[StJacques]

Well; I really don't know what to make of all of this, but at the very least the Mexican federal government is sending a signal that they may be ready to act if this week's negotiations with APPO do not bear fruit.

There are conflicting signals coming out of Mexico City. The Governmental Secretariat says the helicopter flights are supply missions. But, in a separate statement, Santiago Creel, the PAN Party Senate Coordinator, says about the conflicting reports that "in whatever manner [the military may be acting] it looks to me that our armed forces have the obligation of continuing with their routine, if this was routine, or by those motives which they consider convenient to fulfill." Creel, who was considered the early favorite for the PAN Party presidential nomination last year, also seemed to taunt the leftists in Oaxaca just a little. When commenting upon the mobilization further he said that those "who have an uneasy consicence surely will be made nervous."

I still do not know how far this is going to go, I can only report what I am finding. But the desire of the radical left in Mexico to just tear their country apart in anger over their recent, and true, defeat in the July presidential election seems to know no end. I dearly hope the situation does not fall apart but I am beginning to believe that the patience and forebearance of the Mexican federal government with the left is reaching its end.

[StJacques]

A "Mexican Left Watch" ping for you all.

[Publius]

A move on Oaxaca would be the modern equivalent of Fort Sumter.

[floridavoter2]

Interesting. I wonder how this will affect us...

[Cicero]

As I think I said when this story first broke, my daughter, son in law, and three granddaughters were in Oaxaca last spring for a month or so. Beautiful place. It has what is said to be the largest tree in the world.

They had a great time--other than being robbed once when my son in law took the girls for a walk up a hill near the town. Scary, but no damage done.

There are pictures of the gigantic Tule tree of Oaxaca here:

http://www.delange.org/Tule/Tule.htm

[butternut_squash_bisque]

"...I am beginning to believe that the patience and forebearance of the Mexican federal government with the left is reaching its end."

'Bout damned time, IMO.

[LachlanMinnesota]

Somebody didn't pay off the right people, I'll bet...

[Jim Noble]

I still do not know how far this is going to go

Leftism eventually requires an Indonesian solution everywhere...

[A CA Guy]

At this point we will have to wait and see.

[DaoPian]

Water Cannons v. Molotov Cocktails

That's my prediction.

Oaxaca - Watch