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WHEN HUMAN-RIGHTS CHAMPION JORGE CARPIZO MacGregor took over as Mexico's Attorney General early this year, he vowed to crack down on drug traffickers and the corrupt government officials who collaborate with them. Few citizens expected much action. But Mexican police have already killed two drug lords, Rafael Aguilar Guajardo and Emilio Quintero Payan, the alleged leader of the Guadalajara cartel. Carpizo's agents have captured more than 15 tons of cocaine, one-third more than in all of 1992. In one bust, police found 7.2 tons of cocaine hidden in 8,000 cans of jalapeno peppers...
Writer and activist Karin Aguilar-San Juan saidgovernment action is necessary...
...particularly worthy example is the photographs by Laura Aguilar from the Latina Lesbian Series. The stark straight-forward shots of women are contextualized by scrawled self-descriptions by the subject. These images and their accompanying text celebrate the achievements and strength of the women they depict...
...international human rights groups and local activists cite a growing number of incidents of police harassment and brutality. Intellectuals, especially those linked to popular opposition leader Cuauhtemoc Cardenas, who lost to Salinas in 1988, accuse the government of orchestrating a campaign to intimidate and silence political opponents. Says Adolfo Aguilar Zinser, a professor of political science at Mexico City's National Autonomous University and one of Salinas' most vocal critics: "He is as dictatorial as his predecessors. He's just changed the messages...
...Francisco Aguilar-Urbina, an adviser to Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, said at first that his delegation had low expectations of Quayle: "The impression we had was that they put him in a drawer during the campaign." But he later said Quayle won "very positive reviews" in his talks with Latin leaders. The Vice President impressed Brazil's President Jose Sarney by asking about the country's November elections. "You mean in Brazil?" replied Sarney, evidently astonished that Quayle was aware of the upcoming vote. Even Ortega had kind if somewhat condescending words: "I thought he showed an ability...