Folks, much more news on  this affair has come in here today  See the link
below and read all  the posts and watch the Youtube video !  Man this is so
disturbing I cannot  even begin to express my dismay.  I have made many
friends, both Mexican  and others on this beach over the years and now they are
getting totally screwed  because some Mexican philanthropist claims he has
the rights to this beach front  and has somehow received the help of Sr.
Felipe Calderon and his army.  Sad  days so very sad days.  Please pass this
info along and hopefully some news  media will pick up on this and broadcast
this far and wide !   AND, if  you live in Canada or the USA thank your lucky
stars we do not have  such shenanigans here !  Where is Poncho Villa when we
need him  !  The time has come for another like him !

_http://members5.boardhost.com/lamanzanilla/msg/1281008624.html_
(http://members5.boardhost.com/lamanzanilla/msg/1281008624.html)

Latest news from Katrina:

"To all my friends and their friends and their friends...
Today is the  6th of August.30 people from the village were taken to
jail,some beaten severely  and remain there.The bail is 20,000 pesos for every
person.The charge is  :resisting police orders.
The moving company, which has taken furniture and  valuables from the
owners was a fraud.It was corrupted police itself wanting to  steal the the
people stuff.The german lady,Irene,recovered a bit of her  possesions,some of her
stuff,like her mattrasses were throwen in a rain out of  her house.Her
fridges,just a few months old do not work,since they also have  throwen them out.
People are affraid.
Policemen walk around like big cocky  roosters with their arms in their
hands.
The alcohol from the restaurants has  been used by the police,also the beds
in hotels.Daily leave many state trucks  full of black garbage bags of
stolen goods.
Irene heard that the  buildings,like her house and others will be leveled
today.She is running around  trying to find justice.Her lawyer has no advice
for her.
Noone is allowed on  a beach and if the restaurant owners need to go
there,they are searched for  weapons and accompanied by the police.
The police is very very tense and  trigger happy.They were shooting last
night randomly.I have not seen the  targets,but heard the noise.
Noone is at the streets after dark.Mothers of  teanage daughters are very
affraid and some,who have the means have send their  daughters away.
The facts are that this beach is so precious,that  someone(still unclear
who)with a lot of financial power has started the motion  to make this beach
another Carreyes,or el Tamarindo.
The lots at the beach  have no posts anymore,the wires were cut and someone
started to put up a chain  link fence,but we have no details and it is
extremely hard to take any pics.The  palapa Mosca does no exist anymore.
Mosca himself does not eat or sleep only  sits and life is being sucked
right out of him.Poor Lola,she had so many plans  for this upcoming season is
devastated.Everybody  is.
Katerina"

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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