza” y atraer la atención de las fuerzas de seguridad con atentados. Los cuerpos fueron localizados aproximadamente a las 01:00 horas de este viernes en el Puente Colosio, ubicado en el cruce de Bulevar Colosio y Carretera Nacional. En el mensaje encontrado juneto a los cadáveres también se les relaciona con la explosión de un coche-bomba frente al edificio de Seguridad Pública. RELATED - “U.S.-Mexico Border Safest Area in America,” says U.S. Customs and Border Director in Laredo, Texas - Mexico abuses illegal immigrants, but demand citizenship for Mexicans living in USA (video) - History: ‘Cinco de Mayo’ - MEXICAN RECONQUISTA: Many Mexicans Believe the Southwest USA Belongs to Mexico (video) - Arizona Law is Not Anti-Immigrant (Read SB1070 Here) - MEXICO VS. UNITED STATES: MEXICAN IMMIGRATION LAWS ARE TOUGHER

“U.S.-Mexico Border Safest Area in America,” says U.S. Customs and Border Director

ILLUSIONISTS AT WORK

Left: Gene Garza, director of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Laredo, Texas. Right: Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano (Photos: CBP, AP)

Via CNSNews.com:

The U.S. side of the southwest border is home to “some of the safest communities in America,” Gene Garza, the director of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in the Laredo, Texas field office, told lawmakers on Tuesday. [...] However, the U.S. Attorneys’ Annual Statistical Report for Fiscal Year 2011 paints a different picture, showing that 80 percent of all cases filed against criminal defendants in U.S. Magistrate Courts were filed in districts along the U.S.-Mexican border. [...] There were 71,387 cases filed in U.S. Magistrate Courts against criminal defendants between Oct. 1, 2010 and Sept. 20, 2011 (FY 2011), according to the Attorneys’ latest statistical report. Among those cases, 57,310 (80 percent) occurred along the southwest border. Despite the U.S. Attorneys’ data, DHS Secretary Napolitano echoed Garza’s claims that the border communities are among the safest in the country, testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 25: “Violent crime in U.S. border communities has also remained flat or fallen over the past decade, and statistics have shown that some of the safest communities in America are along the border.” Do you feel any safer now? UPDATE - “U.S.-Mexico Border Safest Area in America,” says U.S. Customs and Border Director in Laredo, TX

Islamic Crusades Started 4 Centuries Before the Western Crusades

ISLAMIC CRUSADES PREDATE WESTERN CRUSADES Contrary to popular belief, Islamic crusades started long before the Western Crusades. Muslims launched their Islamic crusades in A.D. 630 with their prophet Muhammad. Western Crusades started in A.D. 1095 to try to stop the Muslim invasion. Here is a list of the Islamic Crusades as reported previously.

ISLAMIC CRUSADES

630	Muhammad conquers Mecca from his base in Medina.
632	Muhammad dies in Medina. Islam controls the Hijaz.
636	Muslims conquest of Syria, and the surrounding lands, all Christian – including Palestine and Iraq.
637	Muslim Crusaders conquer Iraq (some date it in 635 or 636).
638	Muslim Crusaders conquer and annex Jerusalem, taking it from the Byzantines.
638 – 650	Muslim Crusaders conquer Iran, except along Caspian Sea.
639 – 642	Muslim Crusaders conquer Egypt.
641	Muslim Crusaders control Syria and Palestine.
643 – 707	Muslim Crusaders conquer North Africa.
644 – 650	Muslim Crusaders conquer Cyprus, Tripoli in North Africa, and establish Islamic rule in Iran, Afghanistan, and Sind.
673 – 678	Arabs besiege Constantinople, capital of Byzantine Empire.
691	Dome of the Rock is completed in Jerusalem, only six decades after Muhammad’s death.
710 – 713	Muslim Crusaders conquer the lower Indus Valley.
711 – 713	Muslim Crusaders conquer Spain and impose the kingdom of Andalus. The Muslim conquest moves into Europe.
718	Conquest of Spain complete.
732	Muslim invasion of France is stopped at the Battle of Poitiers / Battle of Tours. The Franks, under their leader Charles Martel (the grandfather of Charlemagne), defeat the Muslims and turn them back out of France.
762	Foundation of Baghdad.
785	Foundation of the Great Mosque of Cordova.
789	Rise of Idrisid amirs (Muslim Crusaders) in Morocco; Christoforos, a Muslim who converted to Christianity, is executed.
800	Autonomous Aghlabid dynasty (Muslim Crusaders) in Tunisia
807	Caliph Harun al—Rashid orders the destruction of non-Muslim prayer houses & of the church of Mary Magdalene in Jerusalem.
809	Aghlabids (Muslim Crusaders) conquer Sardinia, Italy.
813	Christians in Palestine are attacked; many flee the country.
831	Muslim Crusaders capture Palermo, Italy; raids in Southern Italy.
837 – 901	Aghlabids (Muslim Crusaders) conquer Sicily, raid Corsica, Italy, France.
869 – 883	Revolt of black slaves in Iraq.
909	Rise of the Fatimid Caliphate in Tunisia; these Muslim Crusaders occupy Sicily, Sardinia.
928 – 969	Byzantine military revival, they retake old territories, such as Cyprus (964) and Tarsus (969).
937	The Church of the Resurrection (aka Church of Holy Sepulcher) is burned down by Muslims; more churches in Jerusalem are attacked.
960	Conversion of Qarakhanid Turks to Islam.
969	Fatimids (Muslim Crusaders) conquer Egypt and found Cairo.
973	Israel and southern Syria are again conquered by the Fatimids.
1003	First persecutions by al—Hakim; the Church of St. Mark in Fustat, Egypt, is destroyed.
1009	Destruction of the Church of the Resurrection by al—Hakim (see 937).
1012	Beginning of al—Hakim’s oppressive decrees against Jews and Christians.
1050	Creation of Almoravid (Muslim Crusaders) movement in Mauretania; Almoravids (aka Murabitun) are coalition of western Saharan Berbers; followers of Islam, focusing on the Quran, the hadith, and Maliki law.
1071	Battle of Manzikert, Seljuk Turks (Muslim Crusaders) defeat Byzantines and occupy much of Anatolia.
1071	Turks (Muslim Crusaders) invade Palestine.
1073	Conquest of Jerusalem by Turks (Muslim Crusaders).
1075	Seljuks (Muslim Crusaders) capture Nicea (Iznik) and make it their capital in Anatolia.
1076	Almoravids (Muslim Crusaders) (see 1050) conquer western Ghana.
1086	Almoravids (Muslim Crusaders) (see 1050) send help to Andalus, Battle of Zallaca.
1090 – 1091	Almoravids (Muslim Crusaders) occupy all of Andalus except Saragossa and Balearic Islands.

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Allawi: Obama Was Wrong – Iraq Is Not Stable (Video)

ANOTHER OBAMA FAILURE (Click image for video)
Via NewsBusters
	Iraq’s former interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said Sunday that President  Obama was wrong when he claimed the United States left Iraq as a stable and  democratic country. Appearing on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS, Allawi said, “It’s neither  stable nor democratic, frankly speaking. The terrorists are hitting again very  severely. Al Qaeda is fully operational now in Iraq” [...] When Zakaria asked if Iran is playing an increasing role in the politics of Iraq, Allawi said, “Definitely, we can see this very clearly. We have seen it after the elections immediately when Iran used its influence and dictated what kind of government there should be in Iraq. They put a red-line against me and against the Iraqi here, and unfortunately the United States went along with what Iran desired.” [...]

Obama’s Arab Winter: Egyptian Christian on Trial for Insulting Islam via Twitter

Via The Right Scoop: CBN NEWS – A Christian businessman in Egypt will go on trial this week for insulting Islam. Naguib Sawiris recently posted a picture of a bearded Mickey Mouse and a veiled Minnie on his Twitter account. The Right Scoop has more.

Ron Paul: Iran Wants to Disrupt World Oil Supply Because of our Verbal Provocation (2011 Video)

RON PAUL ON THE ISSUES Just like the Left, libertarian Ron Paul always finds a way to blame us. Iran can’t dream of having a better ambassador and defender than Ron Paul. When it comes to foreign policy, what is the difference between Ron Paul and Obama? A small government and an audited Federal Reserve here at home will do us no good, if under a Ron Paul presidency, terrorists will be allowed to do as they please while we hide our heads in the sand, flagellate ourselves for their attacks, and think of ways to befriend the terrorists as Ron Paul has suggested. Hat tip: The Right Scoop. (Click image for video)
	—– o —– TRANSCRIPT (12/14/2011) RON PAUL: How would I deal with the threat or the so-called threat of the Iranians, that they are going to disrupt the oil supply? Well I’d be provoking them a lot less because they’re reacting to the provoking of the West saying “we’re gonna put on sanctions”. We have them surrounded with nuclear weapons and we’re claiming that they’re gonna build a nuclear weapon and there’s no evidence for this. So we’re just looking for trouble. We’re building the war propaganda against Iran just as we did against Iraq. [...] So they [Iran] are acting actually in a rational manner because they’re saying “they’re gonna attack us and start bombing us”. They have to say “well, we don’t have any nuclear weapons, we can’t really defend ourselves. So we might sink a boat, sink a ship out there in the Persian Gulf”, hoping that we might back off. I just think we’re treating the whole thing wrong.

Ron Paul Blames America for the Islamic Terrorism (2009 Video)

RON PAUL ON THE ISSUES Libertarian Ron Paul on Islamic terrorists: “They’re terrorists because we’re occupiers.” (CNN’s Larry King Live, 12/28/2009, video mark 5:14)

Video shows Ron Paul and guests talking about terrorist Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab (The Underwear Christmas Day Bomber who attempted to bring down Northwest/Delta flight on 12/25/2009). Ron Paul used the opportunity to blame America (again) for the Islamic terror attacks even though: 1. Islamic attacks against Americans started decades before the Iraq War 2. Islamics Crusades started 4 centuries before the European Crusades 3. Islamic doctrine calls for Muslims to attack non-Muslims until they submit to Allah and accept Sharia law ——- o ——- TRANSCRIPT (Video mark 5:14) RON PAUL: One thing that is missing here is never asking the question what is the motive? AbdulMutallab…he said why he was — he did it. He said it was because we bombed Yemen two weeks ago. That was his motive. Osama bin Laden said that he has a plan for America. First, he wants to bog us down in the Middle East in a no-win war. He wants to bankrupt this country, demoralize us, as well as have us do things that motivate people to join his radical movement. It seems like we’ve fallen into his trap. Why is it off base? Today, when the gentleman indicated that he did it because of the bombing, you know what the administration said? They dismissed it. It can’t possibly be so. If you dismiss motivations for why they hate us, we can never resolve this. There’s hate on both sides. You have to ask the question, why do they hate? And they usually come up with a reason. And we’re foolish not to take that into consideration. LARRY KING: Ben? BEN STEIN: Well, that’s — I have never heard anything quite like that in my whole life. What he’s saying, basically, is we are doing something wrong by defending ourselves. Look, if these terrorists are trying to kill the government of Yemen, we’ve got to help defend them. They’re our friends. We can’t just let al Qaeda run wild. If we try to stop them – RON PAUL: Why? BEN STEIN: Why should we stop them? Because they are terrorists and murderers and they’re very anti-American. RON PAUL: Why are they terrorists? BEN STEIN: Surely congressman – RON PAUL: Why are they terrorists? BEN STEIN: They’re terrorists and murders because they are psychos. RON PAUL: They’re terrorists because we’re occupiers.