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It is not our intent to make strong predictions, but given the information we've sourced, it is clear that violence in Mexico will get worse before security improves. The level of US involvement, as of May 2007, remains a topic of casual discussion and off the record interviews. We look forward to the possibility of closer cooperation between the two countries but are not hopeful that it will make the agenda before the end of the Bush administration or Calderón's six-year term in office.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) considers the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) the most dangerous street gang in the United States. The violent nature of MS-13 members results in a number of murders and vicious beatings. Already a number of cases, tried in Maryland, New York, and Tennessee, have resulted in hefty prison sentences, even life in prison for MS-13 gang members.

The MS-13, even as a criminal organization, is far from a national security threat, but its presence in US cities and towns, along the US border, and its connections with Mexican organized crime and a number of criminal elements in Central America designate the MS-13 as one of the latest groups to threaten the well being of US citizens across the country.

In this special report, we present an in-depth review of the information that suggest the MS-13 has potential to be much more than a street gang.