http://mexico.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/05/06/the-colombian-incursion-into-ecuador-and-some-of-its-consequences-in-mexico/ The official Web log for Great Decisions 2007 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:36:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 http://mexico.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/05/06/the-colombian-incursion-into-ecuador-and-some-of-its-consequences-in-mexico/#comment-752 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:41:54 +0000 http://mexico.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/05/06/the-colombian-incursion-into-ecuador-and-some-of-its-consequences-in-mexico/#comment-752 [...] In a May 14th posting, Blogger Alejandro Quiroz Flores discusses the role of the Mexican military in combating Mexico’s drug problems. In a move to avoid problems with Mexico’s often corrupt and under-equipped local police forces, the Mexican Army is often the security force which patrols towns and maintains security against drug trafficking. Problems discussed by Alejandro include a problem of desertion in the Army due to poor condition and lack of pay. A contributing factor as well is the historic human right violation during the Dirty War in the 60’s and 70’s which contributed to 1,500 disaparecidos in the past. Despite the Army’s separation from political forces and its good reputation as compared with the local police, they are still Mexico’s strongest security force against the Drug cartels in Mexico and have greatly improved their human rights record since the 1970s. For Alejandro’s piece on the attack on FARC leaders in Ecuador and consequences in Mexico and Ecuador, read here. [...] […] In a May 14th posting, Blogger Alejandro Quiroz Flores discusses the role of the Mexican military in combating Mexico’s drug problems. In a move to avoid problems with Mexico’s often corrupt and under-equipped local police forces, the Mexican Army is often the security force which patrols towns and maintains security against drug trafficking. Problems discussed by Alejandro include a problem of desertion in the Army due to poor condition and lack of pay. A contributing factor as well is the historic human right violation during the Dirty War in the 60’s and 70’s which contributed to 1,500 disaparecidos in the past. Despite the Army’s separation from political forces and its good reputation as compared with the local police, they are still Mexico’s strongest security force against the Drug cartels in Mexico and have greatly improved their human rights record since the 1970s. For Alejandro’s piece on the attack on FARC leaders in Ecuador and consequences in Mexico and Ecuador, read here. […]

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