Those were interesting, thanks for the ping.
A little closer to our border home.......
Posted on Thu, Dec. 01, 2005
Official says agents tortured rival cartel
BY LAURENCE ILIFF AND ALFREDO CORCHADO
The Dallas Morning News
MEXICO CITY - Corrupt federal agents working for drug traffickers are the primary authors of a shocking video in which four enforcers for a rival cartel are interrogated and one is shot in the head, a top Mexican prosecutor said Thursday.
Eight federal agents and two civilians are in custody, accused of kidnapping and torturing the Nuevo Laredo-based Zetas, allies of the Gulf cartel, said Deputy Attorney General Jose Luis Santiago Vasconcelos. The eight are members of the elite Federal Investigative Agency, modeled on the FBI. Three more agents are considered fugitives, he added, and seven civilians are still at large.
The video of the interrogation and shooting was made public Thursday by The Dallas Morning News, prompting Vasconcelos to hold a news conference to respond to the graphic revelations.
http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/world/13306620.htm
Ah, Mexico a study in corruption!! Coming to a city near all of us.
Snip: December 2, 2005 Health officials on Thursday identified lettuce as the likely source for a hepatitis A outbreak in Los Angeles County and urged residents to thoroughly wash the vegetable before eating it.
At least 60 people have fallen ill from the virus in Los Angeles County over the last three months. Officials are concerned because the outbreak comes after years of declining hepatitis A cases, but they have been unable to link the outbreak to a particular farm or type of lettuce.
There were at least two outbreaks: one in a downtown Los Angeles restaurant in September that affected 13; the other at an event catered by a Hollywood company in October where 19 fell ill. The other cases were scattered.
Officials would not identify the specific locations of the outbreaks, saying there is no ongoing risk at those sites.
"We believe lettuce was the problem in these events," said Dr. Jonathan Fielding, public health director for Los Angeles County.
Personal Note: If you read my post yesterday that says washing does not remove everything from the cells of the produce you buy, then you know to take the precautions posted by Granny today. Secondarily, much produce from LA is shipped elsewhere in the country, so suggest you clean any lettuce you purchase from unknown shipping origin locations vigorously.