From Borderland Beat: They say they have 25,000 armed men right now, but in an emergency can mobilize up to 150,000 if they need to. Sure sounds like the start of a revolution.
"Message from the General Council of the Michoacán Autodefensas
"We have 25,000 armed men, but in an emergency we can bring together 140 thousand and go to war if necessary."
The General Council of autodefensas and Michoacán community said that there are 25 thousand armed men in their ranks, but "the reality is that, in an emergency situation, in less than 15 minutes, we have an army of about 140 thousand to go to war if necessary".
In a statement that aired this Wednesday evening, the Council endorsed that it not lay down weapons and that it is time "that Michoacán realizes the power (s) that we have to face all these scourges of the Caballeros Templarios".
They said that less than one year of their appearance (the 24th February 2013), with the taking of Tepalcatepec and Buenavista Tomatlán)," we have been more effective in the fight against organized crime than the Government has been in a decade".
The self-defense forces Council launched a warning that the criminal group: "with its threats are not going to stop, nor will we stop. If you believe that with their narcomunicipales or State will we stop, you are very wrong”.
They insist that they will not give up weapons and much less will not disband, but clarifies: "the war is not with the Government, but with the Templarios or any group that wants to come to take us prisoners or enslave us.
THEY ARE READY TO DIE STANDING, NOT ON OUR KNEES. "
"Message from the General Council of the Michoacán Autodefensas
"We have 25,000 armed men, but in an emergency we can bring together 140 thousand and go to war if necessary."
The General Council of autodefensas and Michoacán community said that there are 25 thousand armed men in their ranks, but "the reality is that, in an emergency situation, in less than 15 minutes, we have an army of about 140 thousand to go to war if necessary".
In a statement that aired this Wednesday evening, the Council endorsed that it not lay down weapons and that it is time "that Michoacán realizes the power (s) that we have to face all these scourges of the Caballeros Templarios".
They said that less than one year of their appearance (the 24th February 2013), with the taking of Tepalcatepec and Buenavista Tomatlán)," we have been more effective in the fight against organized crime than the Government has been in a decade".
The self-defense forces Council launched a warning that the criminal group: "with its threats are not going to stop, nor will we stop. If you believe that with their narcomunicipales or State will we stop, you are very wrong”.
They insist that they will not give up weapons and much less will not disband, but clarifies: "the war is not with the Government, but with the Templarios or any group that wants to come to take us prisoners or enslave us.
THEY ARE READY TO DIE STANDING, NOT ON OUR KNEES. "