American Professor Kidnapped in Mexican Border City (Mexicans, illegal, drugs)
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This is Very sad. I really feel for her and her family. When is the White House going to grow a pair and do something about this sort of thing. I sure hope the AZ suit gets more leverage because of this.
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- Armed men kidnapped an American university professor while she was visiting her mother in the violent Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, the state prosecutor's office said Saturday.
The American was identified as Veronica Perez Rodriguez, an archeologist at Northern Arizona University.
At least 39 U.S. citizens were killed in 2010 in Ciudad Juarez, which has 1.3 million people. It is Mexico's most violent city, according to a report by state prosecutors.
when a kidnapping is used "to score political points"
That kidnapping was a statistical anomoly if you can believe the top US expert on national security, Janet Napolitano.
"Napolitano said there was no crisis, asserting that the “border is as secure now as it has ever been," despite the people "looking to score political points" by suggesting otherwise.
"The numbers tell the story, and they do not lie,” she said: violent crime is down on the US side of the border, while seizures of illegal weapons, drugs, and cash are up. The new measures should only improve things."
That kidnapping was a statistical anomoly if you can believe the top US expert on national security, Janet Napolitano.
"Napolitano said there was no crisis, asserting that the “border is as secure now as it has ever been," despite the people "looking to score political points" by suggesting otherwise.
"The numbers tell the story, and they do not lie,” she said: violent crime is down on the US side of the border, while seizures of illegal weapons, drugs, and cash are up. The new measures should only improve things."
Yup..if she says there is no problem then by George, there is no problem.
She has bigger problems with Americans trying to sneak apple sauce into planes at the airports.
I guess the cartel style beheading in AZ was an anomaly too ?
And those 3 American teenagers killed at a Mexican car dealer was an anomaly too ?
And the Texas ranchers who were driven off their ranches by Los Zetas was an anomaly too ?
Yup..if she says there is no problem then by George, there is no problem.
She has bigger problems with Americans trying to sneak apple sauce into planes at the airports.
I guess the cartel style beheading in AZ was an anomaly too ?
And those 3 American teenagers killed at a Mexican car dealer was an anomaly too ?
And the Texas ranchers who were driven off their ranches by Los Zetas was an anomaly too ?
They think if they keep reporting the way they "want and wish" it to be then the people will believe it. I mean it worked during the elections.
Never mind the Legal Americans that are being killed and kidnapped etc. America has to stay in good with the Mexican President.
I could be wrong but I believe I heard they released her.
NAU officials said Rodriguez had fallen victim to an "express kidnapping," which is described by a Bureau of Consular Affairs website as an attempt "to get quick cash in exchange for the release of an individual."
However, Perez later emailed NAU colleagues after the kidnapping, telling them she was safe and with family, the Republic said.
Northern Arizona University Professor Veronica Perez Rodriguez Kidnapped at Gunpoint in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico (UPDATE: Found Safe)
As stated at GretaWire, Dear Mr. President, there is a war going on in Mexico and our US-Mexican border. Previously, Secretary Clinton said that Mexico is ‘like Columbia of 20 years ago.’ For her actions, she was rebuked by both President Calderone and President Obama. How many more murders, kidnappings and drugs need to flow across the border before this administration will take notice?
UPDATE I: FOX News Phoenix is reporting that Northern Arizona University Professor Veronica Perez Rodriguez has been found safe after being kidnapped. Veronica Perez Rodriguez said to be a victim of “express kidnapping”. The all to common practice in Mexico of kidnapping Mexicans who appear to be wealthy or middle class for fast cash ransom.
I could be wrong but I believe I heard they released her.
They did - and within hours. She was released and happily emailing and texting her friends. Kidnap for ransom is very common place in Juarez, people need money for a variety of reasons after all. In these kidnap for ransom cases the victim is quickly released unharmed as soon as a small ransom is paid.
They think if they keep reporting the way they "want and wish" it to be then the people will believe it. I mean it worked during the elections.
Never mind the Legal Americans that are being killed and kidnapped etc. America has to stay in good with the Mexican President.
This woman wasn't kidnapped for being an American - she was kidnapped because of her Mexican ties and family money. Not a single innocent American-only tourist has been kidnapped yet.
The kidnappers aren't as inclined to kidnap an American because they don't know who has money and they really would prefer to keep the US government out of it.
A lot of the kidnapping is being done by high school aged kids - just like much of the extortion is. And a lot of these kidnappers and extortionists are free-lancing groups, not part of a cartel but the extortionists will claim they are because it invokes more fear.
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when a kidnapping is used "to score political points"
