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MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced Monday the resignation of Attorney General Eduardo Medina-Mora, his point-man in the offensive against drug cartels, but gave no indication that the current strategy of full confrontation with the gangs would change.
At a ceremony announcing Cabinet changes, including the resignations of the agricultural secretary and head of the state-owned oil company, Medina-Mora predicted history would judge the tough approach with drug gangs as correct.
He was referring to an offensive launched when Calderon took office in late 2006 and in which 13,500 people have been killed in drug-related violence.
Cabinet changes at midterm are not unusual in Mexico.
