Monday, March 2, 2009

Mexico's Cartel War -- March 2, 2009

A soldier inspecting the S.U.V. where three police officers were killed last week in Ciudad Juárez. Eduardo Verdugo/Associated Press

Military Can Help Mexico In Drug War -- Washington Times

The U.S. military is in a better position to provide Mexico's military with training, resources and intelligence as its southern neighbor battles deadly drug cartels, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said.

More than a thousand people have been killed in Mexico in drug-related violence this year. In 2008 the toll doubled from the previous year to 6,290. Both the United States and Canada have warned that murders related to drug activity in certain parts of Mexico, particularly along the border with the United States, raised the level of risk in visiting the country.

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More News On Mexico's Cartel War

Gates: US military can help Mexico in drug fight -- AP
US ready to aid Mexico drug fight -- BBC
With Force, Mexican Drug Cartels Get Their Way -- New York Times
Mexico under siege amid war on drug cartels -- MSNBC
FACTBOX - Drug crime in Mexico and the United States -- Reuters
Mexico: The War Next Door -- CBS News
Drug Trade Seen as Threat to US -- Associated Press
US Gun Trial Echoes in Drug-Torn Mexico -- Wall Street Journal
Border Violence Threatens Mexico's Outsourcing Industry -- Network World

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