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From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

Is Mexico's military out of control?

Hello again, I'm Orman Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

Mexico's drug cartels are so powerful that local and national police, notorious for corruption,

have been replaced by Marines and soldiers.

In the name of restoring law and order, they're doing what they're trained to do, and killing has become more common than arrest and prosecution.

Civilians are among the victims. The UN and human rights groups have expressed alarm, but two successive presidents have claimed there's no alternative to the armed forces in the war on drugs. We'll hear about a growing constitutional crisis financed in part by American military assistance.

Today's talking point media coverage of a candidate who's declared war on the media.

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Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To The Poet. In Mexico last year, a video showing a young woman being tortured by female military police went viral, forcing a public apology from the government.

But torture and killing have become almost routine since the armed forces replaced police in the war against drug cartels.

We'll update that story.

Today's talking point, despite the hours of free media that fueled his candidacy, Donald Trump is attacking the media, which then give him more time.

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