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April 6, 2010

Criminal gangs force residents to abandon towns in Mexico

Zenpundit is tracking a very real short-term scenario for the future: cartels are ordering residents of towns to abandon them, and there is now a stream of residents seeking political asylum in the United States. (El Porvenir, Mexico–across from Fort Hancock, TX–was ordered abandoned). Is the church ready to help people forced out of their homes by criminal gangs? (HT: John Robb)

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February 16, 2010

Swarmish Drug Cartels target Middle America

This is an example of a criminal organization using non-violent swarmish principles to push drug use (LA Times).

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