Mexican drug wars now worse than Iraq


	Mexican drug wars now worse than Iraq

chestnut501

3-23-2009 10:32 PM

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3-23-2009 10:51 PM

ratilfar

Every war is better with Gringo Guns!

3-23-2009 11:09 PM

chestnut501

ratilfar, good animation and informative too. It's too bad we can't clip those.

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