QUAGMIRE!!!

George W. Bush is no doubt responsible:

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) -- The unprecedented crime wave that killed at least 97 people and terrified the 18 million residents of South America's largest city seemed to be waning Tuesday as stores reopened and bus service was fully restored.

Authorities found the bodies of 13 dead inmates after quelling rebellions at dozens of prisons in and around Sao Paolo and retaking control of the lockups, according to Brazilian media. Local reports also said that three suspected criminals were shot to death in a Sao Paulo suburb by police after they opened fire on authorities and hurled a grenade.

The death toll in the spree, set off by a gang's fury at prison transfers, included 39 officers and prison guards killed since Friday and four civilians caught in the crossfire between police and criminals.

A homemade bomb was set off outside a police station in the city of Tremembe, about 90 miles northeast of Sao Paulo, destroying a car but causing no injuries.

I call on GWB to immediately pull all U.S. troops out of Brazil. 


(Filed under the fifth column)