Tag Archives: Mexico
Mexico sees sense in war on drugs
On 18 August Mexican security forces discovered the body of the mayor of Santiago “handcuffed and blindfolded” and dumped on the side of the road. Edelmiro Cavazos‘s death was the latest in a conflict that has claimed 28,000 lives over the past … Continue reading
Has the time come to legalize drugs?
BY ANDRES OPPENHEIMER, Miami Herald Legalization of drugs — long an issue championed mainly by fringe groups — is rapidly moving to the mainstream in Latin America. Last week’s surprise statement by former Mexican President Vicente Fox in support of … Continue reading
Mexico’s drug war
More than 28,000 people have died in Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s nearly four-year war against drug cartels. The government of Mexico says a majority of those killed were traffickers, dealers and their associates, including kingpins Arturo Beltran Leyva in 2009 and Ignacio … Continue reading
Mexico rethinks drug strategy as death toll soars
MEXICO CITY — The drug war in Mexico is at a crossroads. As the death toll climbs above 28,000, President Felipe Calderon confronts growing pressure to try a different strategy — perhaps radically different — to quell the violence unleashed by … Continue reading
Mexico and drugs: Thinking the unthinkable
THE nota roja, a section reporting the previous day’s murders and car crashes in all their bloodstained detail, is an established feature of Mexican newspapers. It is also an expanding one, as fighting over the drug trail to the United … Continue reading
