The story tells of the bleeding in Mexico, but puts little emphasis on causal factors. There are supposed to be two more parts to the story, however.

This report should scare the not only the Mexican people, who are being robbed and murdered. It should scare the American people, who are being robbed and murdered. This is not only a Mexican problem.. It's really an American problem, and until we change our drug laws, will continue to be so.

This story lumps together a lot of different things happening in Mexico and calls it all a drug war. This is purposeful to produce the acceptance in the US public for what the bankers already plan to do next. I don't know what that is, but they do. Don't let this article fool you. We do not need to accept the hype or their military 'solutions'.

This typical instajournalism. While trumpeting the usual political speak and providing body counts the true underlying causes get little attention. The War Against Drugs is history repeating itself. As with Prohibition the "legitimate authorities" have created a market for illegal trafficking with a commonly used array of substances. Coupled with poverty, a geography beneficial to growing the demanded drugs, corrupt and ineffective regulators (on both sides of the Rio) and a highly motivated consumer population creates an environment and circumstances well beyond "control". Add a generous dose of ambivalence on the part of the general population (who generally believes the government should fix things) and stories like this will ... More »