[news] U.S. Contractor Leads Torture Training in Mexico

[Mostly Water - "Canadian" and International alternative news feed]

By KRISTIN BRICKER - July 3, 2008

The existence of a training led by a US defense contractor to teach Mexican police torture tactics in order to combat organized crime...is particularly disturbing considering the US government's recent approval of the $1.6 billion **Plan Mexico**...Plan Mexico is an aid package specifically designed to support President Felipe Calderón's deadly battle against organized crime. It will fund more US training for Mexican police and military, in addition to providing them with riot gear...Plan Mexico allows funds for the deployment of up to fifty US defense contractors to Mexico.  


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