Blood + Death Not War.
No more war.
John M. No more war.
Ackerman
In solidarity with Carmen Aristegui, a voice of freedom.
More than hollow and deceptive ad amnesiac Felipe Calderón the end of the "war on drugs" we need to end this absurd strategy in practice. A war has no purpose other than to annihilate the forces of "enemy", which in this case are the hundreds of thousands of young people without opportunities now swelling the ranks of the drug cartels. It is very indicative
the pitiable role of spokesman, Alejandro Poire, who immediately after each kill declares that she has been a better indicator of "success" of the government strategy. But the most serious is that, strictly speaking, the spokesman is right. The 35 thousand dead in the six years have been "collateral damage" but precisely the main objective of a government strategy seems to be more "clean juvenile to combat drug trafficking. The emphasis so hard that 90% of those executed were supposedly "linked" to drugs, just serve the purpose of convincing the public that deserved to die and that the war is "just" in the end.
Proposals for a change tactics "fight for public safety" are abundant. Instead of brute force, is said to have financially to attack the cartels, improve police investigation, reform judicial system, increase citizen participation and to combat government corruption, among other actions. All these efforts are certainly laudable. However, to truly have a chance to succeed they need to be accompanied by a modification of the strategy which includes government action.
Specifically, reverse the priorities of public safety. For starters, reduce attention to the transport of drugs into the United States because, strictly speaking, this offense does not do any harm to the population Mexican. Just as American politicians refuse to regulate the sale of assault weapons because they do not perceive the harm that it generates in its own country, Mexico should minimize the prosecution of the crime of drug trafficking. This decision immediately release considerable resources that could be used to combat crime more harmful to Mexican society, such as kidnapping, murder, human trafficking and government corruption.
Mexicans would simply have to refuse to fight a war that corresponds to the Americans. Instead of sacrificing Mexican youth to prevent drug from reaching U.S. consumers would have to protect and invest in our future generations. This is, I think, the central proposal of the valid and urgent campaign for "No + blood."
is true that formally in a "inquisitorial" criminal law like ours, public prosecutors and police have the obligation to prosecute all crimes, without distinction. However, we have already begun the transition to a "blaming" where prosecutory discretion (discretion of persecution) is one of their spines. Also, great hardships, as Mirjan Damaska, have documented how even inquisitorial systems also exists a wide margin of discretion for the prosecution of crimes. The surprising lack of action by the attorney in the kidnapping of Diego Fernandez de Cevallos is just the most obvious example.
Rather than obey the dictates of the United States government, the Mexican government would follow the model of the northern neighbor. U.S. authorities do more things to fight drug traffic within its own territory. There is no military checkpoints, and significant seizures, no need to fight for the "territories." The drug flows freely in the neighboring country, and the occasional operational occur almost never shed blood or generate "low side" expressed in the deaths of innocent children. Also, marijuana use, source of 50% to 75% of the profits from the Mexican cartels, is legal in a dozen U.S. states.
They are so hypocritical and misleading statements by Janet Napolitano, who has threatened to "crush" the Mexican cartels if they move their "violence" across the border. Violence and lawlessness in Mexico are the direct result of the misguided strategy imposed by Washington. In the U.S. there is relative peace, fear not because the drug response the government, but for the opposite. In the U.S., no blood is spilled because the authorities are very lenient with traffic and drug consumption. It also draws attention in his recent appearance before Congress, Napolitano spoke explicitly of "close cooperation" between his country and Calderon's "war" against drug traffickers.
On the other hand, it is also very risky proposal Edgardo Buscaglia leading expert in the sense of including Mexican cartels in the list of terrorist organizations of the United Nations. While this could have the practical effect of a rapid increase in international collaboration to control the finances of these groups, the reclassification proposal also would serve as the perfect excuse to consolidate and enhance the failed strategy of "war" against drug trafficking in Mexico. Also open the door wide open for a possible use of U.S. troops on Mexican territory, as suggested last week U.S. Defence Secretary Joseph Westphal.
If Calderon is really looking to undertake a "fight for public safety" and not a "war" must give priority to building social peace and the rule of law. Of course, it would be inappropriate "negotiate" with drug traffickers, much less give the place the criminals, but prioritize the protection of our citizens. It's time to stop being cannon fodder in a war forced on Mexico from Washington, and which have shed much innocent blood and that threatens to destroy the fabric of society and further erode our institutions.
This view was taken from the following website:
http://pueblapeje.blogspot.com/2011/02/john-m-ackerman-no-mas- guerra.html
No more war.
The wise seek the wisdom of fools think they have it. have it. Napoleon Bonaparte. 
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