The
drug war in Mexico - 麻薬戦争-
Little known fact happening in Mexico today
Mexican military standing while burning tons
of the drug, marijuana taken from
Mexico is one of
the flourishng and energetic countries in termes of great world heritages,
delicious food, worldwide festivals and sports. It is also one of the countries
I would like to visit oneday. However there is also a part we pay little
attention , which is the fact that the country plays a major role in drug
productions and its main strasit place. Those played roles are taken place in
serious condition within there in recent years because of the intensification
armed conflict between the Mexican drug cartels and its government, which is the
actual war called “the Drug War” happening today in the country.
What? War is
happening in Mexico? This is my first thought when I knew it. I’ve never though
of it happenening since there is no such news on recent papers. Yet the
condition is excalating and getting worse than I thought.
“The Drug War”
is the conflict between Mexican drug cartels fighting with the others and the
Mexican government forces[1]. Though
the fight between the drug cartels have already been happening since Miguel
Angel Felix Gallardp, who was a ruuner of the cocaine business and the head of
the most powerful drug cartel in Mexico, was arrested, the violence has still
kept on worsening even today. In fact, about 48,000 people have been reported
to be killed and more than 5,000 were reported to have disappeared since 2006
which is when the Mexican preseidet Felipe Caldeton officially made a
declaration of “war” with preparation of organized crime and set Mexican
military to fight with cartels.[2] Not
only those humber of victims but also there tens of thouthands of children
orphaned bcause of this conflict[3]. It also
involves more than 50,000 soldiers thousands of the Navy, federal police and
local police forces[4].
Since its act of government, its conflict has got even deteriorated.
Mexican soldiers
and tons of drugs being burnt taken from
Brutal violence on streets including killings, kidnappings and
torture is everywhere, which is the real situation of recent Mexico[5].
Besdies the facts mentioned above, it is also reported by the poll done by the
daily newspaper La Reforma, Mexico City residents, saying the public insecurity
in Mexico is a crisis worse than its ecnomy[6].
Click here to listen to the news about this issue http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/47426255#47426255
There are too many
affairs such as the news of Syria, European economic crisis and nuclear issues,
going on in this world so that we tend to forget the other issues to be
acknowledged carefully . We can see those news everywhere on recent papers and they
are important issues to be considered. Hwoever it seems that there are little information
of what is actually happening in Mexico today. Because of that ‘too much focus’
on the recent news, they tend to forget the serious fact happening in Mexico. The
drug war has been still going on since the rivals of drug cartels rose their
power to extend their territories for money as well as the declration of war by
the president Caldeton to combat with them. I hope the war is over as soon as
possible for pceace in Mexico. I decided to share this fact here because it is
very shocking and I flet the necessity of sharing it with others reconsider
that there are not only the news we always see on papers or TV but the fact
which is only known by a little number of people.
[1] Mexican drug war . (n.d.). Wikipediea. Retrieved from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Drug_Warhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Drug_War
[2] Ashley , F. (2012). The mexico drug war: Bodies for billions.
Retrieved from http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/15/world/mexico-drug-war-essay/index.html
[3] Ibid
[4] Mexico: Widespread rights abuses in ‘war on drugs’:impunity for
torture, ‘disappearances,’ killings undermines security. (2011). Retrieved from
http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/11/09/mexico-widespread-rights-abuses-war-drugs
[5] For more detailed news of violence http://www.torontosun.com/2012/05/13/worst-atrocities-in-mexicos-drug-war
[6] Mexican drug war: 10 shocking facts. (2011). (n.d.) Retrieved from
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/15/mexican-drug-war-10-shock_n_187361.html
I didn't know there is a war in Mexico (still now?). Thank you for sharing this fact here in this blog. This post brought me to be more aware for what is going on in the world. TV news sometime is not enough to tell us what is happening in the other side of the world. It is important try to know from our own-selves about things happening in this world, and let people know about these issues. Thank you very much!
ReplyDeletei also did not know about these information. I thought the US was the best. and why these kind of news are not in korea... i could not see those news when i ws in korea. and this blog is first time to see these things.
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