Is psychological warfare (terrorism, and murder) epidemic in Mexico? In Mexico, women have been attacked. “They were tor tured, bitten, strangled and stabbed. One woman was found in an acid-filled 55-gallon drum. Others were found with their mutilated and their hair cut off. Some were shot in the head at close range” (1.)

What is being done?

There is a.) Investigative, b.) Mass media and c.) Legal speculations. One of the areas shall be explored in this abstract. The others are to be found in the main project proposal on another page of this website.

Investigative: Only one conviction was obtained (killer Sharif Abdul Latif Sharif of the organized group The Contras). Using undisciplined inquiry, no solution has been adequate. The extreme violence continues. Disciplined, scientific research is imperative. Investigative, media and legal solutions haven’t solved the problem.

The epidemic is an ongoing and historical Dirty War (asymmetrical psychological warfare) throughout Mexico. The problem is widespread. “In August, local press reported that there had been 177 killings in Tijuana, Baja California since January. The press also reported in September that there had been at least 56 killings during the year in Nuevo Laredo.” (9.) There were, in 2001, killings of 12 persons in the town of El Limoncito, Sinaloa. There was the 1997 killing of 45 persons in Acteal, Chiapas and the massacre of 17 indigenous farmers in Aguas Blancas.

The central site (foreign host) is with psychologist Sergio Rueda of the Instituto de Medicina y Tecnologia Avazanda de la Conducta in Juárez. A current and professional association exists. Dr. Rueda's invitation is included with this proposal.

The timeline is in concrete steps (1-5). It is a scientific analysis using a solid foundation from General Systems Theory (Bertalanffy) to establish disciplined research using the scientific method:

1.) Current research literature and significance,

2.) Objectives and hypotheses,

3.) Methods and approaches,

4.) Data perspectives and

5.) Results, solutions, discussion and publication. Each task shall reflect a specific time line.

The result shall have lasting duration in the interlinking of academic institutions and cross-cultural systems in Mexico (The Institute of Medicine) and the United States (Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center in San Francisco, The University of Texas in El Paso and Harvard University).

The problem is severe. “In some cases, the victims are mutilated and horribly disfigured. Objects have been stuffed into their s or an uses, and/or their left bre ast has been hacked off. Many are strangled, and then stabbed repeatedly.” (4.)

 Lindblom