Kevin Drum  The Drug War Down South  | Thu Jul. 9, 2009 8:05 AM
GMT  The Washington Post reports on the drug war south of the
border:   ....Mexican officials acknowledged that abuses have
occurred in the fight against traffickers but described the
cases as isolated...."I know that the armed forces are not
acting inappropriately, although there have been some cases,"
said Interior Minister Fernando Gómez Mont, who is responsible
for coordinating security operations across Mexico. "The
government honestly believes that. There is no incentive for
abuse."  No incentive? How about money?   It does not exist.
Read the rest in "We Bring Fear," part of our cover package on
the drug war in the current issue of MoJo.  The Mexican army's
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