Another voice speaks to the basic realities of the drug war.
Statesman.com: "Recently, in the aftermath of the gruesome deaths of more than 50 people at the hands of the drug lords in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexican President Felipe Calderón said: "We're neighbors, we're allies, we're friends. But you are also responsible."
By "you," Calderón meant Americans, and though many Americans might reject the claim, he is correct."
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.
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