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La Mujer Obrera <moonlight@igc.apc.org>

Wed, 30 Nov 1994 17:00:03



Dear Friends,



     It is with great sadness and concern that we send these greetings

of solidarity.  Conditions in Mexico are quickly deteriorating and we

are preparing for the growing possibility of war in Mexico.  Troop

movements continue, with increased repression against popular

movements.  In addition, the recent resignation of Mexico's Deputy

Attorney General Mario Ruiz Masseiu, who had conducted a substantial

investigation into the murder of his brother, PRI general secretary

Francisco Ruiz Masseiu, confirms fears that the PRI government is

infiltrated by drug lords.  Its internal decomposition signals not

only a clear inability to govern, but an inability to maintain the

negotiated peace because of the party's hard line against any kind of

democratic reform; much less to respond to demands for justice for the

country's poor and indigenous communities.

     Here in the US, we are stunned by the pronounced indifference of

the press and the U.S. government to this situation, and fear that the

American people will once again be shocked out of complacency much as

they were January 1st of this year.  Only recently a report from the

Copley News Service, distributed along the U.S.-Mexico border

characterized outgoing President Carlos Salinas de Gortari as "the man

who revolutionized the face of 20th century Mexico, [transforming]

Mexico from an inefficient, underdeveloped country into one of the

most promising economies in the world."  The article signals the North

American Free Trade Agreement as the "crowning economic

accomplishment."

     This misinformation serves the purpose of keeping potential

investors calm and interested; but it goes against national interests,

both in the US and Canada.  A war in Mexico will be another Vietnam;

except its consequences will be double in size and destructiveness.

It appears that the United States has learned nothing from the past.

It is now a real possibility that it will allow the genocidal

annihilation of indigenous communities much as it did in the

mid-1800's in order to satisfy the need for land of the

multinationals.  It does not question, even at the most basic level,

its alliance with a dictatorship which has been in power for 65 years;

apparently nothing was learned from the experience with Panama and

Iran.

     As people of conscience we must struggle to hold our governments

accountable for the destruction being created by neoliberalism.  Our

futures are intrinsically linked with the future of Mexico.  Unless we

in the United States and Canada struggle to secure democracy within

our own countries and in Mexico, our own possibilities of a stable

economic future and just political system will diminish as well.

     We welcome the opportunity to work with you, our northern

neighbors, in the struggle for genuine peace, democracy, and justice

throughout the continent.  Please keep us informed of your efforts,

and we will work to do the same.  It is important that all of us do

our part to combat the misinformation of the mainstream press and our

governments.



Sincerely, Cecilia Rodriguez

National Commission for Democracy in Mexico,

USA



 

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