Sunday, August 8, 2010

Mexico Drug Cartel War -- News Updates August 10, 2010



Mexico Drug Cartels Thrive Despite Calderon's Offensive -- L.A. Times

Nearly four years after President Felipe Calderon launched a military-led crackdown, the cartels are smuggling more narcotics into the U.S., amassing bigger fortunes and extending dominion at home.

Reporting from Mexico City — Nearly four years after President Felipe Calderon launched a military-led crackdown against drug traffickers, the cartels are smuggling more narcotics into the United States, amassing bigger fortunes and extending their dominion at home with such savagery that swaths of Mexico are now in effect without authority.

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More News On Mexico's Drug Cartel War

Mexican president calls for nation's help to curb defiant, violent criminals -- Washington Post
President Calderón on Mexico's drug war: stay the course -- Christian Science Monitor
Drug war death toll in Mexico since 2006 exceeds 28,000, official says -- CNN
Mexico police detain their own commander at gunpoint -- BBC
Protesting Federal Cops Detain Commander in Juarez -- New York Times/AP
Groups of Mexican federal police clash over allegations -- CNN
4 Mexico police commanders suspended, investigated -- AP
Drug boss who eluded DEA gets 22 years -- Houston Chronicle
Mexican Journalists March in Protest of Cartel Attacks -- CBS
Mexican journalists march for protection, justice -- AP
Mexican Journalists March to Denounce Violence, Intimidation -- Latin American Herald Tribune
As The Drug War Rages On, Will Mexico Surrender? -- NPR

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