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

[El Gato]

That big guy in red shirt, who looks like a friend of mine from down that way (further south and east though), has a pretty nice looking M-1 Carbine, complete with bayonet lug and everything. Gee, I though military weapons were illegal for individuals to own in Mexico.... Oh wait, criminals and political thugs don't care. (By the description, these are probably PRI-ista thugs, who probably would have peed their pantalones if a few pimply faced draftees with H&K assault rifles (5.56 NATO) had showed up. Better yet, a less "well equipped" unit with H&K battle rifles (7.62 NATO). I know those kids made me nervous when I was down there about 10 years ago).

Given halfway decent first and a decent, not even good, hospital, no one should have died of a wound like that. Clearly no one knew what that aid might consist of, cause there's no evidence it was provided.

[El Gato]

I hope leads to their arrest, conviction and death!

Mexico doesn't have the death penalty, except *before* a trial. :)

[El Gato]

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

You may get it anyway, courtesy of the "Stolen Election", wing of the Dimocrat Party, with funding by MoveOn.org.

Of course they forget that, despite their best efforts, we aren't unarmed peasants. Yet anyway.

[Clemenza]

The PRD represents the Far Left in Mexican politics. Why were certain Freepers cheering on Obrador?

[El Gato]

but the shooter isn't a trained cop who'll hold his fire before dropping a target with a threatening appearance.

I wonder if Amadou Diallo would have an opinion on that.. if he hadn't been hit 19 times times (41 shots fired) by plain clothes police officers who mistook his wallet for a gun, and who thought their own richochets were "incoming".

[StJacques]

On the wound, I think you are probably right. The report I read said he died of a "stomach wound" which should not have been fatal. The Mark in Mexico Blog site showed pictures of an ambulance that was in fact nearby but no one seemed to bother to use it until it was too late. And Mark also says that almost as soon as this guy went down someone stripped him of his pants and fled with them, it was not done for medical reasons.

Other reporting I have read verifies that those men were in fact Priistas, but what I think is particularly important here is that they were also public officials. They guys in the brown coat and red buttoned-up shirt were both elected in fact. No; they're not angels by a long shot. But as I have posted elsewhere, APPO was seizing private businesses and trashing them starting last Friday, and an assault on private property is supposed to invoke a reaction of the police, in Mexico and everywhere else but Cuba and Venezuela.

[El Gato]

The leftest PRI party and the leftest PAN party are converging. Let me assure you that all the political parties are way left in Mexico and this includes the PRD party

PRD is the farthest to the left, PRI is somewhat to the left of the US Democrat Party, PAN is about like a bunch of country club RINOs. More or less.

[El Gato]

Guns are illegal in Mexico (chuckle)

Not completely true. Guns of a "military caliber" are illegal for civilians. That's why 1911s chambered for .38 Super are or were so popular there. Rifles in non military calibers and of course shotguns are legal, if controlled.

Still that M-1 Carbine is not only a military caliber, it's a military rifle. (Looks more or less like mine, including the shade of the stock. Imagine that. :) )

[El Gato]

Still that M-1 Carbine is not only a military caliber, it's a military rifle.

Which would also be the sort of cast off weapon one might expect small city in the "boonies" police to have.

[texastoo]

Why were certain Freepers cheering on Obrador?

I prefer the PRD because Obradore wanted to have a pension plan funded by taxes from Mexico. Why do certain freepers want to have the Mexican pension plan funded by the USA?

[StJacques]

"I prefer the PRD because Obradore wanted to have a pension plan funded by taxes from Mexico. Why do certain freepers want to have the Mexican pension plan funded by the USA?"

This has to be one of the most troubling posts I've ever read on FreeRepublic.

[StJacques]

texastoo, this is a picture of Lopez Obrador supporters demonstrating in front of the Federal Electoral Institute in Mexico City on Wednesday, July 6.



Now I ask you again texastoo whether, in light of the hammer and sickle flag of the Mexican Labor Party (PT) you can see flying in the above picture, and with the knowledge that the Mexican Labor Party was 1/3 of the "For the Good of All Coalition" supporting Lopez Obrador ....

Are you coming on FreeRepublic.com and telling us that you were rooting for the guys flying the hammer and sickle?

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[StJacques]

Followup to my just posted ....

When I wrote "1/3 of the 'For the Good of All Coalition'" I meant "one of the three parties" comprising it. In terms of their relative weight within the coalition they probably accounted for about 1/6 of the total, if that much.

[texastoo]

This has to be one of the most troubling posts I've ever read on FreeRepublic.

There is no doubt in my mind that this is a troubling statement to you.

[texastoo]

You lost the argument as all you can do is "name call". LOL

[texastoo]

You lost the argument as all you can do is "name call". LOL

[StJacques]

But you're still rooting for the guys carrying the hammer and sickle flag aren't you?

[texastoo]

But you're still rooting for the guys carrying the hammer and sickle flag aren't you?

Grow up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[StJacques]

You didn't answer the question:

Are you rooting for the guys carrying the hammer and sickle?

[texastoo]

Grow up little boy, grow up
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!