Note: mostly computer english Narcos have control in areas of
several countries, or danger of taking over weaker, smaller nations.
Taliban, FARC and Los Zetas prime examples of using drug trade to
achieve power, although FARC not doing too well these days.
Latin America Moves to narco state, Calderon spoke of the case, says
Peru
Presidents recognize that crime assumes government functions. Ollanta
Humala, Peru's president, said the Mexican president admits that
crime has usurped some functions
Georgina Olson / Envoy, Reuters and AFP information
http://www.excelsior.com.mx/index.php?
m=nota&seccion=portada&cat=28&id_nota=826521
CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA, April 15. - Presidents meeting at the Sixth
Summit of the Americas recognized that drug trafficking takes various
state functions, such as collecting taxes, in some places.
At a press conference, the president of Peru, Ollanta Humala, said:
"Some heads of state have said the drug is now entering certain sites
to replace the functions of the state, as is the case and as noted by
the president of Mexico (Felipe Calderón), on the issue of collecting
taxes. "
Humala quotes Calderon moved to the state drug
After meeting with President Felipe Calderon, President of Peru,
Ollanta Humala, gave a press conference in which he stated that drug
trafficking organizations are beginning to replace the state in
various functions.
"The smuggling of drugs and other illegal economic activities are
taking place and in some cases heads of state have said the narcos
are now entering certain sites to replace the functions of the state,
as is the case and as noted by the President of Mexico (Felipe
Calderón), the issue of tax collection, well, these organizations
compete with the state in this type of thing, "he said.
Humala made this statement referring to the collection of dues or
"war tax the drug dealers charged in different parts of Latin America
to the owners of small and medium businesses, but even those who just
bought a car, as in some parts of northern Mexico. "
Conference, within the Sixth Summit of the Americas, President
Ollanta Humala said during a private meeting, attended by all the
leaders attending, they discussed security issues and economic growth
in the region: "We talked about all safety issues openly, "he said.
"The important thing is that these discussions have touched
transparently, which are often not made because they were political
issues should not be touched, they have now pulled out all the
issues," said Ollanta Humala.
And announced that during that conversation that lasted three
presidents and a half hours and that the media had no access, the
U.S. president, Barack Obama said his responsibility in the issue of
combating drug trafficking and stressed that "progress has been made
an important step in the integration and complementation of what is
America."
At night, the president of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos held a dinner
in honor of heads of state participating in the summit. The meeting
ends Sunday around noon and will be released from the debate on
security and economic growth in the region.
Presidency sources were consulted on whether corroborated the
statement made by Humala. Social Communication said that could not be
confirmed, because it is the statements by the president of another
country.
Santos considers it anachronistic to isolate Cuba
The isolation and indifference towards Cuba "have already
demonstrated their inefficiency and anachronism, which remain
anchored in the Cold War era," said yesterday the president of
Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, opening the Sixth Summit of the
Americas statement which earned him a long applause.
In the Convention Center where he heard the president of Honduras,
Porfirio Lobo, and the presidents of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla,
Argentina, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, and Barack Obama, among
others, also noted that Latin America "can not be indifferent to the
process that is taking place in Cuba is increasingly recognized and
it must also continue."
Cuba is largely absent in this summit, the last weeks it was a
consensus to invite President Raul Castro, Cuba's representative as
an observer of the meeting, because his nation is not a member of the
OAS, but no consensus achieved in part by pressure from Washington.
On the discussions taking place in the National Assembly of Cuba on
the possibility of reforming the Foreign Investment Law and to allow
greater investment, as well as issues of political openness on the
island said: "It takes minimal consensus for that process change
comes to fruition for the benefit of the Cubans. "
Antecedent
It may be recalled that two days ago, when President Calderón ended a
one day tour to Cuba, gave a speech at the Jose Marti airport and
there insisted that Mexico condemned and will condemn the economic
embargo imposed against the island by U.S. in the last five decades.
Cuba is the only nation in the continent that is not part of the
Organization of American States, but in recent months the debate
within the organization to incorporate Cuba is becoming harder.
Also in the sixth Summit of the Americas, President Santos referred
to the situation in Haiti, where the ravages of the 2010 earthquake
are still visible.
"Have you missed to hear, what you want and what really needs to
Haiti, instead of promoting their own agendas have missed listening
to the needs of the country itself," said the South American leader.
Narco ago and state officials, to recognize Calderon Humala
Collection of fees in some states, one of the ways in which it
occurs, the Peruvian president said.
Jose Antonio Roman, sent
Posted: 15/04/2012 9:24
Cartagena de Indias. The president of Peru, Ollanta Humala, said at a
news conference that his Mexican counterpart Felipe Calderon told
that drug trafficking has begun to replace the functions of the state.
The revelation of the Andean president came after private talks with
Calderon said in the context of the work of the Sixth Summit of the
Americas in this city, and where the Mexican president also attended
a special meeting of heads of state and Government of the Central
American Integration System.
"Some heads of state have said the narcos are now entering into
certain sites to replace the functions of the state, as is the case
and as noted by the President of Mexico, the issue of tax collection,
well, these organizations compete with the state in this type of
thing, "Humala revealed in the press conference.
Discussions were opaque
He emphasized the importance of these issues are touched with
responsibility, for the problem of drug trafficking and organized
crime requires a global solution, which should involve not only the
producing countries, but also and mainly consuming nations.
It is necessary, he said, that nations make a common front against
these illegal activities that damage the institutions.
"The important thing is that these discussions have touched
transparently, which are often not made because they were political
issues should not be touched, they have now pulled out all the
issues," said Humala.
Calderon took part Saturday in a series of meetings, of which
stressed the special meeting of Central American Integration System
(SICA).
At that meeting spoke about the challenges facing the region as a
result of the activities of transnational organized crime. In this
regard, they stressed the importance of strengthening international
cooperation as the best way to complement national actions on the
basis of the principle of shared responsibility.
In this respect, Calderon reiterated the commitment to support the
Central American Security Strategy. The meeting exchanged views on
the costs of combating organized crime, particularly drug trafficking.
The Mexican president said it is necessary to further analysis and
diagnosis useful to more effectively combat all aspects of this
phenomenon.
This, without neglecting the duties of law enforcement to dismantle
the organized crime groups.
He said it is necessary to strengthen the capacities of institutions.
Nor should we neglect the social, from considerations of public
health to education and employment policies.
The meeting, convened by the president of Honduras, Porfirio Lobo,
president pro tempore of the system, were also present, according to
a bulletin of Los Pinos, the governments of Belize, Dean Barrow,
Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, El Salvador, Mauricio Funes ,
Guatemala, Otto Perez, Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, Panama, Ricardo
Martinelli as president of the host country, Juan Manuel Santos.
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