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In Ciudad Juarez, Drugs Fuel a Murderous War

CIUDAD JUÁREZ (March 24) -- Two weeks ago, José Reyes Ferriz, the mayor of the sprawling industrial city now notorious as Mexico's murder capital, got a message affixed to the head of a pig left in a trash bag on the street. The gruesome narcomanta left little to the imagination: "Reyes Ferriz has two weeks to live," it...

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THE HUFFINGTON POST

Wars on the U.S.-Mexico Border Divide and Conquer

Washington has quietly deployed another set of military drones to patrol the skies.

POLITICS DAILY

U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Resigns Over WikiLeaks Disclosures

The U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Carlos Pascual, resigned on Saturday night, becoming the first casualty of the WikiLeaks disclosures of communications between Washington and its diplomatic corps.

10/05/11 Statement of Assistant Secretary of International... Source: TMCnet The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following testimony by Assistant Secretary of International Affairs (Acting) Mariko Silver: Securing our Border and Partnering with Mexico Chairman Mack and Chairman McCaul, Ranking Member Engel and Ranking Member Keating, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittees: On behalf of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, I want to thank you for your continued support the opportunity to testify today about the MÃ©rida Initiative.
10/04/11 Merida Part II: Insurgency and Terrorism in Mexico (as... Source: U.S. Department of State Chairman Mack, Chairman McCaul, and other distinguished Representatives, thank you for your support of the Merida Initiative and for your attention to the important security challenges in Mexico.

Background on Mérida Initiative

The Mérida Initiative (also called Plan Mexico by critics) is a security cooperation agreement between the United States and the government of Mexico and the countries of Central America, with the declared aim of combating the threats of drug trafficking, transnational organized crime and money laundering.

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