The Resilience of Impunity: NACLA and Mexico, 1968-2008 From: NACLA Report on the Americas | Date: May 1, 2008| Author: Rosen, Fred | Copyright North American Congress on Latin America May/Jun 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

YOU CAN'T ALWAYS BLAME IT ON EMPIRE. NACLA was formed to investigate the relations between the United States and its "sister republics" of the hemisphere, but try as we might, we don't find the empire everywhere. Often, the villain of the day is local politics buttressed by impunity: the propensity (and ability) of rulers and contenders alike to place themselves above the law-to exempt themselves from the legal consequences of their behavior.

In the case of Mexico, there is no question...