Mexican Military

(ANTIMEDIA) America is known for its military capabilities and culture of warrior worship among its population. What if, however, you learned that Mexico — not America — is the force with the highest recorded kill rate? Mexican Marines, in fact, are such efficient killers that international watchdogs fear the numbers all but confirm some of the most horrid tales of atrocity from the ongoing drug war.

Guillermo Jimenez Presents Ioan Grillo
On this edition of De-Manufacturing Consent: Guillermo is joined by investigative journalist and author of the book El Narco: Inside Mexico’s Criminal Insurgency, Ioan Grillo. Guillermo and Ioan discuss the ongoing struggle in Mexico with focus on the state of Michoacan and the rise of “autodefensas” (civilian self-defense groups) that some have compared to the Zapatista movement of the 1990s.