tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058611092223984448.post7258848813128295035..comments2024-01-01T08:00:44.672-06:00Comments on Americas MexicoBlog: Hundreds Gather to Confront Militarization of the AmericasLaura Carlsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09104803970928403045noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058611092223984448.post-34060198194996280552008-12-15T18:51:00.000-06:002008-12-15T18:51:00.000-06:00Maggie,Thanks for your comment. Plan Mexico and th...Maggie,<BR/>Thanks for your comment. Plan Mexico and the merida Initiative are indeed one and the same. It began being called Plan Mexico but for political reasons was changed to avoid the negative comparison to Plan Colombia and to give the impression that the plan was first hatched in Merida. We have a background piece at http://americas.irc-online.org/am/5204 for more information. I <BR/>I couldn't agree more about the bloodshed. Please comment on the blog about the situation you're facing there since this will continue to be a major issue for us.Laura Carlsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09104803970928403045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058611092223984448.post-28069495705195231102008-10-25T13:19:00.000-05:002008-10-25T13:19:00.000-05:00I just number one, wanted to thank you for writing...I just number one, wanted to thank you for writing these blogs... This conference is just one example of the many inspiring and hope-filled events that are happening that the majority of people are completely unaware of. I do have a question though, what is the difference between the Merida Initiative and Plan Mexico? I was thinking that they were one and the same. But if this is not the case I would like to know. Keep up the good work. You are an inspiration. I am currently living en la frontera de E.E.U.U and Mexico in El Paso, TX, about a block or two from Cd. Juarez. And we are seeing the direct effects of the militarization of the Americas right now with the raging "war on drugs" and the warring drug cartels. There must be a better way. Too much blood has been shed, and the militarization is making things worse. To be honest, I and many others, fear the military patrolling the streets more than the cartels. What does that say?Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311474387219968501noreply@blogger.com