“Crowds of protesters damned President Felipe Calderon’s military crackdown on drug cartels as he flew to Mexico’s most violent city on Tuesday, three days after gunmen killed two Americans and a Mexican linked to the local U.S. consulate. Hundreds of demonstrators held signs reading ‘government assassins’ as Calderon arrived with U.S. Ambassador Carlos Pascual to meet officials and try to reassure Mexicans and Washington that his army-led crackdown on drug gangs is the best way to curb their violent turf wars.” (03/16/10)