“Authorities say Mexican drug gangs, primarily the Zetas and rivals from the state of Sinaloa, are ramping up operations in Central America to evade increased marine patrols near Mexico as they relay drug shipments to the United States and Europe.

The gangs are also ferrying military-style weapons north into Mexico to fight Calderon’s forces and opposing gangsters while also vying to take over street sales in Guatemala. Some of the weapons are left over from the wars that the United States helped fight in Central America — including here in Guatemala, which is still recovering from its 36-year civil war.”

Real journalists don’t conflate issues and concoct arguments based in BS – whether they work for FOX or the LA Times.