http://www.southnotes.org South Notes Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:30:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [dewplayer:http://www.fsrn.org/audio/download/5018/20090708Shannon.mp3] President Calderon has carefully cultivated his tough-on-crime image since deploying the military to fight the Drug War just days after taking office. While the military strategy sparked some of the worst bloodshed Mexico has seen in decades, the administration insists the violence means cartel infrastructure is crumbling. So, it came as ... http://www.southnotes.org/2009/07/09/drug-decriminalization-in-mexico-heavy-hand-with-a-tolerant-touch/ [dewplayer:http://www.fsrn.org/audio/download/4926/20090619ShannonWEB.mp3] A report published by Mexico's Human Rights Commission shows that close to 10,000 migrants were kidnapped for ransom in Mexican territory between September 2008 and February 2009. That's an average of 50 kidnappings a day for 6 months. The commission based its statistics on information provided by migrant shelters, ... http://www.southnotes.org/2009/06/22/thousands-of-migrants-kidnapped-in-southern-mexico/