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68. Was this a case of mistaken identity?

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Mon Mar 13, 2023, 01:09 PM

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2 Americans kidnapped in Mexico found dead, 2 found alive [View all] groundloop Mar 2023 OP

I refuse to set foot in Mexico RussBLib Mar 2023 #1

I've met a lot of people who are afraid to travel anywhere abroad. There are only a few countries Martin68 Mar 2023 #34

I haven't been for a long time Warpy Mar 2023 #38

Not a drug deal. They were there for cosmetic surgery... brush Mar 2023 #70

I am way too old for "spring break" DemocraticPatriot Mar 2023 #74

"Traveling from South Carolina so one of them; a mother of six; could undergo a medical procedure..." EarthFirst Mar 2023 #2

Your right. We need to demand mexico clear up its cartel and drug problems. jimfields33 Mar 2023 #3

For sure, Dan Mar 2023 #4

Well of course we should do the same. Some cities are working it. jimfields33 Mar 2023 #5

Mexico is ranked 9th in homicides, the US 60th worldwide EX500rider Mar 2023 #27

Doesn't matter where the ranking is Dan Mar 2023 #40

While true it doesn't change you're four times more likely to be murdered in Mexico EX500rider Mar 2023 #41

The point was we need to do better WITH OUR HEALTHCARE so we dont NEED to go to Mexico for it Blues Heron Mar 2023 #6

Well overall true. But she was going for a tummy tuck. jimfields33 Mar 2023 #7

Huh? It was reported that the reason for the trip was... brush Mar 2023 #71

My reply pretty much agreed with yours. jimfields33 Mar 2023 #72

We spent trillions of dollars on Iraq and Afghanistan bronxiteforever Mar 2023 #12

Word. Thanks Easterncedar Mar 2023 #16

A place to learn a lot about UpInArms Mar 2023 #25

The trillions spent in Afghanistan did not make that country safer for anybody in the long run. Martin68 Mar 2023 #36

What you said. Thank you. nt PufPuf23 Mar 2023 #45

US doesn't get to "DEMAND" anything of another nation. davsand Mar 2023 #13

Paying for a stupid wall and demanding Americans don't get killed are two radically different things ificandream Mar 2023 #31

I cross the border a lot. Scruffy1 Mar 2023 #14

We need to demand America clear up it's huge gun violence problem. mountain grammy Mar 2023 #20

decriminalize drugs roody Mar 2023 #30

* You're RandiFan1290 Mar 2023 #52

And Grahams response..... Traildogbob Mar 2023 #8

A Victim of Our High Priced Health Care System McKim Mar 2023 #11

It was cosmetic surgery MichMan Mar 2023 #15

If she lost a lot of weight a tummy tuck I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2023 #51

Her friend said she was getting a butt lift LeftInTX Mar 2023 #65

Good question I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2023 #66

Swear I Rebl2 Mar 2023 #18

That's what some news sources were saying. The first report I saw said a medical procedure. C Moon Mar 2023 #24

It was a cosmetic procedure Warpy Mar 2023 #39

Tummy tuck is what the local papers say LeftInTX Mar 2023 #54

Accounts called her the mother of five Warpy Mar 2023 #57

It was for a cosmetic procedure LeftInTX Mar 2023 #48

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2023 #53

She went for a tummy tuck LeftInTX Mar 2023 #55

cosmetic procedure Skittles Mar 2023 #59

MTG wanted to send in the Special Forces or bomb Mexico. doc03 Mar 2023 #9

Can we send her there, instead of special forces Jerry2144 Mar 2023 #22

Give her a squad of Republicans to command and send her down there. ificandream Mar 2023 #33

Jeez is that a Barrett .50 without eye protection.. EX500rider Mar 2023 #46

I wouldn't be surprised if there was an altercation LeftInTX Mar 2023 #63

I feel safer in Mexico than I do in the States. I have a place in Sonora that I plan to retire MenloParque Mar 2023 #10

"I feel safer in Mexico than I do in the States." EX500rider Mar 2023 #28

I've never been carjacked, mugged, or sexually assaulted in Mexico. I've been a victim of all three MenloParque Mar 2023 #29

And I never been carjacked mugged or sexually assaulted in the US EX500rider Mar 2023 #47

Kidnapping is through the roof in Mexico also EX500rider Mar 2023 #60

Is it safe to say that you've spent the vast majority of your time in the US and only a XorXor Mar 2023 #67

I have my suspicions about this story. Scruffy1 Mar 2023 #17

It was reported on CNN that this may have been a mistaken identity among drug rivals question everything Mar 2023 #21

That's about the only thing that makes sense mainer Mar 2023 #35

It was four people in a van. raccoon Mar 2023 #23

Yeah, this story sounds fishy to me too Farmer-Rick Mar 2023 #37

I saw the video cactusfractal Mar 2023 #19

Violence is a product of illegal drugs and too many guns yaesu Mar 2023 #26

Partially correct Zeitghost Mar 2023 #76

This is very concerning. American tourists are usually left alone. Martin68 Mar 2023 #32

Yes, especially if they are non-Hispanic LeftInTX Mar 2023 #49

The Post reported today that Mexican authorities suspect the tourists, who are African-American, Martin68 Mar 2023 #56

This story is all over the place LeftInTX Mar 2023 #62

To me, it seems reasonable that they turned this medical visit into a little vacation XorXor Mar 2023 #69

They also have rap sheets for.manufacturing, distribution LeftInTX Mar 2023 #73

Informaton like that does tilt the scale a bit in the other direction XorXor Mar 2023 #75

I remember that well. The witch of Matamoros. Killed 25+ people. nt okaawhatever Mar 2023 #58

Was this a case of mistaken identity? XorXor Mar 2023 #68

US state department. Mosby Mar 2023 #42

State Dept advises not to go to Tamaulipas, and they went anyway. MichMan Mar 2023 #44

Welp..It's.my 2nd closest border, but Coahuila LeftInTX Mar 2023 #50

Survivors of deadly Mexico abduction returned to US Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2023 #43

I've studied Mexico for 20 years. róisín_dubh Mar 2023 #61

I hope they get to the bottom of this LeftInTX Mar 2023 #64