How a Lime Grower Led an Uprising Against One of Mexico’s Bloodiest Drug Cartels
▻https://theintercept.com/2016/06/29/lime-grower-uprising-against-mexico-drug-cartel
They called themselves autodefensas, self-defense groups. For a moment, their uprising was Mexico’s biggest story. For some, they symbolized a courageous effort on the part of ordinary citizens to accomplish what the government was unable or unwilling to do, dismantling a notorious criminal organization that had terrorized the Hot Land for years. For others, they were unaccountable vigilantes representing a dangerous slide into anarchic chaos.
The story Mora told was part of a broader narrative, relayed by other anti-cartel fighters, reporters in the Hot Land, and human rights investigators in the state capital during two weeks of interviews across Michoacán in early December. Together they provide a snapshot of the frustrations and complexities wrought by more than a decade of violence in one of Mexico’s toughest places, offering a window into the changing face of a conflict to which the United States is inextricably linked.
Pas encore lu cet article, marqué pour plus tard.
Je suis en train de lire The Cartel, de Don Winslow.
▻http://don-winslow.com/books/cartel
Une sorte de suite à The Power of the Dog (La griffe du chien), qui m’avait bien marqué.
#mexique #narco #usa #dea