Tim Johnson
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 00:00
Colom said a Los Zetas hit team that stormed a ranch in the Peten and beheaded laborers, three of them minors, may have included former commandos from a special forces unit of Guatemala's army, the Kaibiles.
Monday, May 16, 2011 - 00:00
News reports in Guatemala said the Los Cocos ranch in a lawless part of the Peten region belonged to the brother of one of the nation's most widely known drug bosses.
Friday, May 13, 2011 - 00:00
Garcia Luna has shaken off numerous scandals in the past year, including publication of a book by investigative journalist Anabel Hernandez, "The Lords of Narco," that suggested he had collaborated with the Sinaloa Cartel.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 00:00
Never have such massive killing fields been found in such a short time in Mexico - or anywhere in the Western Hemisphere, for that matter.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 00:00
A security company led by the former head of operations for the Israeli military made such inroads into Latin America a few years ago that U.S. diplomats saw it as a security risk and moved to thwart the company's expansion.
Monday, May 9, 2011 - 00:00
They listened to a grieving poet and writer, Javier Sicilia, decry "Calderon's absurd war" and lament tens of thousands of killings, including that of his own son.
Friday, May 6, 2011 - 00:00
Mexicans protesting the country's rising tide of violence set off for the capital Thursday in preparation for a massive rally scheduled for this weekend.
Friday, April 22, 2011 - 00:00
By many accounts, the tide of cocaine through the region has become a sea.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 00:00
Mexicans are in a funk over their president, and a majority of them think that he's losing control of the country
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - 00:00
"What we saw was a lot of protocol, but nothing on the political, social or economic front that would have much of an impact."