Killings force change in focus for Mexico leader

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Since taking office nearly two years ago, President Enrique Pena Nieto has sought to project an image of Mexico on the move, beating back chronic drug violence and pressing ahead with historic constitutional and economic reforms, even offering to contribute soldiers to UN peacekeeping missions in other parts of the globe.

The problem is that, back home, Mexico’s grotesque cycle of violence continues, with soldiers and police implicated in recent atrocities. Pena Nieto’s determination to focus on Mexico’s moment has been derailed by Mexico’s mess.