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Full Article Read WikiLeaks plans to release a U.S. bank's documents 29 Nov 2010 WikiLeaks plans to release a U.S. bank's documents 29 Nov 2010 Proof of extra dimensions possible next year: CERN 15 Nov 2010 Factbox: Ties binding China and North Korea 12:22am EST Saudi king urged U.S. to attack Iran: WikiLeaks | 29 Nov 2010 Discussed 64 South Korea names security adviser as defense minister 59 Saudi king urged U.S. to attack Iran: WikiLeaks 58 U.S., South Korea begin joint military exercises Watched Bejeweled bra exposed in NY Thu, Oct 21 2010 Row over vote orgasm video Fri, Nov 19 2010 World reacts to WikiLeaks release Mon, Nov 29 2010 Four years on, drug war bleeds Mexican heartland Tweet This Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook By Michael O'Boyle and Miguel Angel Gutierrez MORELIA, Michoacan (Reuters) - A four-year army crackdown in Mexico's methamphetamine-producing heartland has provoked a dizzying increase in violence, fueling fears that the country is losing its battle... Related News Timeline: Drug war ravages Mexican state of Michoacan Mon, Nov 29 2010 Mexican cult-like drug gang says willing to disband Mon, Nov 29 2010 Analysis & Opinion “Collateral damage” grows in Mexico’s army-led drug war Related Topics World » Mexico » Related Video Ground zero in Mexico's drug war Mon, Nov 29 2010 1 / 4 A soldier stands guard as girls walk past in Morelia November 24, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Leogivildo Gonzalez By Michael O'Boyle and Miguel Angel Gutierrez MORELIA, Michoacan | Mon Nov 29, 2010 8:44pm EST MORELIA, Michoacan (Reuters) - A four-year army crackdown in Mexico's methamphetamine-producing heartland has provoked a dizzying increase in violence, fueling fears that the country is losing its battle against organized crime. Grisly assassinations and gang extortion are terrifying Mexicans in the western state of Michoacan, where President Felipe Calderon launched his war on drug cartels, sending in about 5,000 soldiers in December 2006 following a narrow election victory. Despite heavily armed patrols, hundreds of drug lab busts and thousands of arrests, locals say gangs in the president's home state wield huge power, ramping up drug output while using terror and bribes to control towns mired in poverty. Almost 300 people were killed by drug hitmen between January and October in the state, and Michoacan's 2010 total could near the 371 executions seen in 2009, according to Eduardo Guerrero-Gutierrez, an independent drug trade analyst. Total murders jumped to 2,265 last year, compared to 560 in 2006. "Crime has only gotten worse. Before, things were calm. Now you don't know what could happen," said Miriam Ortiz, a 32-year-old teacher. Sitting by the pink stone cathedral in Michoacan's capital Morelia, near where a drug gang grenade attack killed eight in 2008, she added: "We are afraid here." The army's arrival on December 11, 2006, in the lush valleys of Michoacan, only a few hours from Mexico City, was hailed by many Mexicans and Washington as a bold departure after decades where drug lords were allowed to control vast fiefdoms in league with dirty politicians. The military onslaught has been followed by massive troop deployments from Mexico's Caribbean to the U.S. border in a bid to replace corrupt police forces while they undergo reform. But the traffickers in Michoacan continue to openly defy authorities, despite the added presence of elite police. Earlier this month, drug hitmen blocked roads with burning cars and set fire to a gas station after security forces arrested two local smugglers, effectively shutting down Morelia. Gunmen fired 1,700 rounds into an armored vehicle carrying the former state police chief in April. The official barely survived and later resigned. A top state policeman was also gunned down in October. Retired General Manuel Garcia Ruiz, who led Calderon's first charge into Michoacan and took over as Michoacan's police chief this summer, said on Monday he had been threatened. Meanwhile, Calderon's unprecedented effort to break the ties between officials in Michoacan and traffickers suffered an embarrassing setback this year when judges released 30 local mayors and politicians arrested in 2009 on corruption charges. The judges cited a lack of evidence. As the bodies pile up -- more than 31,000 across Mexico since December 2006 -- 49 percent of Mexicans say Calderon's drug war is a failure, according to a poll issued last week. "The traffickers continue to operate and find ways around the authorities. They evolve and develop new alliances, and they survive," said Eric Olson, an organized crime analyst at the U.S.-based Woodrow Wilson Center's Mexico Institute. Calderon insists there is no turning back, that violence shows gangs are becoming desperate and that he is winning. "We will persevere until we leave Mexico free of the cancer of organized crime," he said in a speech on Sunday. 1 2 Next World Mexico We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (1) CaseyRyback wrote: Mexico needs to start treating the narcoterrorists like terrorists instead of criminals. Catching them should only be important if you want to interrogate them. Everyone else is better off “neutralized” by a missile through the window of their big fancy homes and vehicles. The drug cartels should consider themselves lucky that Mexico hasn’t asked America’s Special Forces to get involved, because if they did, they would be sleeping with the fishes right now just like most of al Qaida. 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