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...apartment to snap photos of the corpse late into Wednesday night. The graphic images of the bullet-ridden 51-year-old man, clothes hanging off and hands grasping religious beads, were soon plastered across the Internet alongside triumphant declarations from Mexican officials. The marines had shot Arturo Beltrán Leyva, or "The Beard," one of the bloodiest and most powerful drug traffickers in Latin America, they said. This death, they claimed, marked a major victory in the war against the drug cartels that are wreaking havoc south of the Rio Grande. "This is a crushing strike against...
...critics of Calderón's military approach to the drug war are dubious about whether the dramatic killing will actually help reduce the wanton trafficking and violence in Mexico. "The Beard" may be gone, but he could simply be replaced by one of his 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...
...n' tuck trend has been a boon to some medical-supply companies. In the third quarter, Allergan Inc., which sells breast implants, Botox and other wrinkle-fighting products, said higher-than-expected Botox sales helped the company post an 8% earnings increase and exceed Wall Street's expectations. The company, predictably, opposes...
...Mexican cartels explode in his country. "Almost all of the big Mexican organizations are carving out territory here. And when they run into each other, they will fight over it," he said. Among the Mexican gangs warring in Honduras are the Sinaloa Cartel of billionaire fugitive Joaquín (Shorty) Guzmán, the bloodthirsty paramilitary force known as Los Zetas and the quasi-religious mob calling itself La Familia, he said...
...n this case, the members unanimously agreed that Bob Reischauer was the natural choice, given his longevity of service on both the Corporation and the Overseers,” Heenan wrote in an e-mailed statement...