borderlandbeat.com: Stop Arming the Mexican Military, Kill the Mérida Initiative [Pics NSFW]

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Posted October 28, 2015 9:00 pm by Comments

By Robert Farago

Reynosa, Tamaulipa Mexican Army patrol (courtesy thenation.com)

According to nacla.org, “the U.S. legally transferred more than 28,000 firearms to Mexico in 2014, most of them military rifles, at a value of $21.6 million.” At least that many U.S. rifles have made it across the border this year – legally. That said, an unknown but significant percentage “seep” to drug cartels. Anyway, the money spent shipping U.S. full-auto rifles south of the border is separate from the $1.15 billion Mexico spent on U.S. made Black Hawk helicopters (with M134 7.62mm machine guns), Humvees, etc. Or is it . . .

Under The Mérida Initiative, the U.S. has sent more than $2.6 billion to Mexico to pay for its anti-drug efforts. The program has been continued and expanded since its 2007 debut. Last year, Congress kicked-in $300 million in new aid. As wikipedia.org reveals (in an entry that’s hasn’t been updated since 2009, suspiciously enough):

Much of the funding will never leave the United States. It will go toward the purchase of aircraft, surveillance software, and other goods and services produced by U.S. private defense contractors. While this request includes equipment and training, it does not involve any cash transfers or money to be provided …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns

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