President Felipe Calderon's use of military tactics to fight drug trafficking seems to be giving way to a more pragmatic approach. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images On 18 August Mexican security forces discovered the body of the mayor of Santiago "handcuffed and blindfolded" and dumped on the side of the road. Edelmiro Cavazos's death was the latest in a conflict that has claimed 28,000 lives over the past four years. But it was also a symptom of a deepening crisis. The folly of prohibition...
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