Weapons Traffic & the Border- a Mexican Viewpoint: Senators and U.S. Drones: What Else are You Hiding from Mexicans?

Jorge Camil

La Jornada

translated by 'World Meets Us'

Senators and U.S. Drones: What Else are You Hiding from Mexicans?: La Jornada, Mexico: "Over recent days, we've learned of two more violations of our national sovereignty: Operation Fast and Furious and the flights of unmanned aircraft (Pentagon? CIA?) over our territory. In the first operation, the United States encouraged, or is currently encouraging, the illicit smuggling of weapons to put in the hands of the cartels, and “let them walk” in order to track them: an encore to Iran-Gate? As for the second operation, senators should know that most often, some of the drones are armed, ready to bomb hostile groups and capable of eliminating enemies in ways that violate individual human rights, and which prestigious internationalists define as targeted killings (or remote-control assassinations), as is occurring in Pakistan. So is Mexico next?"