Positive Sign

Bajo Reserva sees a lot of potential in the type of operation that led to Arturo Beltrán Leyva's death:

The characteristics of the operation in which Arturo Beltrán Leyva, the Boss of Bosses, was eventually done in turns out to be, in their details, a real example of what can be and should be done. It wasn't about a simple exchange of bullets, but rather a true labor of intelligence. The strike was surgical and, in contrast to what goes on in Ciudad Juárez (for example), it gives us assurance that things can be done differently and much more effectively. The navy located and took apart at least four security cells, that network of protection, corruption, and impunity that allowed the capo's empire to take root in Morelos. Among the informants were soldiers, municipal and ministerial police, aside from an extensive network of hit man and lookouts. With all this the navy was able to deliver one of the hardest blows against organized crime. Windows of hope are opened.

Bajo Reserva is usually quite skeptical of Calderón, not unfairly so, but in the way you'd expect from a crusty bunch of reporters. The reaction here is more positive than anything I remember reading from them in recent months.