Mexico's Drug War Death Tally in 2009 Eclipses Civilian Deaths in Iraq
 Rob Kuznia - HispanicBusiness.com
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January 12, 2010
Mexico witnessed an astonishing 69 murders in a single day on Saturday, in a gruesome sign that the country's notorious drug wars are showing no signs of slowing down.
The grisly record comes just after authorities put the number of drug-related killings for 2009 at around 6,500, according to the Associated Press. That's at least 2,000 more than the number of civilians killed in the Iraq War last year, according to the BBC.
It was the worst year of bloodshed since President Felipe Calderon declared war on the drug cartels in late 2006, deploying 45,000 troops into the streets to take them on.
The violence, according to the Associated Press, is also becoming more gruesome. Last week, authorities found a soccer ball with the torn-off face of a man sewn to it. |
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