Mexico's Drug Cartel War -- September 11, 2010

Mutiny, Firings Roil Mexico's Federal Police -- NPR

The Mexican federal police announced last week that it was firing 3,200 officers — or 10 percent of the national force — as unfit for duty as Mexico struggles to wage its war on drug cartels.

The violent border city of Juarez provides some insight into the troubles besetting the national police force. Recently, hundreds of federal cops took to the streets of Ciudad Juarez in an extraordinary demonstration to accuse their commanders of corruption and colluding with the criminals they are supposed to be fighting.

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More News On Mexico's Drug Cartel War

25 slain in Mexican city; 85 escape border prison -- AP
25 slain in Ciudad Juarez -- L.A. Times/AP
Mexican city reports 25 murders in 24 hours -- Xinhuanet
25 die in Mexican state on single day -- CNN
3 grim hours: 24 die in cartel outbreak possibly tied to child's kidnapping -- Star Telegram

Mass jail break in northern Mexico -- BBC
85 prisoners escape jail on Mexico-U.S. border -- Reuters
85 break out of Mexican prison near Texas border -- Star Telegram
85 Escape from Jail in Mexican Border City -- Latin American Herald Tribune

Mexico Arrests 7 In Migrant Killings -- Wall Street Journal
Officials investigating Mexico massacre 'found dead' -- BBC

Mexico Drug Suspect Seeks U.S. Justice -- Wall Street Journal
Arrested Mexican Kingpin Sheds Light On Drug War -- NPR
'La Barbie' wants to be deported to U.S. -- Houston Chronicle
Mexican police didn't know they'd caught drug capo -- Dallas News
How U.S. Student Edgar Valdez Villarreal Became Mexico Drug Kingpin 'La Barbie' -- Huffington Post

U.S. Sees Heightened Threat in Mexico -- Wall Street Journal
Hospital provides healing, hope in drug war's epicenter -- CNN
Mexico Drug Threat Divides Obama Administration & Weakens Policy -- Heritage Foundation
Where's the outrage?: Rights groups bafflingly silent over slaying of 72 migrants in Mexico -- L.A. Times
Narcotics war reaps nothing but killing fields -- Mail & Guardian
This Week at War: If Mexico Is at War, Does America Have to Win It?: What Hillary Clinton's remarks on the drug war mean for U.S. strategy. -- Robert Haddick, Foreign Policy