Calderon Facing Growing Anger Over Drug Violence

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2011 The recent slaying of a popular poet's son and the discovery of mass graves filled with hundreds of bodies have prompted a strong public outcry against Mexican President Felipe Calderon and what critics call his failed anti-drug policies. A massive demonstration is planned for Sunday in Mexico City. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Adiós, Señor Embajador

Staff / Truthdig Mar 21, 2011 The U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Carlos Pascual, has resigned in the wake of WikiLeaked comments he made expressing doubts about Mexico’s ability to fight the country’s drug cartels. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mexico May Look a Little Colombian

Staff / Truthdig Sep 10, 2010 In an apparent mixing of official messages, President Obama has contradicted Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by rejecting the analogy that Mexico is becoming more and more like 1990s drug-heyday Colombia, when 40 percent of the country's territory was controlled by rebel groups. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mexican Drug War Takes 27 More

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2010 Adding to the more than 28,000 people who have already died in Mexican President Felipe Calderon's nearly 4-year-old war on drugs, 27 suspected drug cartel gunmen have been killed by the Mexican army in the border state of Tamaulipas after a suspected Zeta drug ring training camp was spotted from the air. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mexican President Willing to Discuss Legalizing Drugs

Staff / Truthdig Aug 6, 2010 Mexican President Felipe Calderon, who has conducted a deadly war with drug cartels since 2006, said he is open to debating the legalization of drugs, although his office maintains that he opposes the idea. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mexican Drug Lord Killed

Staff / Truthdig Jul 30, 2010 Mexican troops shot and killed Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel, one of the leaders of the Sinaloa drug cartel, in a firefight Thursday. The U.S. had offered a $5 million reward for Coronel's capture. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Who’s This Rand Paul Guy, Anyway?

BLANK May 22, 2010 The Republican Party's high hopes may hang on Ron Paul's son, Rand, after he busted his way onto the national stage with his big primary victory this week in Kentucky, but is he the man for the GOP job? Just who likes Paul the Younger, and who isn't crazy about him, may surprise you (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Presidents Obama and Calderon Dish on Arizona Immigration Law

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2010 The presidents of North America's two most populous countries (deal with it, Canada) have a lot to talk about, but Arizona's controversial immigration law, which Felipe Calderon has condemned and Barack Obama has critiqued, stole the show. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ciudad Juarez Protests as President Calderon Visits

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2010 Scuffles between police and protesters erupted in Ciudad Juarez, the border town in Mexico that has been the scene of hundreds of drug-related murders, as Mexican President Felipe Calderon proposed new crime initiatives to a skeptical public. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Passengers Freed from Hijacked AeroMexico Jet

Staff / Truthdig Sep 10, 2009 Some 100 passengers and several crew members made it safely off a hijacked AeroMexico 737 airliner upon landing in Mexico City on Wednesday. Meanwhile, at least five handcuffed men were escorted off the plane, which they had reportedly seized after takeoff from Cancun in an attempt to speak to Mexican President Felipe Calderon. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Next Step in Mexico’s Drug War

Staff / Truthdig Jul 17, 2009 In the next step of the continuing battle between the Mexican government and the country's powerful drug cartels, 5,500 police and military personnel are being sent to the state of Michoacan, where recent drug-related violence has killed 20 government security agents. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mexican Mayors Arrested

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2009 Twenty-seven politicians in the western Mexican state of Michoacan were arrested by police in the largest operation to target mayors and other officials in Mexico's drug war. The politicians are suspected of collaborating with the state's powerful narco-syndicates. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )