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2007-05-15 Home Front: Culture Wars

Calderon changes Mexico's drug war strategy

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Posted by Jan 2007-05-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Who knows? But, since Mexico has only a 14-year statute of limitations for murder, as a WP story yesterday discussed, Mexico needs a lot of changes. A nation-wide steam-cleaning, for example.

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2007-05-15 00:23|| 2007-05-15 00:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Mexico has a drug war strategy? Who knew?®
*sigh* It'l take a Hercules to clean up Mexico.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2007-05-15 08:19|| 2007-05-15 08:19|| Front Page Top

#3 Spot---Hercules as in mythical character, or Hercules as AC-130 gunship? Inquiring minds want to know.......

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2007-05-15 10:09|| 2007-05-15 10:09|| Front Page Top

#4 Here's a strategy, legalize pot and cocaine. It would all go to big business then. Wal-Mart would run them out of business within a year. Glaxo would patent the stuff and sue them for patent infringement, and R.J. Reynolds would roll it up and sell it back to them for a 300% profit.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2007-05-15 10:18|| 2007-05-15 10:18|| Front Page Top

#5 maybe legalization is the key here. It just kills me that our country is the biggest buyer for this junk, being the number one big supporter of these drug cartels. Afghanistan as well.
I wonder if it would help deter drug users even a bit to remind them of how they are supporting the terrorists.

Posted by Jan 2007-05-15 10:51|| 2007-05-15 10:51|| Front Page Top

#6 It just kills me that our country (the USA) is the biggest buyer for this junk

Well, apparently, not anymore.

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-05-15 11:58|| 2007-05-15 11:58|| Front Page Top

#7 AP - I was referring to the Augean stables, but the AC-130 might work too;) Actually I like Mexicans (great workers and family men, I just wish they would come here legally), but their government is the pits.
A5089 - great link. I'm not surprised the Euro is replacing the dollar among drug traffickers. How strict are EU money-laundering laws?

Posted by Spot">Spot 2007-05-15 12:10|| 2007-05-15 12:10|| Front Page Top

#8 The $64 question: Mexican Civil War?

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-05-15 12:39|| 2007-05-15 12:39|| Front Page Top

#9 I'm not surprised the Euro is replacing the dollar among drug traffickers. How strict are EU money-laundering laws?

The largest US currency denomination is $100. Kind of a pain for drug traffickers. I wouldn't mind seeing the largest denomination being $20. I don't think I've ever gotten into a cash transaction where that would be a problem for me.

What is the largest denomination the Euro comes in? If it's something like 1000 Euros, I can tell you why they are becoming the currency of choice.

Posted by gorb 2007-05-15 18:27|| 2007-05-15 18:27|| Front Page Top

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