... "What happened last night was the limit," said a man at a hamburger stand across from the city morgue, where families streamed in all night to identify bodies. Like many people, he refused to give his name out of fear. "We don't know how to protect ourselves.""
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.
Aug 27, 2011
Drug War Bloodshed: Deadly arson attack at Mexico casino sets new low in drug violence
Detroit Free Press.com: "In the streets around the casino, people said the latest violence deepened the sense of vulnerability many feel in this northern Mexican city, which had once been known as one of Mexico's safest. In recent years, however, Monterrey has been ensnared in a turf battle between the Gulf cartel and its offshoot, the Zetas.
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