Calderón all business at summit with Bush

Mexico's president blasts border fence, U.S. drug addiction
CHRIS HAWLEY
The Arizona Republic Mexico City bureau
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MÉRIDA, Mexico - Mexican President Felipe Calderón showed a harder edge than his predecessor Tuesday, blasting U.S. construction of border walls and demanding Americans shoulder some of the blame for drug trafficking as he kicked off a two-day summit with George W. Bush.

In his welcoming remarks, even before talks had begun, Mexico's conservative new leader touted the military raids he has launched against drug-related violence and challenged the United States to kick its drug addictions.

"My government has done its part: reclaiming the streets and plazas from the claws of crime and drugs," Calderón said.

Oh, yes, President Calderon, the streets of Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez are now completely safe. There are no law enforcement officers or politicians on the take and nobody in Mexico uses drugs - except you, of course, if you really believe the fantasy that you are spinning. -mm