VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico, June 9, 2088
Severed Head, Threat At Mexico Newspaper
Journalist Warned: "You're Next" After Drug Trafficker's Head Shows Up In Newsroom
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Tabasco state Attorney General Gustavo Rosario said the letter was directed at Juan Padilla, editor of El Correo de Tabasco, which recently carried reports about migrant smuggling and kidnapping in the area.
"You are next," the note read.
The head of a man police identified as a low-level drug trafficker was found outside the offices on Saturday. Soldiers later located his body in another part of the city alongside a separate note that said, "This is what will happen to those who go around pointing fingers."
International media rights group Reporters Without Borders issued a statement Monday condemning the threats.
Media groups say Mexico is one of the world's most dangerous places to report, and journalists - especially those covering powerful drug cartels or official corruption - have been threatened, harassed, kidnapped and killed.
Also Monday, President Felipe Calderon held a previously scheduled meeting with representatives of the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists to discuss ways to protect reporters.
In a statement, Calderon's office said the president agreed with the group's proposal to make all attacks on journalists federal offenses and to push for more thorough investigations.
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with the AMERO as currency.....what was that about the economy?
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go and get a job you annoying 4-eyed freak. I hope the next tornado that comes through Ward Arkansas is a direct hit on the trailer you call a home.
I guess you hav not spent any time in Mexico or kept up with the local news. The local people have no weapons but the drug cartels are armed better than the police or the army. They have shootouts all the time. Americans who live along the border have started having to carry guns for self defense on this side of the border. There is a real drug war going on there and they don''t seem to care who they kill in the process. It is dangerous to be with the polce or the army in Mexico because of the drug cartels. I love going to Mexico. It has a beautiful culture but has gotten more dangerous in the past few years.
- by feelfree4u June 10, 2008 3:19 AM EDT
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See all 11 CommentsSevered head, drugs, Calderon, pointed fingers...
Sounds like al-CIA''duh again.
At has all the hallmarks.