In Mexico, fears of a 'lost generation'
Violence among young soars as drug cartels recruit more minors
By William Booth and Steve Fainaru
Washington Post Foreign Service
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO -- The number of minors swept up in Mexico's drug wars -- as killers and victims -- is soaring, with U.S. and Mexican officials warning that a toxic culture of fast money, drug abuse and murder is creating a "lost generation."
Although the exploitation of children by criminals is timeless, authorities say the cartels are responding to new realities here. They have stepped up recruiting to replace tens of thousands of members who have been killed or arrested during President Felipe Calderón's U.S.-backed war against the traffickers.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...110203492.html
Violence among young soars as drug cartels recruit more minors
By William Booth and Steve Fainaru
Washington Post Foreign Service
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO -- The number of minors swept up in Mexico's drug wars -- as killers and victims -- is soaring, with U.S. and Mexican officials warning that a toxic culture of fast money, drug abuse and murder is creating a "lost generation."
Although the exploitation of children by criminals is timeless, authorities say the cartels are responding to new realities here. They have stepped up recruiting to replace tens of thousands of members who have been killed or arrested during President Felipe Calderón's U.S.-backed war against the traffickers.
Sigue..
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...110203492.html
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