More Beheadings in Mexico
Steven L. Taylor
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Sunday, July 10, 2011
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Via the BBC: Ten decapitated bodies found in Torreon, Mexico
The decapitated bodies of three women and seven men have been found in an abandoned lorry in the northern Mexican city of Torreon, police say.
One head was found on the windscreen. The others were dumped by the roadside, along with threatening messages.
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National Security Spokesman Alejandro Poire attributed the beheadings to a battle between two drugs gangs, the Zetas and the Sinaloa cartel.
The heinous nature of the violence in the conflicts between these groups continues to shock.
About Steven L. Taylor
Steven L. Taylor is a Professor of Political Science and a College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored
A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog).
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I have not been to Mexico in about 5 years after 20 yrs of going at least once every 2. At first it was dying parents that kept me here. Now it is the violence. I really miss it.
Don’t trust the BBC, they are taxpayer funded.