Pics of shootings and violence today in leftist-controlled Oaxaca (Photo Essay)

El Universal ( Mexico City ) ^ | October 27, 2006 | El Universal Staff Photos

[StJacques]

These are all from the homepage of the Mexico City newspaper El Universal's web site, I am including translations of the captions provided:

Unknown subjects burn a van of the PRI [Institutional Revolutionary Party], where a shootout supposedly
began in the municipality of Santa Lucia del Camino, Oaxaca

Unknown men shoot at APPO members and reporters in Santa Lucia del Camino, Oaxaca;
a foreign cameraman dies

Unknown men shoot at journalists and members of APPO in the municipality of Santa Lucia;
up to now they report 12 injured and the death of a foreign cameraman

A cameraman, who looks foreign, died as a result of a bullet wound which he received
during one of the shoot-outs recorded in the municipality of Santa Lucia, Oaxaca
My Note: Notice Bandana-Covered APPO Leftists Nearby

A foreign cameraman died today during a shoot-out in the municipality of Santa Lucia
against members of APPO and reporters

[StJacques]

This is a followup to a thread I posted earlier today (please pay attention to my opening "Comments" for full details) on the complete takeover of Oaxaca by APPO leftists today, after the Oaxacan section of the teacher's union voted to end their strike and reopen the schools. I predicted earlier this week that if this happened then APPO would react violently and their seizure of the town, blockading of the roads, and the forced closure of businesses has evidently provoked a reaction in the absence of any real police power.

It is just a guess on my part, but I believe what we are seeing in these pictures are vigilante groups organized by local businessmen and PRI leaders who are responding to APPO's takeover with guns. It's anarchy, pure and simple.

[StJacques]

Here it comes everyone!

[Flavius]

all hard at that work we all hear about

[msnimje]

Time to open some Leftists colonies.

[Alberta's Child]

If I didn't see the headline on this thread before seeing the photos, I would have thought the Detroit Tigers had just won the World Series or something.

[Candor7]

Here it comes everyone!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

You are absolutely right. These scenes will be repeated in Arizona, Texas and California in BUT a few years, IF the DemoRats have their way on illegal aliens in this country. There are 20 million of them, and they are preparing to forge their own socialist nation inside of the USA.

Mexican illegals already have connections with Mexican socialists, and when their politicians loose their election bids in California, Arizona, and Texas, they will take up the gun.

Its only a matter of time.

[PGalt]

Thanks for posting. Very interesting.

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

why the hell did they rip his friggin pants off?

[SideoutFred]

Tragic...some good photos of the perps which I hope leads to their arrest, conviction and death!

RIP to the cameraman and peace to his family.

[Steve Van Doorn]

Was this pic of the attacker killing his victim?

I was in a gun fight and that is exactly what I remember. You can hardly tell there is a gun in his hand except for the stance he takes and just a shadow of something in his hand.

[Blue Jays]

Hi All-

Note how the onlookers are neatly staged behind the lone shooter. That is very peculiar and makes it appear very planned. If these invaders simply want to come here for "opportunity" one has to wonder where they had the discretionary money to purchase firearms.

~ Blue Jays ~

[sageb1]

And the Mexican apologizers wonder why we don't treat our neighbors to the north the same way we treat them?

[Walkingfeather]

details?

[StJacques]

I have been given details of the cameraman victim. His name was Brad Will and he worked for IndyMedia.org. I want to caution everyone to be very careful what you post in response to this, because IndyMedia.org is in no way an independent non-biased news organization. They prominently display the Otra Campaña news (that's the Zapatista program), they stream APPO's news broadcasts, they are linked to Narconews.com (the idolizers of Hugo Chavez), Mexico City's La Jornada newspaper (idolizers of Lopez Obrador) and more. Remember that we have no specifics about Brad Will's death, but IndyMedia.org does make clear that he was at the barricades with APPO.

http://www.indymedia.org/en/index.shtml

[Blue Jays]

Hi StJacques-

So it currently appears that liberal IndyMedia photographer Brad Will was possibly killed by "friendly fire" from hyped-up APPO gunmen? It must be surreal down there.

~ Blue Jays ~

[sageb1]

"IndyMedia.org is in no way an independent non-biased news organization"

We know that much. I wonder if Indymedia will get a clue.

[StJacques]

"So it currently appears that liberal IndyMedia photographer Brad Will was possibly killed by "friendly fire" from hyped-up APPO gunmen?"

Actually; it appears that he was killed by vigilantes -- I am very hesitant to use the term "paramilitaries" in the way IndyMedia.org and the rest of the MSM do because it leaves us with the assumption that there is something legitimate about APPO -- organized to combat APPO's complete takeover of Oaxaca City today (see the link I put up in my "Comments" at the beginning of this thread to the earlier thread today for more on that).

Remember that APPO began seizing and closing businesses throughout Oaxaca City today. That kind of assault is directed against private property and the livelihoods of hundreds, if not thousands, of individuals. In the complete absence of police protection, it should not be surprising that they pick up guns and go after those who are taking everything they have away from them.

I do not condone violence, but if you and yours come to take everything I have then you should not be surprised if I pick up a gun to stop you.

[Steve Van Doorn]

”The American victim was identified by friends as Bradley Roland Will, 36, of New York City. He was shot in the abdomen and died later at a Red Cross hospital, police and witnesses said. Hinrich Schuleze, a co-worker of Will's, said he worked for Indymedia.org, an independent Web-based media organization.”
http://www.forbes.com/business/manufacturing/feeds/ap/2006/10/28/ap3127245.html

[StJacques]

". . . he worked for Indymedia.org, an independent Web-based media organization."

Allow me to edit that if I may ...

". . . he worked for Indymedia.org, an independent  leftist Web-based media organization."

[ARA]

This is why we should close our effing borders... I don't want this shit in my country...