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Narco violence in Mexico

By Maria Elena Salinas Mexico is beginning to look like a real war zone. The paper also criticizes the lack of action on the so-called Merida Initiative, a proposal by the Bush administration very similar to “Plan Colombia,”...

Will Mexico's Drug Wars Hurt Business?

If the violence worsens, investors could decide to pull back from the country—at least that's the fear of local businessmen Mexican soldiers cut marijuana plants, after a plantation was discovered at a riverbank in the center...

Mexico Anti-Drug Bill Stirs Congress

— The White House accused lawmakers Tuesday of "sabotaging" a sweeping aid package that would help Mexico fight drug traffic and violence before it crosses the U.S. border. In sharp remarks to reporters, drug policy director John...

Zar antidrogas EU: Congreso sabotea Iniciativa Mérida (Estados Unidos)

WASHINGTON.- El zar antidrogas de la Casa Blanca acusó a los legisladores de sabotear el Plan Mérida, un amplio paquete de apoyo que le ayudaría a México a combatir el narcotráfico y la violencia antes de que pase a territorio...

Mayor of town in western Mexico is shot dead

MEXICO CITY — The mayor of a small town in western Mexico was forced from his car and shot dead, officials said Monday. Marcelo Ibarra was traveling with his wife and two children late Sunday when the men stopped their car, forced...

Mayor of town in western Mexico killed

MEXICO CITY — The mayor of a small town in western Mexico was forced from his car and shot dead, officials said Monday. Marcelo Ibarra was traveling with his wife and two children late Sunday when the men stopped their car, forced...

Mexico fights a deadly war on drugs

Mexico is beginning to look like a real war zone. The headlines in the news are reminiscent of those from some of the most brutal days of the Iraq war. They speak of executions, beheadings, cryptic messages and dozens of people...

In Mexico, the Body Count Continues to Rise

Allan Wall, NewsWithViews, May 27, 2008 In Mexico, the ongoing battles between the drug cartels and between drug cartels and the government go on and on, and the body count mounts. On May 23rd, 2008, Mexican Attorney General Eduardo...

Mexicans believe drug gangs winning war with gov't

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A majority of Mexicans believe violent drug gangs are winning a war with President Felipe Calderon's government after one of the worst months on record for killings, Reforma newspaper reported on Sunday.

U.S. conditions threaten Mexico anti-drug package

By LAURENCE ILIFF / The Dallas Morning News liliff@dallasnews.com MEXICO CITY – Mexico will tell the U.S. to keep its money, if the U.S. Congress insists on linking a proposed anti-drug aid package to a series of human rights and legal conditions along with whittling down its dollar value,...