Mexico's Cartel War -- News Updates For February 23, 2009


Bob Schieffer comments on Mexico's little-known war among drug cartels that is creating a crisis within border towns.
Recent Border Violence Tests Spillover Plan -- The Brownsville Herald

As protests and gunfire erupted last week across Reynosa, Hidalgo County authorities stood prepared at the international bridges, ready for any possibility.

With mobile command units connected to statewide intelligence centers and dozens of officers armed to confront potential threats, law enforcement officials responded to Tuesday's violence like they never have before.

The incident prompted state officials to enact for the first time a border-wide emergency plan developed to address threats from Mexico's ongoing war against its entrenched drug cartels.

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Drug violence tarnishes Mexico's international image -- Christian Science Monitor
The incident prompted state officials to enact for the first time a border-wide emergency plan developed to address threats from Mexico's ongoing war against its entrenched drug cartels.

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Drug violence tarnishes Mexico's international image -- Christian Science Monitor
Look The Other Way, To Our Peril -- CBS
Mexico – Closing in on Chaos -- Canada Free Press
United States Issues New Warning Over Travel to Mexico -- Latin American Herald Tribune
Anxiety spreads across U.S.-Mexico border -- Seattle Times

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