Tag Archives : Felipe Calderon

As the saying goes, ‘‘no good deed goes unnoticed’’, it could very well be the reason why both Carlos Slim and Bill Gates keep getting richer day by day. Both, considered to be two of the world’s wealthiest men have been known to be donating generous amounts of money to healthcare concerns across the globe. Now, Mr. Gates and Mr. Slim announced [...]

Evidence has surfaced showing the connection between the supporters of deposed President of Honduras Manuel Zelaya and the largest South American supplier of illegal drugs to North America: the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). This is the missing link that directly explains why Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been openly working [...]

Since his ascension to the highest office in the land in 2006, Mexican President Felipe Calderon has deployed more than 35,000 federal troops in security operations around the country. The extensive use of Mexican military in counternarcotics operations has met considerable criticism. Calderon has widely defended his strategy since the drug trafficking [...]

First, be a top Mexican drug lord, then aim to be the ‘Godfather of Mexican Cocaine,’ next write down your experience, then hope that your writings get into the hands of an investigative journalist. Miguel Angel Félix Gallardo did just those. His writings, portions of which were passed to investigative journalist Diego Osorno and published this [...]

Health authorities in the Mexican capital, the most affected place in the country from the outbreak of the Influenza A (H1N1) virus, have lowered the health crisis alert on the virus, from high to medium alert. Because of this, sports stadiums, cinemas, bars, and restaurants were reopened, but still employing preventive measures. A partial economic [...]

Mexican President Felipe Calderon has asked Mexicans not to leave home for five days, with the intention of reducing economic and commercial activities in the country to only the most essential. He called upon the citizens to help prevent further infections this way. To date, the swine flu virus has already claimed 160 lives in Mexico. The government [...]

The Mexican Congress began discussing the possibility of allowing the controlled consumption of marijuana as the government of Felipe Calderón thumps a crucial battle against drug cartels that threaten the country’s security and stability. The debate on the topic to be discussed at a forum this week was put in place while tens of thousands of policemen [...]

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced during a visit to Mexico that a joint US-Mexico office shall be established as a coordinating group for all combined and collective action against drug trafficking that has been affecting both countries. In a press conference with his Mexican counterpart, Patricia Espinosa, Clinton also announced that [...]

Mexican soldiers seized in a clandestine laboratory 8.5 tons of the synthetic drug methamphetamine or meth known as ‘crystal’ or ‘crystal meth.’ This was the biggest haul intercepted in the country for such a drug, thus far. One pound of methamphetamine is equivalent to 8,000 doses. In addition, $205 million in cash were also seized, the largest [...]

Amid a drug war and trade dispute, US President Barack Obama will visit Mexico on April 16. Obama is currently studying a possible military deployment on the US-Mexico border to help solve the problems of escalating drug-related violence, particularly in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico where Mexican President Felipe Calderon has already sent 11,000 troops composed [...]