The Mexican Mormon War (Yet Another Unknown Story)

The number of stories surrounding Mitt Romney and the Mormons, that have gone un-investigated, is astounding. Why is Vice magazine telling us this, while the majors and blogs are only working the who's-up-and-who's-down horse race angle? Not a word about blood atonement, the oaths taken - nothing about cultists taking it so seriously they'd kill each other. Maybe because it would ruin the carefully constructed image of how Mormonism can affect the minds of those under it's influence.

This is the story of one gigantic enclave in Mexico and their battle against the drug cartels. It was started by Mormon polygamists - including Mitt's family - which is also one of the ways "the world's fastest growing religion" has come to rule Utah.  It is not without it's heroes, but the fact remains that, like many issues involving Mormons, it's also one of the weirdest, most twisted, and creepiest cult stories you're ever going to find:

Mormon-on-Mormon carnage, narco religions, kidnapping, guns, and lots and lots of kids and cocaine - all under the clean-cut cover of angels, and because of the loopy teachings of Joseph Smith.

So meet Mitt's Mexican cousins, hear the political controversies between them, and even get a real-world glimpse into the issues surrounding the "Fast & Furious" case. And then hate our news culture - mainstream and blogosphere - for being as totally corrupt as what you're witnessing here,...