While we stay clear of helping political parties in any country, we monitor politics that affect the border. During the last few weeks, every pundit opined that the PRI would probably win in landslides and that this would demonstrate that the people are fed up with the current war on drugs in Mexico. Many said that the people are looking for a return to the old days of deals with the cartels that allow them to ship tons of drugs into the U.S. as long as they stop the violence. This just in from the AP!
(AP) — President Felipe Calderon's allies held back a resurgence by Mexico's old ruling party, according to results Monday from state elections marred by drug gang violence so severe a large majority of citizens stayed home in two of the most dangerous border states.
There will NOT be stories or many editorials that report that the defeat of the opponents to the president demonstrate that the people want the cartels crushed and are not trading their safety in exchange for what is right. The U.S. media seem determined to hurt Mexico's fight against the cartels as they overlook the fact that our law enforcement efforts should be focused like a laser on drug smugglers instead of a shotgun approach where we grab as many illegal immigrants as possible. Our media report Mexican victories as defeats.
Please make a few notes as you read past the headlines and you will quickly see that almost every headline should reflect victories by the Mexican Army. Then, send a note to the editor.
Also, it would be nice if the media would ask a hard question when politicians say that x number of Mexican citizens have been murder victims. Here is the hard question: How many of these CITIZENS would more accurately be described as cartel members, murderers, assassins and thugs?
It is estimated that 90 to 95 percent of the dead are cartel members or fighting in the drug war. Few are innocent citizens.
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