Identifier
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09SAOPAULO190
2009-03-31 11:16:00
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Consulate Sao Paulo
Cable title:
Media Reaction Sao Paulo: Western Hemisphere: Mexico,
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SUBJECT: Media Reaction Sao Paulo: Western Hemisphere: Mexico,
Narco-related violence and border security, Merida Initiative;
March 29, 2009
Title- "The Power of Drugs in Mexico"
Main Editorial in center-right Estado de S. Paulo (3-29) states:
"....The country [Mexico] is going through its most severe crisis
since the 1910 Revolution. Organized crime and corruption have
reached amazing levels...At the other side of the border, official
documents and at least one high-level military official warned that
Mexico, the 12th largest economy in the world, may represent a risk
to U.S. national security.....Seemingly aware of [Merida] initiative
limitations, Obama has anticipated that if 'measures adopted are not
sufficient, then we will do more. The amount to be spent his year
is equivalent to the U.S. annual expenditures, between 2006 and
2008, for Colombia Plan......the plan had more success against
terrorism than against drugs....'
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