NewsWhore
11-13-2009, 05:20 PM
Today's Diario Libre editorial comments on the mixed messages the government is sending in the war against drugs.
"There is no doubt that the government wants to cleanse itself of the fiasco of drug trafficker Jose Figueroa Agosto's escape and Sobeida Felix Morel's "disappearance", and of the strong rumors suggesting that military, police and civilian government officials have strong ties with both fugitives," writes the newspaper.
It continues:
"The government is trying to cleanse itself in two ways: first, trying to find a scapegoat, which in this case could be the Justice system, when it was not the judiciary that let the two get away. And second, ordering a search that would only be effective if the authorities looked into the linkages that made both their escapes possible.
"That is, wherever you look, someone in government is involved.
"It would be more sensible if responsibilities were established", writes Diario Libre editor Adriano Miguel Tejada. "Why was there no surveillance on Sobeida if it was known that the fugitive Figueroa Agosto was very likely to try to contact her? Why did she not have protection given that drug traffickers or people she could incriminate were likely to try and erase her from the map?" asks the editorialist.
He continues:
"All this brings us back to the analysis on how Figueroa Agosto got away in the first place.
"The impression on the street is that there is a conspiracy to force a change in direction of the institutions that are fighting drug trafficking. Someone is playing a game with two heads.
"It is understandable that the government wants to cleanse itself, but what is not understood is why the old guard let the prey get away so easily."
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)
"There is no doubt that the government wants to cleanse itself of the fiasco of drug trafficker Jose Figueroa Agosto's escape and Sobeida Felix Morel's "disappearance", and of the strong rumors suggesting that military, police and civilian government officials have strong ties with both fugitives," writes the newspaper.
It continues:
"The government is trying to cleanse itself in two ways: first, trying to find a scapegoat, which in this case could be the Justice system, when it was not the judiciary that let the two get away. And second, ordering a search that would only be effective if the authorities looked into the linkages that made both their escapes possible.
"That is, wherever you look, someone in government is involved.
"It would be more sensible if responsibilities were established", writes Diario Libre editor Adriano Miguel Tejada. "Why was there no surveillance on Sobeida if it was known that the fugitive Figueroa Agosto was very likely to try to contact her? Why did she not have protection given that drug traffickers or people she could incriminate were likely to try and erase her from the map?" asks the editorialist.
He continues:
"All this brings us back to the analysis on how Figueroa Agosto got away in the first place.
"The impression on the street is that there is a conspiracy to force a change in direction of the institutions that are fighting drug trafficking. Someone is playing a game with two heads.
"It is understandable that the government wants to cleanse itself, but what is not understood is why the old guard let the prey get away so easily."
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)