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Mexico's Interior Minister resigns

Hook - 1-16-2008 at 09:39 AM

Today's LA Times is reporting that Mexico's Interior Minister has resigned and that Calderon will hold a press conference today to discuss his resignation. Cant find the news item on line, though.

The Interior Minister is basically in charge of the war against the cartels.

This could be an interesting press conference. The guy resigns less than two years on the job?

fdt - 1-16-2008 at 09:53 AM

his replacement is a very good friend of the president
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Camilo_Muri%C3%B1o

Hook - 1-16-2008 at 09:56 AM

So, Ferna, what happens to the outgoing guy, now? That man knows the complete gameplan against the cartels.

I would think the cartels would want him REALLY bad.

DENNIS - 1-16-2008 at 10:19 AM

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Originally posted by Hook
That man knows the complete gameplan against the cartels.


Seems to me that the cartels are designing the game plan.

Hook - 1-16-2008 at 11:07 AM

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Originally posted by DENNIS
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Originally posted by Hook
That man knows the complete gameplan against the cartels.


Seems to me that the cartels are designing the game plan.


I am not THAT much of a pessimist, Dennis.

Replacing entire police forces is a game plan. If Mexico can succeed in keeping police clean, the cartels' work will be immensely harder.

That's a big IF, right now.

Let's see what the new sheriff in town (the new Interior Minister) does..................

DENNIS - 1-16-2008 at 11:27 AM

I hope for the best. I guess I'm so used to seeing the mess the US has gotten into that pessimism seems a logical reaction.

bancoduo - 1-16-2008 at 01:42 PM

http://www.banderasnews.com/0801/nr-juanmourino.htm

debindesert - 1-16-2008 at 04:12 PM

I know where you are coming from DENNIS.

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Originally posted by DENNIS
I hope for the best. I guess I'm so used to seeing the mess the US has gotten into that pessimism seems a logical reaction.