As Murders Surge, AMLO Promises to Lower Crime
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
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Peña Nieto Ends Term with 125,000 Murders
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF According to Mexico’s Executive Secretariat of National System of Public Safety (SESNSP), as President Enrique Peña Nieto’s six-year term of office comes to a close, the country has suffered nearly 125,000 murders under his watch. That figures translates to a daily average of 55 deaths for the sexenio. As of October of this year, the SESNSP
Read moreMexico’s King of Impunity Plays his Last Trump Card
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS A six-year term of blatant fiscal corruption and barefaced political abuse may finally be winding down for Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto (EPN) and his cabinet of cronies, who are due to leave office (not any too soon) at the end of November. But despite indisputable evidence of financial embezzlement, political malfeasance, shady backroom deals and outright robbery, Peña
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