Mexico police raid 'La Familia drug cartel', killing 11

[Viva_La_Revolution]

Source: BBC

Police in Mexico say they have killed 11 suspected members of the powerful La Familia drug cartel after a shoot-out at a ranch in western Jalisco state.

Two policemen were injured in the raid that led to the arrest of 36 people, including three top cartel leaders.

Police say the arrests will weaken La Familia, which has a reputation for violence but claims to protect local communities and promote family values.

They say the group was behind Tuesday's shooting-down of a police helicopter.

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[Hulk]

1. The real drug war goes on....

...and someone tell me again what we are doing over in Afghanistan?

[on point]

2. Making it possible for girls to attend school is one thing

[JackRiddler]

3. A delusion that's more mantra than reality.

"Helping girls go to school" has NOTHING to do with why the US military is still in Afghanistan, any more than it did under Bush. It's about a (false) geostrategy, a probably doomed attempt to control resources and military spending. Drone strikes kill dozens of civilians for every alleged "militant," and the dead don't get to go to school.