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We’re building a fence to keep illegal immigrants out of the United States, but thousands of US citizens cross the border into Tijuana every day. Thousands more vacation in Baja, California. So why isn’t our government warning us that the civil authority is collapsing and that Mexico is now the kidnap leader of Latin America, ahead even of Colombia?

A San Diego TV station, 10News, has obtained a secret Drug Enforcement Agency report that details terrifying kidnappings, murders and rapes of innocent and unsuspecting American tourists, and the message could not be more clear: if you value your life and your family, stay out of Mexico.
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First there were threats by terrorists, and bombings of resorts in other countries where Israelis or Americans vacation. Then there was SARS, with warnings not to travel to Asia. Now 31 tourists have been kidnapped from Algeria since February?an alarming number of people to have been taken captive, if that’s what happened to them. The tourists, including 15 Germans and 10 Austrians, weren’t on a guided tour; they were exploring on their own in small groups. They seem to have vanished into thin air, leaving behind only a cryptic message carved in the sand, and no one has any idea who might have taken them or why.
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