The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
Mar 2, 2011
Collateral Damage: Reyes Family: “Militarization of Drug War in Mexico to Blame for Extortions, Kidnappings and Murders”
Narco News: Reyes Family: “Militarization of Drug War in Mexico to Blame for Extortions, Kidnappings and Murders”: "The recent kidnapping and murder of three family members related to a slain human rights defender in the state of Chihuahua has drawn more scrutiny to the Mexican military’s role in policing and fighting the drug war. Lost in the national and international media’s reporting of the story are claims that soldiers on the ground in and around Ciudad Juarez are involved with committing assassinations and kidnappings to silence those who accuse them of corruption."
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