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Drug cartel charity giving secures goodwill among Mexican public

By Gritsforbreakfast

Reports like this one from Mexico me think the drug traffickers understand better how to win support from local communities than the corrupt Mexican government. From the San Diego Tribune ("Bishop: Drug gangs building churches," April 6):Violent drug gangs in Mexico, which kill thousands of people a year, fund the building of churches in impoverished villages to try to win over locals, a senior Catholic bishop said. ?They are very generous,? Bishop Carlos Aguiar told a press conference, Reforma newspaper reported Saturday. Aguiar, who heads Mexico's Catholic bishops' conference, said drug traffickers pour money into poverty-stricken towns where the government lacks funds to build roads or provide electricity. ?The drug smugglers build things that mean a lot for these communities,? he said...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on April 11, 2008 (boomark / email).