AHN: "The U.S. State Department is trying to smooth over relations with Mexico after a congressman implied the Mexican government is losing control over its own country.
Drug cartels are “undermining the Mexican state,” according to Rep. Connie Mack (R-FL), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs western hemisphere subcommittee.
Mack’s statement during a subcommittee hearing last week prompted a backlash of criticism in Mexico.
Mexican political commentators also are upset by Mack’s statement that the Merida Initiative has shown few signs of success despite more than $1.5 billion in U.S. contributions."
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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