For independent blog reporters in the midst of the mexican drug war, its as important as their very. A mexican soldier stands guard during the incineration of 5,835 lbs. Apr 24, 2012 all the while innocent people in mexico have to witness horrible murders, are subjected to ruthless bands of extortioners, and are even victims of the senseless violence that has ensued as a direct result of an imbalance in the drug cartel power structure, the only real effect of this drug war. Many teachers, parents, and psychologists say its connected to increased violence of the drug war. Sep 02, 20 mexicos longrunning drug war a skull of someone thought to be a victim of drug violence lies on the ground in ciudad juarez in early 2010.
Firearms that make their way to mexico come from the american civilian. Apr 28, 2015 more than 80,000 people have died in mexico s drug war since late 2006, when then president felipe calderon deployed troops to crackdown on drug cartels. It is widely assumed that this is almost entirely caused. The mexican drug war is the mexican theater of the global war on drugs, as led by the u. Mexicos longrunning drug war a skull of someone thought to be a victim of drug violence lies on the ground in ciudad juarez in early 2010. In other cases, the victim is guilty of something, but their punishment does not fit the crime. The drug war has claimed more than 34,000 lives in mexico since december 2006, when newly inaugurated president felipe calderon gave the military the dominant role in fighting the cartels.
A country long accustomed to bloody feuds between powerful drug cartels, mexico now faces the prospect of an allout drug war in which innocents are no longer offlimits. Here are six books to read to learn more about the ongoing conflict and its underlying causes. Authorities investigating the massacre reported numerous hijackings of passenger buses on mexican federal highway 101 in san fernando. Nov 08, 20 one photojournalists view of mexico s violent drug war. For the most part, anytime an engagement between armed groups and the authorities occur, they engage without regard to the physical integrity of noncombatants. At least 11 killed in mexicos latest drug violence. The military offensive successfully dismantled certain cartels, but has also led to the rise of new, even more dangerous groups. Mar 01, 2009 drug cartel fueled violence has turned into a war in mexico, with thousands of deaths and the government battling wellarmed gangs whose militaryquality weapons come mostly from u. Although violence between drug cartels had been occurring for three decades, the mexican government held a generally passive stance regarding. The autobiography of a mexican assassin by molly molloy, prayers for the stolen by jennifer clement, the fi. Aug, 2012 these are innocent victims of the mexican drug war.
Following a recent highpowered drug war summit in mexico city, vanda felbabbrown assesses president calderons new, multifaceted strategy to combat mexicos powerful drug cartels. Don winslow, on writing the reallife horrors in the cartel. The drug war surrounded her, and she quickly realized that women not just men were serving as. What follows in drug war mexico is watt and zepedas attempt to map how the intensification of violence in mexico did not arrive out of the blue.
Mexico city once largely spectators to the deaths of hitmen, police and innocent bystanders, children are increasingly in the firing line of mexicos drug war. But what officials did not expect was that among the first victims would be the innocent. Mexico city reeling from a drug war that has killed tens of thousands and a boom in violent crime in general, mexico has built a memorial to victims of violence. Danica garcia is one of the youngest victims in president rodrigo dutertes war on drugs. Media representations of women caught up mexicos drug conflict are often twodimensional, resorting to the dichotomy of portraying women either as helpless victims or powerful drug queens.
At least 11 killed in mexico s latest drug violence. Crime novel about mexicos drug violence as painful as the. American moms and kids massacred in mexican ambush in. The mexican cartels that rose to meet the demand might be new, but they are undeniably vicious. When the mexican military began to intervene in 2006. The mexican drug war also known as the mexican war on drugs. Manila, philippines 5th update grade 11 student kian. Revenge in drug war chills mexico news sarasota herald. Aug, 2012 claims that 90% of mexican drug war victims are criminals is a statistic far removed from cristina romans experience in a country where police and military have fallen into corruption. Mexico drug war claiming more child victims national post. The controversial deployment, which has continued since president enrique pena nieto took office in 2012, has led to numerous clashes between gangs and security forces. The government on wednesday announced that 15,273 people died in the mexico drug war in 2010. Claims that 90% of mexican drug war victims are criminals is a statistic far removed from cristina romans experience in a country where police. More than 180,000 murders have been recorded in mexico since the countrys government deployed troops in an illfated attempt to stamp out organized crime.
Mexico divides over honoring drug war dead the new york times. Women fall victim to violence in mexicos decadeold war on. Mexico citygunmen in mexico ambushed three suvs carrying u. A series of shootings has left 18 people dead in a town in northern mexico where a turf war has raged between two drug cartels the violence damaged the. Mexican drug cartels targeting and killing children the washington. For investigators, he was a gold mine, a complete reference book on the states murder industry. One of mexicos most notorious drug cartels turned a city into a war. Drugcartel fueled violence has turned into a war in mexico, with thousands of deaths and the government battling wellarmed gangs whose militaryquality weapons come mostly from u. Dec 22, 2016 women fall victim to violence in mexico s decadeold war on drugs. The drug war has claimed thousands of lives in mexico and now the violence has crossed the border into the united states. Winslow dedicates the book to 128 mexican journalists cited by name who. The timeline of some of the most relevant events in the mexican drug war is set out below.
Many are purely innocent victims of the war bystanders who have been mowed down by military drug war tactics gone berserk, and by government agencies greedy pursuit of the glory and financial gain of drug busts. In mexicos brutal drug war, children are increasingly victims, innocents caught in the. Mexicos war with drug cartels has left more than 30,000 people dead over the past four years. In mexico, grieving parents call for end to drug wars. Aug 01, 2018 mexico s official murder rate last year was nearly 30,000 people. The newer drug traffickers are more willing to target innocent victims, using kidnapping and human trafficking as threats and. The drug war is a total scam, prescription drugs kill 300k a year, while marijuana kills no one, but they spend billionsyear fighting it, because pot heads make for good little slaves to put into private prisons, owned by the banks who launder the drug money, and its all documented. Mexico citywhen shooting broke out between army soldiers and drug traffickers at mexicos most prestigious university on march 19, two people were left dead and an entire campus was in shock. Minors, college students killed in dutertes drug war.
Mexicos official murder rate last year was nearly 30,000 people. That is what is so unjust about the war on the cartels in mexico, innocent civilians will get caught in the crossfire. A drug kingpin escapes prison in a milelong tunnel. Women fall victim to violence in mexicos decadeold war on drugs. Children who are orphaned by the drug war and have had trouble with drugs are seen in a shelter run by a local pastor who is an ex con. Ioan grillo globalpost mexico city the real life crime stories in mexico often seem weirder than fiction. It has actually been a good year for mexico, in at least one respect. A brief history of drug cultivation, use, and state power in mexico opens the book, which then delves into antidrugs initiatives in mexico from the 1970s onwards. Mexico citywhen shooting broke out between army soldiers and drug traffickers at mexicos most prestigious university on march 19, two people were left dead and an entire campus was in. The report examines trends in violence and organized crime in mexico through 2017. Jul 27, 2015 to be sure, the homicides documented in mexico cannot all be linked directly to the drug war, and distinguishing drug war violence from the raw totals can be fraught with challenges.
Heroes, innocent bystanders and perpetrators are all victims in the never ending. Although violence between drug cartels had been occurring for three decades, the mexican government held a generally passive stance regarding cartel violence through the 1980s and early 2000s. In mexico, there were 29,168 murders, the highest number on record. Apr 26, 2016 in mexico, grieving parents call for end to drug wars, legalization. Women fall victim to violence in mexicos decadeold war. Mexico divides over honoring drug war dead the new york. The most outlandish stories from the drug war in mexico.
Across the border in the united states, nearly 70,000 people died from drug overdoses, over three times as many as were dying annually less than two decades ago. The staggering death toll of mexicos drug war drug lord. Mexicos drug war is now taking innocent lives newsweek. Jan 24, 20 mexico city reeling from a drug war that has killed tens of thousands and a boom in violent crime in general, mexico has built a memorial to victims of violence. When pablo escobar was gunned down in 1993, the focus on drugs entering the united states shifted from south america to mexico, which enjoys nearly 3,200 kilometers 2,000 mi of the american border. These are innocent victims of the mexican drug war. Forgotten victims of mexico drug wars stray bullets. Writers translate poem denouncing mexicos drug cartel. Mexico city once largely spectators to the deaths of hitmen, police and innocent bystanders, children are increasingly in. At least 11 killed in mexicos latest drug violence mexico. In mexicos drug war, children are increasingly victims, shot dead alongside. Drug war leaves 18 dead in mexican town world news the. All the while innocent people in mexico have to witness horrible murders, are subjected to ruthless bands of extortioners, and are even victims of the senseless violence that has ensued as a direct result of an imbalance in the drug cartel power structure, the only real effect of this drug war.
A convoy of suvs carrying american moms, kids, and babies in mexico was attacked by drug cartel gunmen on monday, killing at least nine passengers. Disappearing may have started as an unconventional tool during the cold war, but it has grown to be indispensable in the arsenal of mexicos drug war today. Civilians falling victim to mexico drug war the new york. Innocence assassinated is a project that focuses on the living victims of mexicos drug war. Number of innocents killed in mexico drug war up 172%. Revenge in drug war chills mexico the new york times.
Our innocent dead, the poem said, not all low level drug dealers who had it coming to them. Nearly 40,000 people have already lost their lives south of the border, and now the cartels have moved their operations north and into our cities. Not to be confused with the 2010 san fernando massacre, the killing of 72 illegal immigrants. Among saturdays victims were a federal police commander and two agents. Mexican drug war claims innocent victims raw story.
Men, women and children have been brutally murdered at the hands of drug lords. Feb 15, 2011 a series of shootings has left 18 people dead in a town in northern mexico where a turf war has raged between two drug cartels the violence damaged the city hall, a court and the police. Aug, 2012 mexican drug war claims innocent victims. The worst year since the government started counting bodies 20 years ago. Great book on the mexican drug war by ioan grillo, a british journalist who reported. One photojournalists view of mexicos violent drug war. May, 2019 041118 justice in mexico, a research and public policy program based at the university of san diego, released its 2018 special report on drug violence in mexico, coauthored by laura calderon, octavio rodriguez ferreira, and david a. In mexico, grieving parents call for end to drug wars, legalization.
Countrywide, nearly 100 people were being killed every day, often in. Throughout the threeyearold drug war, mexican officials have argued that only a tiny percentage of the. The gulf cartel and the price of americas drug war in mexico 9780762791255. The cold war thus offered up both the rhetoric and the strategies by which to remove these enemies in the name of the larger social good. Thousands of innocent people slaughtered through revenge. Claims that 90% of mexican drug war victims are criminals is a statistic far removed from cristina romans experience in a country where police and. Claims that 90% of mexican drug war victims are criminals is a statistic far removed from cristina romans experience in a country where police and military have fallen into corruption. On the frontline of mexicos drug war hotspots youtube. A disruption in the system, such as the arrests or deaths of cartel leaders. Mar 27, 2010 following a recent highpowered drug war summit in mexico city, vanda felbabbrown assesses president calderons new, multifaceted strategy to combat mexico s powerful drug cartels. The recent loss of innocent lives has heightened the anxiety in the country and seemed to buttress statements by secretary of state hillary rodham. Dec 23, 2009 but what officials did not expect was that among the first victims would be the innocent.
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