Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Nothing short of a miracle in Mexico as well. Jose Diaz-Balart is witnessing bravery by the people of that country for the love of their children.

Telemundo anchor José Díaz-Balart (click here) will take over MSNBC's 10 a.m. timeslot when Chris Jansing leaves in June.

MSNBC announced the news in a statement on Tuesday. Díaz-Balart currently hosts the news on Telemundo, and anchors the network's Sunday public affairs show "Enfoque." He will host his MSNBC show from Miami, and continue his current role at Telemundo.

The tragedy of this story is the loss of so many students at the hand of their government. Mexico has been plagued with instability due to drug cartels and now there is evidence the government is entrenched with the cartels at least at the local level.

How are people going to stop deadly corruption when their own government is a part of the cartel?

The parents of the dead cannot change the outcomes of the Mexican people alone. They need a global community to take notice of what chronic supply of small arms has done to an entire country that is only south of the USA. 

The global community has to find a way to limit or end the movement of arms to these dangerous cartels. The cartels have ingrained themselves into Mexico and over most of Latin America to the extent they are the ruling class.

Taking a moment to realize what has occurred here can only be realized to the very troubling reality of the good people that seek nothing but peace and prosperity to their for themselves and their country. The deaths over the years of innocent people are enormous when realizing the drug cartels have control. 

A mayor's wife became annoyed with the students attempting to raise money for their activities. She then told her husband, the mayor, to get rid of the students. The mayor then calls upon the drug cartel in the area to carry out the final act of his wife's wishes to 'get rid of them.'

The request of the mayor's wife proves a class struggle within the corruption by cartels. She has no patience, interest or priority to the students that are the future of the country. The annoyed her and that is all anyone in power needed to know.

It is not unusual to have communities relinquish their own power to gangs with guns. It can be noted on every continent on this planet. What is especially notable about this event in Mexico is that it is just south of the USA borders. This is tragic beyond the deaths of these students. Why would anyone want to live in such circumstances, but, only to find a way across the border to find a safe place to live. To just live.

This event cannot be ignored. These students were the future of their country and with these deaths that future is delayed by their loss. This is a sovereign issue in Mexico. It goes beyond police. Police die at the hands of the cartels. The police have learned their lessons well to survive the corruption. There needs to be a permanent method to end the threat of cartels in Mexico.