This Week's Analysis 5 Things the El Salvador Gang Truce Has Taught Us

Weekly InSight | 15 March 2013



One year on from a secretly negotiated truce between El Salvador’s two biggest gangs, discerning the facts is almost as difficult as it was when gang leaders were shuttled to lower security prisons in the dead of night, kicking off the deal.

How to Find Mexico's Disappeared

Skepticism is the mother's milk of Mexican politics, but under pressure from human rights groups and victims’ relatives, the government may at last be ready to search for the more than 26,000 people missing in the gangland wars.


Guatemalan Foreign Minister Calls for "Historic Dialogue" on Alternative Strategies in War on Drugs
Peña Nieto's Tangled Security Reforms
Neo-Paramilitary Groups Consolidating in Colombia: Report

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'FARC Selling Off Colombia Drug Franchises to Sinaloa Cartel'
Mexico City Launches Crime-Fighting Smartphone App
Bolivia Struggles Against Rising Tide of Crime
Mexican Authorities Accuse Vigilantes of Drug Cartel Ties
'Zetas' Network Trafficked Drugs from Nicaragua to Europe, Russia
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Manhattan Millionaire Faces 3 Years in Jail For Using “Unregistered” Gun To Defend Home From Intruder
Gun Posters and Images for March 14 (7 Images)
[Video] Senator Ted Cruz and Senator Dianne Feinstein Have Heated Exchange During AWB Debate
BREAKING: Feinstein Assault Weapons Ban Passes Senate Judiciary Committee
Hey Mark Kelly, That .45 You Bought Is a “Weapon of War”; That AR-15 Is Not
NRA WILL Oppose Universal Background Check Bill; Despite Mainstream Media Reports Otherwise
Manhattan Millionaire Faces 3 Years in Jail For Using “Unregistered” Gun To Defend Home From Intruder
Posted: 14 Mar 2013 07:23 PM PDT
According to the Washington Times, a millionaire business owner in Manhattan faces up to three years in jail after he drew a gun on an intruder who was in his home. The gun was registered to the homeowner’s bodyguard, not him. While there is a good chance this man won’t see jail time it makes [...]
Gun Posters and Images for March 14 (7 Images)
Posted: 14 Mar 2013 10:24 AM PDT
Just go buy a shotgun! OK. Is this cool with you Joe?
[Video] Senator Ted Cruz and Senator Dianne Feinstein Have Heated Exchange During AWB Debate
Posted: 14 Mar 2013 09:47 AM PDT
Senator Cruz seems to be keeping emotion out of the arguments pretty well and it seems that DiFi gets flustered far too easily. Between Senator Cruz and Senator Paul I have to say that my hope for the GOP is every so slightly returning. Cruz: The question that I would pose to the senior senator [...]
BREAKING: Feinstein Assault Weapons Ban Passes Senate Judiciary Committee
Posted: 14 Mar 2013 08:40 AM PDT
According to Fox News, The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a renewed assault-weapons ban, advancing the measure to the Senate floor where it will face intense resistance from Republicans and other gun-rights supporters. The bill was approved by the committee on a party-line, 10-8 vote. Chief sponsor, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said she knows [...]
Hey Mark Kelly, That .45 You Bought Is a “Weapon of War”; That AR-15 Is Not
Posted: 14 Mar 2013 08:22 AM PDT
Mark Kelly has found himself at the heart of a media firestorm after being caught buying an AR-15 rifle at the same time he bought a 1911 style .45 pistol. Kelly and other anti gunners repeatedly say that the AR-15 is a weapon of war, designed for the battle field and has no business in [...]
NRA WILL Oppose Universal Background Check Bill; Despite Mainstream Media Reports Otherwise
Posted: 14 Mar 2013 06:57 AM PDT
The following is an official statement from the NRA’s Chris Cox. An article appearing today on NBCNews.com is falsely reporting that NRA will not oppose legislation being negotiated in the U.S. Senate that would mandate background checks for all gun purchasers. The story posted on NBCNews.com alleges that NRA will not oppose expanding the background [...]
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Greek's Radical Left: The Dangers of the Disaffected and the Unemployed

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The Navy Seal's Poem - (Author Unknown)

An ex-Navy seal was recently interviewed on Fox News regarding

a book he has written about how to handle crisis situation in our lives.

At the end of the interview, he asked if he could make a comment on

Benghazi and, of course, the anchor said yes. He then thanked Fox News

for keeping the Benghazi story in the news since other new organizations

did not. He said the Seals who died deserve the public knowing the

truth about the whole incident.

The following poem is thought-provoking and poignant about the Benghazi

story that Obama referred to as a "bump in the road."