Mexico's Drug War -- L.A. Times
Even as President Calderon presses ahead against the cartels, former President Fox calls for the legalization of major drugs.
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 "Nacho" Coronel Villarreal last month. According to the U.S. State Department's International Narcotics Control Strategy report issued in March, removing such important cartel leaders has "narrowed the operating space of criminal gangs, who are now fighting among themselves for diminishing territory and profits."
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More News On Mexico's Drug War
As death toll rises, Mexico rethinks drug war strategy -- Kansas City/McClatchy News
Casualties of Mexico's drug war -- Washington Times
Mexican drug gang barricades Monterrey roads -- MSNBC
Mexican cartel blockades streets in Monterrey -- BBC
11 Gunmen Killed in Clash with Army in Northern Mexico -- Latin American Herald Tribune
Violence leaves 23 dead in Mexican city -- CNN
Mexican police say 5 suspects hacked up officer -- AP
Arrests target Mexico drug cartels -- Al Jazeera
Mexico Losing Control Over Northern States -- HS Today
Juarez, Mexico - Murder Capital of the World -- CBS News
Smuggled Arms Help Make Juarez World's Murder Capital -- PBS
Mexican Drug Cartels' New Weapon In Border War – The Car Bomb -- ABC news
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The U.S. is turning away from Mexico's failing drug war -- Washington Post editorial
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