Calderon might live abroad • MEXICO CITY — In meetings, President Felipe Calderon has been telling guests that he and his family are likely to leave Mexico to live abroad after his term ends in December. It will be too dangerous to remain, he warns in private conversation, because powerful drug mafias might come after him.
For the commander-in-chief of Mexico’s U.S.-backed drug war to suggest he has not provided enough security to live in his country is a stunning revelation — and might be seen as either an admission of failure or evidence of how hard he has fought and how far Mexico needs to go.
Limited to a single six-year term, Calderon remains personally popular, with his ratings hovering around 50 percent. Yet two of every three Mexicans recently surveyed say the country is headed in the wrong direction. According to a spokesman, Calderon is “considering a variety of options both at home and abroad … to contribute to finding solutions to global problems.” They say “security will not be a factor.”
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