A young computer student has Become the voice of one of the most violent drug wars in the world.
The anonymous twenty-something blogger is risking at his own life every day as they defies a culture of fear chilling to post pictures and videos of the ongoing battle Between Mexico's drug cartels and Law Enforcement.
Blog del Narco has Become an Internet sensation - and some of the horror it displays Makes the 2002 film City of God, charting the drug war on the streets of Brazil's Rio de Janeiro, look like a Disney film.
Many of the postings, Including videos of shootings and a beheading, Thurs Appear to come to you directly from drug traffickers.
Others depict crime scenes only accessible to the Military or police.
The gruesome uncensored content is extremely graphic and Sickening.
It appears to Be Provided by all sides - drug Gangs Thurs Their power display, Law Enforcement Thurs show Resolve and the public so people in Mexico learn about Incidents Can the mainstream media is forced Thurs ignore or play down.
In one case at least that many Blog del Narco May not have led to a major arrest - on a prison warden was tion is a video of her Detailing Alleged system of setting free inmates at night Thurs carry out killings for a drug cartel.
Many of the videos are sent to him by readers, Ken know they will get them a much WIDER airing in Mexico, or are Taken from YouTube.
Mexico President Felipe Calderon has Faced Criticism That at his government is Not Enough putting out information to the public.
The violent drug war has killed more than just 28.000 people and made the country one of the world's most dangerous for journalists.
The blogger added: "For the scanty details That They (mass media) has put television, They get Grenades thrown at Them and Their Reporters Kidnapped.
'We Publish everything. Imagine what They Zapraszamy do to us. "
He Said the the blog provides an uncensored platform, posting items regardless of content or affiliation cartel.
He added: "We do not insult Them, we did not say one Specific group is the bad one. We do not want problems with the truth. "
But Critics Said it is free PR for the cartels.
Carlos Lauria, of the Committee to Protect Journalists, said: "Media Outlets not have social and Responsibilities Have to serve the public.
"This is Being Produced by someone WHO IS NOT doing it from a journalistic perspective. He is doing it without Ethical considerations. "
The first sites Concerned posting a small-town shootout in the border state of Tamaulipas wakes police did had Confirm Not Even Happened. It featured YouTube video of crashed cars and Corpses along a road.
CNN, Mexican media, the FBI and Mexican Defense Department are Among the blog's Followers 7.300 on Facebook and Twitter.
The anonymous blogger Said they spends around four hours a day is working and it has recruited a friend Thurs help on Becoming overwhelmed with submissions.
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