Thread: U.S. frustration with Mexico may be growing

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Monday, August 15, 2005

U.S. frustration with Mexico may be growing

By Jerry Brewer

News reports of death and violence in Mexico are near daily reading, with savagery taking place not only along the northern border and in states like Sinaloa, but in popular resort areas such as Cancun and Acapulco.

In what is becoming old hat, the Gulf Cartel and drug traffickers from Sinaloa fight for control of routes into the U.S. As well, they are at war over marijuana and heroin production and supply in Mexico’s western states, including Guerrero where Acapulco is located.

Guerrero Governor Zeferino Torreblanca Galindo is now calling for the Mexican federal government to help him fight back. Torreblanca has reported that the gangs killed more than 20 people in the resort area over the last year, with four execution-style killings on August 10, 2005, alone. But it seems the governor is more mindful of tourism implications, as he says that he “wants police, not soldiers� on the streets so as not to scare off some 1.5 million visitors that include many Americans.

Irene Khan, the Secretary General of Amnesty International, in turn is asking the Mexican government to keep its word concerning human rights. While in Mexico City in early August, Khan participated in a public forum for political parties in the upcoming presidential election campaign, and she reminded them, “Mexico has made the promise of human rights, it has adopted international obligations.�

Khan slammed home the issue of the murders of more than 300 young women in and around Ciudad Juarez over the last decade. “There is no confidence among the mothers about the intention of the government both at state level and the federal level, because these are women who have been waiting ten years for justice.�

Meanwhile, back in Nuevo Laredo the drug war continues without the usual details as journalists have stopped investigating and reporting. Many of their colleagues have been killed and threatened. Daniel Rosa, the managing editor of the daily El Mañana in Nuevo Laredo said: “It is the new trend of drug gangs â€â€

U.S. frustration with Mexico may be growing

Better late than never!

Oh I think our frustration is growing, about our politicians, standing up in congress. Doing nothing.