Austin Bay, writing for The Washington Examiner, lays out what is known and surmised about the abduction and murder of 43 college students in the state of Guerrero town of Iguala. It has become a cause celebre in Mexico, a country you would think has become inured to widespread murder by drug cartels.
Perhaps the difference is that no one alleges the young people were in any way involved in criminal activity, although they were protesting government malfeasance. As a result of their murder the mayor of Iguala and his wife have been arrested as instigators of the massacre, Federal police have taken over law enforcement in the city, and the state governor has resigned.
Bay claims it is widely believed the scandal calls into question President Enrique Pena Nieto's ability to govern effectively.
