As Mexico election nears, candidates show no sound plans to stem violence
(The Guardian Mexico)

Experts say not one of the candidates has a detailed strategy to pacify a country that has suffered more than 200,000 murders since 2007When Arnoldo Cuéllar kicked off his reporting career in Guanajuato in the mid-1980s, mass graves, decapitations and political assassinations were not part of his patch. `It was a calm place back then,` reminisced the 57-year-old Mexican journalist. Related: Mexico candidate shot while posing for selfie in latest murder of politician Why did Mexico launch its war on drugs? Related: `Amlo`: the veteran leftwinger who could be Mexico`s next president Related: Mexico maelstrom: how the drug violence got so bad Continue reading...