As I was logging in to check my email today, I glanced at one of the Yahoo featured articles they pull from AP. "Mexican cartel announces 1-month truce". Is the one I happened upon. Apparently, sources say that La Familia, which has been terrorizing the Western state of Michoacan, is apparently taking some time off. Perhaps they want to give some of their more active members a vacation. Where do people who live on the Mexican coasts go for vacation? All inclusive beach resorts in Ecuador? Iowa is chilly this time of year, but pretty.
According to the article, they intend to 'halt all crime activity' in order to prove that they are '"not responsible for the criminal acts federal authorities are reporting to the media'". There have been rashes of extortions, kidnappings, murders, decapitations, etc. going on for some time, all linked to this particular cartel. This cartel that just released a statement to the public that it does in fact engage in 'crime activity'. I guess what they are saying is that, yes, we are criminals, but we don't commit those crimes. You'll see, when heads continue to roll in January while we are off catching up on our reading. Then it is YOU who will look silly, President Calderon.
This doesn't bode well. Anyone who reads comic books knows that when a powerful crime syndicate unites and calls a cease-fire, it is only so that they can slither away to some underground lair and plot the destruction of the free world. Well played, Familia, we are on to you. The good news in the short term is that Acapulco is back on the map as a vacation destination, at least for a few more weeks. Go, enjoy, bask in the moderately warm temperatures and drink your fill of anything you brought with you from the United States. The best news is, your chances of being mugged, kidnapped or decapitated all just decreased substantially. Probably. Assuming the group doing this can be trusted when they say they will stop for a month. Bon Voyage!
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