Mexican Cartels Throw Down A New Gauntlet
Ray Walser /
The senseless daylight murders of Lesley A. Enriquez, an American employee in the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez, her U.S. citizen husband, Arthur Redelfs, and a Mexican employee of the Consulate General, Jorge Salcido sends a sobering signal to Washington that Mexico’s drug violence is evolving in even more dangerous directions, especially if it is proven that the U.S. government employees were deliberately targeted by drug gunmen.
Clearly the perpetrators of these and other crimes believe murder, terror, and fear will allow them to prevail against the Government of Mexico. Likewise, they hope frustration over Mexican President Calderon’s inability to deliver public security will cause a backlash of panic and defeatism in Mexico and a loss of U.S. confidence in his Administration. The killings have sparked fresh concerns in Texas about the security of the U.S.-Mexican border and calls by Texas Governor Rick Perry for additional federal help. (more…)