October 2006 and we were talking about the US-Mexico border

This is a post from October 2006

Has the Mexican government lost control of the northern border? See Border Turning Into a War Zone:

"The breakdown in law and order in Mexican border towns is creating a warlike atmosphere, as gunmen openly move about, and open fire in the streets. Some border governors are demanding help from the army, to man checkpoints and help control the movements of heavily armed groups of drug gang members. The army already supplies troops to accompany federal agents making arrests or conducting raids."

Unfortunately, the border violence spills over to Texas, New Mexico and California.