tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107999246590642245.post1392486933389506071..comments2023-08-16T07:35:01.997-06:00Comments on My Word is My Weapon: LASC Position on the Merida InitiativeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09516155062781508464noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107999246590642245.post-75841508796918889172008-06-19T13:15:00.000-05:002008-06-19T13:15:00.000-05:00Ya no problem Kristen. I`m glad you are interested...Ya no problem Kristen. I`m glad you are interested. Now I have a new link which came out yesterday titled "shock rise in colombian coca growth" and it shows how even after 5 decades of pouring monetary and military resources to combat coca growth in Colombia production is higher than ever. It also demonstrates that initiatives like Merida don't work. Here is the link:<BR/>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25242986/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107999246590642245.post-51962093724430135392008-06-12T08:17:00.000-05:002008-06-12T08:17:00.000-05:00Thanks so much for the link. And this is not an i...Thanks so much for the link. And this is not an isolated incident. There's been over 4,100 drug-related killings since Calderon deployed first 25,000, then 40,000 soldiers to fight the "war on drugs." Homicides are up 47% this year. This story (and worse) repeats itself over and over and over again. <BR/><BR/>If the violence goes down (which it hasn't) then Calderon would claim victory. With violence steadily increasing, Calderon claims victory. He, and the US government, say that the increased violences means the drug cartels are getting desperate.<BR/><BR/>The question is if merely making the drug cartels "desperate" is worth over 4,152 lives.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516155062781508464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107999246590642245.post-42875550052321651902008-06-10T14:52:00.000-05:002008-06-10T14:52:00.000-05:00Here is a link to show you all the great job Mexic...Here is a link to show you all the great job Mexico is doing with their military. The news link is in spanish, but I'll give you guys an overview. The Mexican military had set up a checkpoint and 3 people in a car had mechanical problems and did not stop. The soldiers then fired upon the vehicle and killed all 3 people. When the police arrived the soldiers did not allow them to investigate. Furthermore, the solders surrounded the vehicle to prevent onlookers to see what occurred. The people in the car were not drug dealers and they had no possesion of drugs either. I think they were hiding something. Here is the link<BR/>http://mx.reuters.com/article<BR/>/topNews/idMXN0928029320080609Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com