She asked where he got all the fancy weapons and he said it was funny...they got them with the US governments blessing.
She didnt even ask a back up question. I think this is the link.
http://www.zimbio.com/Laura+Ling/articles/1/Laura+Ling+Shocking+expose+Mexican+narco+war
Interesting. It brings all sorts of questions of how long and how deep is the US funding of Mexican violence.