Cool Calderón Bags a Barbie (part 2)

Holy hot tamales my amigos! Mexico is on fire, and I’m not talking about jalapeños either! President Felipe Calderón and the Mexican government’s war against drug cartels has ramped up in violence and death count in a very big way in the last 4 years, impacting all levels of society both within Mexico but also neighboring countries/regions. Instead of delving in the dirty details of the daily violence, the Plaid Avenger explains the “Why here?” and “Why now?” behind the rise of these cartels in northern Mexico here in the 21st century.