La Macha wrote, with some suspicion, as to who was responsible for the Mexican Independence Day blasts in Morelia. While no organization or individual has taken credit for the attacks, the Mexican government has detained at least three people, two whom they say are suspects and members of drug gangs.

Pero Nezua, over at The Unapologetic Mexican, makes the important and correct point, that the military incursion into Morelia that followed the initial grenade attack, is just an escalation and continuation of violent Mexican politics that attack the community and cover up the real culprits.

But sadly, it is true that this escalates the ongoing and escalating violence, even if it is not true that the “drug gangs” caused it. Even if this was done by the CIA or related people (a very popular trick of governments not only in the USA, but recently in Oaxaca, and historically, such as in Tlatelcolco), it will (and already is) being used to justify more violence by the Mexican government, more military presence, and more repressive tactics. It ain’t no new story…But not an end to tolerance of stolen elections, corrupt governors, police instigating violence to blame it on la gente, no! That crime is okay. But clearly, this is a signal that things are about to change even more for poor madre México.

Via / VivirMexico y the Unapologetic Mexican