MICHAEL Webster: Investigative journalist 16th October 2008 2:00 EDT
The new travel alert only updates the security information for U.S. citizens traveling and living in Mexico. It replaces the Travel Alert for Mexico dated 14 April 2008 and ends on 14 April 2009. But there is no upgrade of the trip should think carefully about higher status than many. If the conditions in Mexico today is happening everywhere else in the world's attention to making the highest travel has already been spent. I reported last April by asking the questions "why the U.S. government through a new travel warning or even an upgrade to the existing alert? Now the U.S. has once again updated.
The question remains, why not take, a warning status and protect Americans and warn them not to travel to Mexico. Completed at least until some or all of the violence and is again safe to travel in Mexico. Many travelers, like the same thing happened in another country it would leave a warning. Why Mexico? That is the question, why not? Mexico is now one of the most dangerous countries in the world. And it is our neighbor to the south with a population of over 100 million people.Even the U.S. military to visit personal information from Mexico, because banning the increasing violence there.
U.S. Army posts along or near the U.S. border to Mexican officials, saying they have stopped issuing passports, the soldiers who want to travel across the border into Mexico. "If it is not safe for the American soldiers, but it is unsafe for other Americans. Said, John Lutes who was born in El Paso and grew up in military.The new travel alert up-date says, was "that the millions of American citizens safely visit Mexico each year, even thousands, the land border every day for study, tourism Cross or business increased levels of violence make it imperative that travelers the risks of travel to Mexico, how best to avoid to prevent dangerous situations, and whom to contact if you to understand the victim of a crime. reasonable precautions to avoid such as visiting only legitimate business and tourist attractions in areas that occur where prostitution and drug trafficking, and the exercise of caution in which a visit during the evening and at night, can help to travel to Mexico is safe and pleasant. "Violence along the U.S. - Mexico border is increasing Mexican drug cartels are engaged in an increasingly violent struggle for control of narcotics trafficking routes along the U.S. - Mexico border in an apparent response to government initiatives in Mexico, against drug trafficking organizations. To combat the violence, the Mexican government has deployed more than 45,000 soldiers in various parts of the country. The Mexican troops occupying roadblocks and checkpoints throughout the country. U.S. citizens say they have to cooperate fully with official checkpoints when traveling on Mexican highways. The problem is that the bandits and other criminals also set up roadblocks and checkpoints in Mexico called and are now fully or partially by the police or military uniforms and are using vehicles that resemble police or military, as a person with a lot less of a national US-American to say what's what.
The problem is, you can not. And there's a reason Americans should avoid Mexico.The Bureau of Consular Affairs, said violence or fighting criminal activity fueled by a war between criminal organizations to take control of the lucrative drug trade continues along the US-Mexican border. Attacks are aimed primarily at members of drug trafficking organizations, Mexican police, criminal justice and journalists. However, were the foreign visitors and residents, including Americans, among the victims of killings and kidnappings in the border town in Mexico region.Americans victims of armed robbery and carjackings are. This new type of Mexican Violence has increased in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez. Dozens of U.S. citizens have been kidnapped as hostages and their captors in Mexico and in many cases still unsolved killing. In addition, new cases of disappearances and kidnap-for-ransom continue reported.From Brownsville Texas to San Diego, California State Department has warned Americans about the dangers of crossing the border. Google or click on: Why not travel warning for Mexico, or at least an upgrade of the existing alert?
In other cases Mexican cartels through their enforcement of the Mexican and American gangs order smaller gangs to kidnap and in some cases murder Americans. "U.S. citizens should be aware of the risks posed by the deteriorating security situation along the border," said a statement in Mexico City and Washington. "Violent crime, including murder and kidnapping, in the northern Mexico border region has increased." New cases of disappearances and kidnap-for-ransom continue to be reported. No one can be considered immune from kidnapping on the basis of occupation, nationality or other factors. Criminals are known to pursue and harass U.S. citizens traveling in their vehicles including motors homes and travel trailers, particularly in border areas including Nuevo Laredo, Matamoros, Reynosa, Juarez, Mexicali, Tijuana and particularly the border towns.
Dozens of U.S. citizens kidnapped and / or murdered in Tijuana in 2007. Google or click on: The Americans are kidnapped, hero and in Mexico, killing the new and the old registry goes on to say "Recent Mexican army and police force conflicts with heavily armed drug cartels are at a level equal to military small unit to fight escalated and included use of machine guns and fragmentation grenades. Discussions have taken in many cities in northern Mexico, including Tijuana in the Mexican state of Baja California and Chihuahua City and Ciudad Juarez in Chihuahua state. The situation in northern Mexico remains very fluid, the location and timing of future armed commitments it can not be predicted. Public shootouts have occurred during daytime in the vicinity of shopping centers in many Mexican border towns. About 5,000 people were murdered in Mexico so far this year. This figure is more than were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan combined.The new enrollment to continue to report that appears a number of areas along the border of rapid growth in prices for many types of offenses. More than 1,600 cars were stolen in Ciudad Juarez, as published in July 2008 and bank robberies are dramatic. Rates for robberies, murders and petty thefts and carjackings have all last year across Mexico generally increased, with notable spikes in Tijuana and northern Baja California. Ciudad Juárez, Tijuana, Palomas and Nogales is among the cities that have recently experienced public shootouts during daylight hours shopping malls and other public places.
Criminals have followed and harassed U.S. citizens traveling in their vehicles in border areas including Nuevo Laredo, Matamoros, Tijuana, and along Route 15 between Nogales and Hermosillo. A very dangerous situation takes place in Ciudad Juárez, Tijuana and other cities of the Mexican border and has the heart of American citizens. A new series of robberies near the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez has targeted applicants for U.S. visas. Visa and other services are looking to visit the consulate are advised to take cash out of the use and actions to report for this service with something other than cash.Mexican authorities that were more than 1,000 people in Ciudad Juarez this year alone were killed to pay.
U.S. citizens should pay closely to their environment, while avoiding traveling in Ciudad Juarez, to isolated locations during late night and early morning, and messages are created. U.S. citizens are urged to be vigilant to ensure the safety and security when visiting the border region. Criminals are armed with a variety of sophisticated weapons. In some cases, the offender full or partial police or military uniforms and vehicles, carried the same unmarked police vehicles used. While the largest increase in violence near the U.S. border has occurred, U.S. citizens traveling elsewhere in Mexico should also exercise caution in unfamiliar areas and be aware of their surroundings at all times. Mexican and foreign spectators were injured or killed in some violent attacks, shows increased risk to the public. In recent years, dozens of U.S. citizens have been kidnapped in Mexico and in many cases remain unresolved.
U.S. citizens who believe they are in a kidnapping or other crimes should be targeted Mexican officials and the nearest U.S. consulate or embassy as soon as possible. U.S. citizens should try everything on country roads during daytime driving, especially the toll ( "cuota") roads, as a rule they are safer. U.S. citizens are invited to stay on well-known tourist destinations and sites in cities with adequate security, and provide a route to a friend or family member not traveling with them. U.S. citizens should not travel alone, and should be a GSM-enabled cell phone that functions internationally. Refrain displaying expensive-looking jewelry, large sums of money or other valuable items.Criminals followed and harassed U.S. citizens traveling in their vehicles, particularly in border areas including Nuevo Laredo, Matamoros, Ciudad Juárez and Tijuana. Although officials of the State Department travel warning for Mexico will be updated, they did not update a more serious "travel warning" which is reserved for the long-term conditions, officials said. Even though many Mexican cities on the border of the United States and elsewhere in Mexico under siege, the question is, why not. Mexico is now one of the most dangerous countries in the world. And it is our neighbor to the south with a population of nearly 100 million people.
Our government enables criminals are armed with a variety of sophisticated weapons. In some cases, the offender full or partial police or military uniforms and vehicles, carried the same unmarked police vehicles used. As the American travelers are expected to be able to distinguish between the real Mexican army at checkpoints and criminals? Americans are of Mexican bandits and other Mexican criminals because they are Americans targeted and are believed to have money with them. "
The Foreign Office says that if you are a victim of crime while in Mexico and remember this only after invitation to contact the Consular Section at the nearest U.S. consulate or embassy for advice and help.
23-year-old American from El Paso Kyle Belanger Mostello view missing in Juarez Mexico Born in Tennessee, 23-year-old American from El Paso Kyle Belanger Mostello view missing in Juarez Mexico. Close friends and relatives believe he was a soldier for the El Paso Barrio Azteca gang. The real question here was Kyle kidnapped, taken to Ciudad Juarez and murdered as some believe.
Be issued by the U.S. State Department "Travel Warnings" when the State Department decides based on all relevant information, to recommend that Americans avoid travel to a particular country. Some Middle Eastern countries, where avoidance of travel is recommended will travel warnings, as well as country-specific information. No such travel warning is for the country of Mexico.
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