Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Mexico's Drug Cartel War -- June 16, 2010



Mexico Drug War: Has Felipe Calderón Lost Control? -- Christian Science Monitor

A Mexico drug war shootout killed more than a dozen people Tuesday in the tourist town of Taxco, just days after police found a mass grave there with 55 bodies.

An attack on a rehabilitation center in Chihuahua leaves 19 dead. Twenty-eight inmates die in a prison fight in the state of Sinaloa. A dozen federal officials are ambushed and killed in the state of Michoacan. A shootout between gunmen and federal officials leave more than a dozen dead in a tourist town.

This is not a news reel replaying Mexico's “worst” moments of the decade, or even its worst of the year. It's just the past six days.

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More News On Mexico's Drug Cartel War

Mexico's deadly drug violence claims hundreds of lives in past 5 days -- Washington Post
More Than 40 Die in One Day as Mexico's Drug Wars Escalate -- Time Magazine
Mexican troops, hitmen in cemetery battle -- ABC News (Australia)
Mexican troops kill 15 gunmen on Taxco outskirts -- AP
Mexican army kills 15 suspected drug gang members -- Reuters
Shootout in Mexican tourist town of Taxco leaves 15 dead -- CNN
Drug cartels outmatch, outgun Mexico's police -- USA Today

Calderon Asks for Mexicans' Support as Toll Rises -- New York Times/AP
Mexico’s Calderon Defends War on Drug Gangs as Violence Grows -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Mexico president blames drug violence on cartel rivalry -- AFP
Mexico President Appeals for Public Support in War on Drugs -- Voice of America
Mexico drug violence nears bloodiest month, President Felipe Calderon pleads for country's support -- New York Daily News

Mexico limits dollar transactions to fight cartels -- AP
Mexico targets 'dirty dollars' -- BBC
In Mexico, Transactions With Dollars Face Scrutiny -- New York Times

If the Drug War Worked, Cartels Wouldn't be Killing Politicians -- StopTheDrugWar.org

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