US Ambassador Accuses Mexican Government of Refusing Help in Fighting Drugs Cartels

The U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, accused the Mexican government of being in denial over the country’s security problems and refusing to accept help from Washington in the fight against violent drug cartels. In a press conference in Mexico City on Wednesday, Salazar said, “The reality is that at the moment Mexico is not safe.” “The reality for the Mexican people, and that is for businesspeople, members of the press like you who work on the streets, those who have ranches, like the cattleman killed in Sinaloa over the weekend because he was a leader, they don’t live with security,” he added....