Word: crespo
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...even more bloodthirsty lieutenants. There is also concern that the killing may just strengthen the other five cartels vying for power in Mexico. "If this was a conventional war, then this killing of a key general would be a clear victory," says historian and pundit Jose Antonio Crespo. "But in the drug war, this slaying is likely to just cause a power vacuum that will lead to more bloodshed." (See pictures of Mexico's drug...
...evidence that Washington is finally reconsidering its confrontational war on drugs, four decades after Richard Nixon declared it. "There is a growing opinion that the use of force has simply failed to destroy the drug trade and other measures are needed," says Mexican political analyst José Antonio Crespo. "It appears that the White House may be starting to adjust its approach." (See pictures of the great American pot smoke...
...cross on the ballot sheet on July 5, when the country has to choose the federal Senate and 500-seat lower House, six governors and hundreds of state and municipal offices. "Voting for the least bad candidate is like buying the least rotten fruit," says Jose Antonio Crespo, a well-known historian backing the movement. "I prefer to leave a note saying, 'Hey. All your fruit is rotten. I'll come back next time and I hope you have something fresh and edible.' " (See pictures of crime in Mexico City...
...Crespo, Elvis • response to claims by female seatmate of that in-flight masturbation was engaged in by en route to Miami from Houston - "I don't recall doing that" - is offered...
...Political analyst Jose Antonio Crespo suggests the protests are, indeed, the work of drug cartels, who he says are throwing everything they have into their fight against the government crackdown. But he argues that Calderón has made a mistake by keeping the soldiers on the streets throughout his first two years in office. "The army could be tolerated as an extreme measure. But now they have become the first level of enforcement against the cartels," he said. Crespo contends that this deployment has actually weakened the army's position. While criminals once viewed the troops as untouchable, they...