[Jeff Higgins]

I spend altogether too much time in Mexico City fixing broken airplanes. I always ask that I get an English language newspaper every day at the hotel. In years upon years of doing this, I literally cannot remember a day without news like this. They are in a civil war, a corrupt government vs. a less corrupt coalition of drug cartels. The government is losing. They probably should - the cartels actually treat the people better. From what I have seen, they do not do things like this unless something has gone awry with government officials who have crossed them (after accepting bribes), or if some locals took government bribes to inform on them. If that's the case, the "justice" meted out by the cartels is swift and sure. They don't just do this at random. They need, and in most areas, enjoy the support of the people.