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23,000 Reported Dead in Mexico Drug WarPosted on Apr 14, 2010
A Mexican government report has been leaked, coinciding with first lady Michelle Obama’s visit to Mexico, stating that 23,000 people have died in drug-related violence in Mexico since the beginning of a government crackdown on drug gangs in late 2006. The new figure is 7,000 more than previous official estimates. According to the report, violence has surged this year, with 3,365 people already killed in the first three months of 2010. The fact that killings continue to rise despite government efforts to wipe out drug trafficking—such as the 2008 agreement among the U.S., Mexico and several Central American countries called the Merida Initiative—points to a failure in official attempts to deal with the issue of drugs and drug violence. —JCL
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By rico, suave, April 14, 2010 at 2:17 pm Link to this comment
skulz: It’s easy to make up numbers. My kindergartener does it all the time.
I’m amused by the source of this report: Al-Jazeera!
Report thisBy skulz fontaine, April 14, 2010 at 2:07 pm Link to this comment
Only 23,000 dead in Mexico’s “Drug War?” Shoot, that’s not so bad. Heck, the US
Report thiskilled about a million five in the Iraqnam. Why, the US/NATO just killed five in the
Afghaniscam. You know, shot up a bus. Arizona kills 150 “Mexicans” in a week.
You know, those pesky “illegals.”
It all boils down to the indiscriminate killing of innocents. Here, there, and IT
NEVER FREAKING ENDS!!!
By NYCartist, April 14, 2010 at 1:57 pm Link to this comment
Excellent segment on today’s DemocracyNow http://www.democracynow.org transcript/video on topic
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