Los Angeles Times, 1/25/2009
Stark assessments of the threat that drug crime poses to Mexico’s stability have put the government of President Felipe Calderon on the defensive as he tries to forge a relationship with a new U.S. president. Rising violence, spurred in part by Calderon’s 2-year-old offensive against drug traffickers, has prompted some officials and [...]
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Houston Chronicle, 1/25/2009
In Cuidad Juarez, the carnage-racked border city of 1.3 million, more than 80 murders have been clocked in the past three weeks, and kidnappings, extortions, robberies and rapes further bedevil an already rattled population. So far, the new year looks to be bringing as much, if not more, havoc than the last.
Though little [...]
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Luis Rubio, Reforma, 1/25/2009
Octavio Paz defined it perfectly: our two countries could hardly be more different, yet geography has bound us together. Now the United States, due to the economic crisis, is on the verge of great change. While this represents a challenge for Mexico, it can also be an opportunity, but only if we [...]
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