[eXpat]

Mexico paper asks drug cartels what they can print without risk of murder
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', ''')Explain what you want from us,' reads front-page editorial
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The biggest newspaper in Mexico's most violent city is to restrict drug war coverage after the killing of its second journalist in less than two years, just as international press representatives will urge the government to make security for journalists a national priority.

In a front-page editorial Sunday, El Diario de Juarez asked drug cartels warring in this city across from El Paso, Texas, to say what they want from the newspaper, so it can continue its work without further death, injury or intimidation of its staff.

"Leaders of the different organizations that are fighting for control of Ciudad Juarez: The loss of two reporters from this publishing house in less than two years represents an irreparable sorrow for all of us who work here, and, in particular, for their families," the editorial said.

"We ask you to explain what you want from us, what we should try to publish or not publish, so we know what to expect," it added.
...
Many media outlets, especially in border areas, have stopped covering the drug war. Until Sunday, El Diario was not one of them.

"Even in one of the places where violence is worst ... El Diario was still doing a lot of good reporting on crime," said Carlos Lauria, a CPJ senior coordinator. "The fact that they're giving up is really bad. It's an indication that the situation is out of control."

Calderon's Interior Ministry condemned the killing hours after the shooting, calling it an attack on freedom of expression for all Mexicans and saying that federal authorities are involved in the investigation.

But both front-page editorials accused the government of doing nothing about the intimidation and assaults on journalists by drug cartels.

The El Diario editorial Sunday said it addressed its plea to the drug gangs because they are now the city's de facto authorities. It also said Calderon made several promises as a candidate to protect journalists that have not been fulfilled.

[ian807]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('wisconsin_cur', 'T')his most recent case brings up several questions: Why would a member of Hezbollah be in Mexico? Why would Hezbollah need thousands of weapons in Mexico?

[Pretorian]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', 'I')s it any surprise there is tension on the border. The US invited millions of Mexicans to the border to slave in our maquiladora sweat shops.

Then we transferred their jobs to China.

[Pops]

Aside from the prison guards union and Just Say No, tell me again why we shouldn't legalize the goodies and tax the heck out of them?

[Revi]

Mexico has some real problems, but they are just as bad in parts of the US.

The middle class is fleeing the border cities.

Why live where a bunch of criminals rule?

The problem is where to go. A lot of middle and upper class Mexicans are moving to El Paso and other border cities because their cities are unsafe.

They are refugees from the drug war.

[Revi]

Very interesting Pstarr. I guess you are right. Just like the way that old industrial cities turn into drug infested hell holes, I guess this is one of the symptoms of the decay that follows after peak oil hits.

I remember seeing a movie of Portillo addressing a huge crowd saying that we have money now, since we have oil.

It didn't work out as planned, however.

[eXpat]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Revi', 'V')ery interesting Pstarr. I guess you are right. Just like the way that old industrial cities turn into drug infested hell holes, I guess this is one of the symptoms of the decay that follows after peak oil hits.

I remember seeing a movie of Portillo addressing a huge crowd saying that we have money now, since we have oil.

It didn't work out as planned, however.

[Cid_Yama]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')he bad news begins with the fact that production from its giant offshore Cantarell field continues to fall, with corresponding declines in revenue. Total Pemex production in 2009 fell by 7.3% – most of the loss coming from Cantarell.

To add to the gloom, Pemex may be facing the prospect of importing oil for the first time in over 30 years. The state oil company says the imported oil would feed domestic refineries, which are running below capacity, and reduce Mexico’s reliance on imported fuels. Demand for gasoline and diesel exceeds 500,000 b/d. Falling oil production could turn Mexico into a net oil importer before 2020, but the current import proposal is said to be aimed at improving refinery profitability. Nevertheless, it marks a turning point in Mexico’s oil policy and is bad news both financially and politically. Production declines have reduced Mexico’s annual government budget and credit rating.

If that is not enough bad news, recurring violence from the [revolution] that menace parts of the country disrupts work and affects morale on some projects in Mexico. Earlier this year, five workers were kidnapped at the front gate of the Gigante No. 1 natural gas plant in the Burgos basin. They have not been heard from since. Another 30 other employees of contractors in the same region have been reported missing. Analysts are speculating that the “Nigerian method” is being exported to Mexico – referring to the Nigerian Movement for the Emancipation of the Nigerian Delta (MEND) that has targeted oil and gas installations in that country.

Pemex announced last month that it may offer four exploration and production contracts immediately and three more by the end of the year. Terms of the contracts to be offered are not yet clear, but Carlos Morales, chief of Exploration and Production, told Bloomberg News that “bonuses” will be paid to outside operators based on the volume and speed of oil recovered.

[americandream]

Save the swearing for somewhere else. Pops

Dunno what you're worrying about. According to Graeme, all someone has to do is offer the Mexicans a sack of cash and they'll perform CPR on Cantrell.

[Cid_Yama]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Cid_Yama', 'T')he new Mexican Revolution has not disappeared, just news of it has ceased leaving the country, and much of the action is being attributed to "drug cartels".

[mos6507]

Mexico is already a failed state. It's been that way for some time. Our sole policy towards Mexico should be containment, otherwise the border region will become Mad Max central.

[Mesuge]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Cid_Yama', ' ')Calderon needs to go. We don't need this on our border. The Bush Administration created this mess by helping Calderon steal the election and supporting him afterwards.

[Ludi]

I'll keep my eyes open for Mexican Zombies.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f_jLHHC ... re=related

[copious.abundance]

Mexican economy recovering sooner than expected!

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$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'O')ctober 29, 2010, 11:42PM ET
Mexican economy grew by estimated 5 percent in 3Q

Mexico's Treasury Department says preliminary figures show the country's economy grew by about 5 percent in the third quarter.

That was down from a 7.6-percent GDP expansion in the second quarter.

Inflation remained about the same at 3.70 on an annualized basis at the end of September.

Economic growth was helped by a 41 percent increase in average crude prices in the third quarter, as compared to the same quarter of 2009.

That allowed total oil income to increase by 4.9 percent, despite a 1.3 percent decrease in production and increased imports, the department said Friday.

Mexico's economy is recovering from a 6.5 percent drop in GDP in 2009, the worst contraction since the 1930s.

[dolanbaker]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('OilFinder2', 'M')exican economy recovering sooner than expected!

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$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'O')ctober 29, 2010, 11:42PM ET
Mexican economy grew by estimated 5 percent in 3Q

Mexico's Treasury Department says preliminary figures show the country's economy grew by about 5 percent in the third quarter.

That was down from a 7.6-percent GDP expansion in the second quarter.

Inflation remained about the same at 3.70 on an annualized basis at the end of September.

Economic growth was helped by a 41 percent increase in average crude prices in the third quarter, as compared to the same quarter of 2009.

That allowed total oil income to increase by 4.9 percent, despite a 1.3 percent decrease in production and increased imports, the department said Friday.

Mexico's economy is recovering from a 6.5 percent drop in GDP in 2009, the worst contraction since the 1930s.