Whack-a-mole Drug War - a Mexican Viewpoint: 'Happy Talk' Conceals U.S. Drug War Encroachment on Mexico: La Jornada, Mexico

Editorial, La Jornada

translated by 'World Meets Us'

'Happy Talk' Conceals U.S. Drug War Encroachment on Mexico: La Jornada, Mexico: "'The suggestion that the unbridled violence in Mexico is a sign of 'success' is belied by statistics on the number of murders; by irrefutable proof of increased firepower [on the part of the cartels]; the degree of organization and territorial control by criminal groups; the fact that growing segments of the population are living in terror; and human rights violations perpetrated by police and military personnel charged with 'restoring the rule of law.''"