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Monterrey, Mexico: Casino Royale Attack Kills 52 (Video)

by NowPublic Staff | August 26, 2011 at 01:32 pm

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Mexican Government Offers $2.4 Million Bounty for Narco-Terrorists

An arson attack on the Casino Royale in Monterrey, Mexico has left at least 52 people dead. Gunmen presumed to be part of a drug gang stormed the casino on August 25, torching it while customers were trapped inside.

In offering a $2.4 million bounty for the perpetrators, Mexican President Felipe Calderón told citizens, "We are facing true terrorists who have gone beyond all limits".

Calderón had harsh words for the United States as well. He blamed the US for not doing enough to curb demand for illegal drugs, though it's not clear how a government can prevent people from wanting to sniff cocaine.

Calderón also blasted the US for allowing its firearms to enter Mexico. This is a valid criticism: the ATF had actively armed Mexican drug cartels in an ill-thought-out operation called Fast and Furious.

Monterrey Attack Caught on Video

CCTV footage shows eight gunmen arriving in two vehicles, carrying what appear to be gasoline containers. The Casino Royale was attacked in May as well, though nobody was killed.

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at 19:56 on August 28th, 2011

Hundreds protest over Mexico casino arson attack

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at 20:40 on September 4th, 2011

The way to deal with the drug war is by repealing NAFTA. NAFTA flooded Mexico with American goods that pushed countless farms and farmworkers out of business. Subsidized corn from the U.S. has been a major problem for Mexican farms. Companies like Wal-mart put small business in Mexico out of business like they did in America. The drug war is going on in Mexico because the economy is destroyed because of NAFTA and Mexicans have nowhere to work but the drug trade. If Mexico got out of NAFTA and kept the foreign goods and companies out, which are destroying their own businesses and jobs, they could employ their own people and take away the workers the drug cartels need to survive.