Calderón: The Army Will Fight the Drug War 'til My Last Day in Office
On the heels of the Mexican president’s recent statements favoring a debate to examine drug legalization, Felipe Calderón today reiterated that the current policy of having the Armed Forces enforce the drug laws will continue until his term ends in late 2012.
The daily El Universal quotes the president from a speech at the military base known as Campo Marte as saying:
"What we need is that once this policing stage is over, is for the federal and local authorities to have the strength and the force to be there in absence of the Army. Today, unfortunately, that can't be done…
“My commitment to security will remain until the last day of my government, and if to fulfill that commitment I have to order the Armed Forces as mandated by the Constitution, I will continue doing so.”
Speaking at Campo Marte in Mexico City, Calderón stated that the Mexican Army is likely to continue to battling drug trafficking groups in the country until his term ends in November 2012.
Since 2006, Calderón has deployed the Armed Forces in drug enforcement and drug war related violence has correspondingly increased. An estimated 28,000 people have been killed as casualties of the war on drugs since Calderón took office, and 2010 is could be the deadliest year yet, with more than 7,000 lives lost since January 1. That's almost the total casualty rate for 2009. In fact, the only place in the country that has been immune from the rapid surge in violence is Mexico City, a federal district where the Army is prohibited from law enforcement activities.
Narco News has also reported that there have been more human rights complaints against the military during Calderón’s administration than every before. Out of the 4,035 complaints that have been reported since 2006, 56 members of the armed services have been disciplined since that time.
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that's a good one.C
Submitted on August 23rd, 2010 by Roberto Ruiz (not verified)That means, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia, Juan Jose"El Azul" Esparragoza Moreno will be out on the streets as well, it looks that we Mexicans are the only ones in the world that know that our president is protecting those drug lords, the Americans keep sending aid to the Mexican government that translates into aid for the Sinaloa Cartel to fight their mortal enemies, The Beltran Leyva organization, The Zetas, and the Carrillo Fuentes from the Juarez Cartel, i hope one day the American government wake up and realize that they are making a horrible mistake by helping Mr Calderon in his personal war against the Sinaloa Cartel's enemies with aim to turn them into a mega cartel and monopolize the drug market, the U.S federal government should hire a mercenary group like "Dyncorp" or "Xe Services LLT", hell even something like "Executive Outcomes" due to the size of the problem, the U.S government would be surprised how things would changed days after they eliminate the main leadership of the Sinaloa Cartel, but as long as they keep believing in the lies and bull crap that comes out of Felipe Calderon Hinojosa's corrupt mouth, nothing will change, death will feast on Mexicans and even Americans, using both, drugs and bullets.
the Mexican President is a
Submitted on September 3rd, 2010 by juan guanus (not verified)the Mexican President is a puppet, likewise the Colombian expresident Uribe Velez, according to DEA number 82 in the Medellin Cartel, as long as he provides business for the Industrial Military complex, he will continue fighting the Holy War on Drugs, until the american taxpayer grows wary of another Unending War
juan
The Useless Drug War
Submitted on September 4th, 2010 by Stug (not verified)The ongoing drug war is there to keep people in jobs. Corrupt officials only add cream to the rich cake of the drug war. Have your cake - Eat it too!
The tragedy is that people are dying - the people that promote war against drugs are the guilty.