US NM: Editorial: Merida Money: Withholding It Is Good Idea

Las Cruces Sun-News, 06 Oct 2010 – Officials at the U.S. State Department are recommending that some Merida Initiative money be held back until Mexico shows that it is making more of an effort to control ongoing and escalating violence problems in that country. Merida is a three-year plan that would give Mexico $1.4 billion to help in various phases of the fight against drug cartels. The money is to be given out in phases.