I have comments that will have to wait until Friidae. about this 'no market,
no industry' thing.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Mcneely" <mcneely4@COX.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: HIJACKED - update

> Mexico is full of great people.  It's government is one of the most
> corrupt in the world, so that despite having a plethora of rich natural
> resources, many people are dirt poor.  I've enjoyed all the time I've
> spent there, including field trips that I took students on deep into the
> country.  Met some of the most generous, most friendly, and most fun
> loving people I've ever known anywhere.  Never ran into the bozo criminals
> who have become more prevalent in recent years.  And why have they become
> more prevalent?  The drug lords control the government, the police, much
> of the countryside.  Why are the drug lords so powerful?  U.S. drug money.
> If we want Mexico to become a functional country again, all we have to do
> is control drug traffic in this country.  No market, no industry.
> Something for some to think about.
>
> DMc
>
> ---- pdooley <psdooley@VERIZON.NET> wrote:
>> Apparently bandits down there also use logs or debris to block the road.
>> Basically anything to get you to stop.
>> The book I'm reading tells a story of a traveling salesman who was robbed
>> by
>> a man with an AK-47 riding on a donkey..
>> Interesting place, that Mexico.  I love to read about it but would never
>> go
>> there.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>> Of
>> Scott Daniel - Turbovans
>> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 5:52 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: HIJACKED - update
>>
>> I hope at the minimum, people in Mexico will realize now ...
>> if they see vehicles parked by the side of the road in any kind of remote
>> area like this ..
>> turn around and head back the other way pronto !
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Frank Condelli" <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 7:06 AM
>> Subject: HIJACKED - update
>>
>>
>> > Folks, here are links to two articles published in  the Canadian press
>> > about the two couples that were hijacked in Mexico.
>> >
>> > _http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2010/04/11/13548401.html_
>> > (http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2010/04/11/13548401.html)
>> >
>> > _http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2010/04/07/pf-13504646.html_
>> > (http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2010/04/07/pf-13504646.html)
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Please note  that I will be away from my business travelling in the USA
>> > and
>> > Mexico from  November 18, 2009 until April 30, 2010.  Parts orders will
>> > be
>> > processed  although not as quickly as usual.  I will always be
>> > available
>> > by
>> > E-mail.  If you phone, your call will be addressed by Greg T. Brown
>> > here
>> > and he will either call you back or advise you to contact me directly
>> > by
>> > E-mail.  See my _www.frankcondelli.com_ (http://www.frankcondelli.com/)
>> > website for complete details.  Travel Blog at
>> > _www.westfaliatravels.com_
>> > (http://www.westfaliatravels.com/)
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> >
>> > Frank  Condelli
>> >
>> > Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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>
> --
> David McNeely