01/06/2008  Posted by PMC at 21:08 on 01/06/2008 Comments Off
Outgunned, outmanned, Mexican Army brings the fight to the cartels

CULIACAN, Mexico — Automatic weapons at the ready, the platoons of federal police officers descend from the transport planes and high-step as neatly as majorettes into the searing heat. Gen. Rodolfo Cruz puts the officers through their paces as TV cameras record the event. “Here we are, showing our faces,” said Cruz, 65, a career army officer who sprinkles conversations with English phrases. “I fight crime, I put on my uniform and show my face. I don’t go around hidden.” Frustrated with the rising death toll from a resilient criminal insurgency, President Felipe Calderón seems ready to make a stand ….Read More

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