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...Arellano-Felix, generally thought to be the world's most powerful drug lord, was finally brought down by a Mexican military special operations unit, which surrounded him at about 1am Saturday outside a residence in Puebla, about 30 miles from Mexico City, and took him into custody without a shot. Also arrested was a henchman, Manuel Martinez. Inside the house, Hutchinson said, the Mexican authorities found a shrine with burning candles and a snapshot of Benjamin's younger brother Ramon, one of the FBI's ten most-wanted fugitives, whose enthusiasm for torture and mass murder did much to consolidate...
...story's the same elsewhere in Mexico. Migration patterns from south to north have become so routine that you can't get elected governor of the southern state of Puebla without campaigning in New York. And the road to the governor's job in the state of Chihuahua runs through Dallas. As more and more Mexicans leave home for points north, the nation's politicians--and its electorate--become increasingly Americanized. The farther away from Mexico City (and the closer to the border), the more independent-minded, entrepreneurial and individualistic the population becomes. Such thinking was once considered too "American...
Cinco de Mayo traditionally commemorates May 5, 1862, the day when Mexican troops, outnumbered two to one, defeated French invaders in the infamous Battle of Puebla...
...organize outside government-controlled churches. Roman Catholicism is decapitated by Hanoi's blocking the Vatican's appointment of bishops and imposing tight restrictions on those allowed to attend seminaries. Protestant church leaders who hold unauthorized meetings have been hit with staggering fines. In the past three years, the Puebla Institute, a human-rights group focusing on religious-freedom issues, has documented the detention of more than 100 Buddhist monks and Christian leaders...
...Mullen Jr., Research Director Puebla Institute Washington