Collateral Damage: Mexico touts progress in drug war, but death toll rises to 30,197

One of many articles about the Mexican government's announcement of the death toll exceeding 30, 000. This one makes it more personal with its account of the murder of Sra. Escobedo Ortiz. More collateral damage in the whack-a-mole war.

Mexico touts progress in drug war, but death toll rises to 30,197 - CSMonitor.com: "Gunmen on Thursday killed a Mexican mother who was protesting in front of a governor's office for justice in her daughter's unsolved death, adding yet another reason why 2010 was the deadliest year in Mexico's four-year drug war.`

The killing last night of Marisela Escobedo Ortiz in Chihuahua city brings the total death count to at least 30,197." Dec. 17, 2010