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Latin America

Mike 03

(18,690 posts)

2. Good article.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sun Jul 12, 2020, 08:19 AM

Jul 2020

He points to the recent killing of a federal judge, Uriel Villegas Ortiz, as a sign of just how far things have sunk.

In a disturbing scene last month, Judge Villegas and his wife were murdered in front of their two daughters. He was only the second federal judge to be killed since 2006.

One case he had presided over was against Rubén Oseguera, son of the leader of the CJNG, Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera.

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I don't know. In paying attention to history as I've gone along in my life I remember abqtommy Jul 2020 #1

Good article. Mike 03 Jul 2020 #2