The Mexican Navy Special Forces have killed Arturo Beltrán Leyva, one of Mexico's three most-wanted drug lords in the central city of Cuernavaca. "The Boss of Bosses" was shot and killed in a four hour shootout in a condominium which housed Americans retirees and Mexican vacationers.Following the raid, hit men from Leyva’s gang executed the family members of one of the Navy sailors killed in the raid. The killings occurred only hours after the burial of the fallen soldier.
Timeline of Mexican anti-narcotics operations.
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Last night Columbian guerrillas dressed in army uniforms kidnapped Luis Cuellar, the governor of the Southern state of Caqueta. The governor’s wife and three children were left behind. Columbian President Alvaro Uribe is offering 1 billion pesos ($487,000) for information leading to his return. Caqueta, close to Colombia’s southern border with Ecuador, is a longtime rebel stronghold and center of cocaine production.
Last night Columbian guerrillas dressed in army uniforms kidnapped Luis Cuellar, the governor of the Southern state of Caqueta. The governor’s wife and three children were left behind. Columbian President Alvaro Uribe is offering 1 billion pesos ($487,000) for information leading to his return. Caqueta, close to Colombia’s southern border with Ecuador, is a longtime rebel stronghold and center of cocaine production.
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The FBI is investigating a cyber-security breech into various subsidiaries of Citigroup which resulted in the theft of approximately $10 million. Citi has yet to acknowledge any such occurrence. US officials have fingered Russia as possibly responsible for the attack.
The FBI is investigating a cyber-security breech into various subsidiaries of Citigroup which resulted in the theft of approximately $10 million. Citi has yet to acknowledge any such occurrence. US officials have fingered Russia as possibly responsible for the attack.
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Malaysian government officials admitted that two US-made fighter jet engines disappeared from an air force base. Apparently, the engines were sold by officers of the military officer to South American arms dealers. GREAT!!
Malaysian government officials admitted that two US-made fighter jet engines disappeared from an air force base. Apparently, the engines were sold by officers of the military officer to South American arms dealers. GREAT!!
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Conservatives Iranians staged a pro-Khamenei rally in Qom following this weekend’s anti-government rallies surrounding the funeral of senior reformist cleric Montazeri. The demonstrators shouted “the blood in our vessels is a gift to our leader!”
Conservatives Iranians staged a pro-Khamenei rally in Qom following this weekend’s anti-government rallies surrounding the funeral of senior reformist cleric Montazeri. The demonstrators shouted “the blood in our vessels is a gift to our leader!”
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A United Nations investigatory panel has said that those responsible for the murder and rape of hundreds of unarmed protestors in Guinea should be referred to the International Criminal Court. The late September attack left at least 156 dead or missing and 109 women raped or sexually abused. The attacks were “widespread and systematic” which is grounds for being tried as a crime against humanity.
A United Nations investigatory panel has said that those responsible for the murder and rape of hundreds of unarmed protestors in Guinea should be referred to the International Criminal Court. The late September attack left at least 156 dead or missing and 109 women raped or sexually abused. The attacks were “widespread and systematic” which is grounds for being tried as a crime against humanity.
The report names three individuals specifically as complicit in the attacks: Capt. Moussa dadis Camara, the country’s leader; Lt Abouchar Cherif Diakite, chief of the Presidential Guard and Moussa Thebgoro Camara, the head of special services. A witness to the massacre reported Lt. Diakite to say, “Nobody gets out of here alive. They must all be killed. They thing there is democracy here.”
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