Thousands of Mexicans march to protest drug war

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of  Mexicans yesterday marched into the capital city to protest the  wave of killing that has claimed 38,000 lives since President  Felipe Calderon launched his war on drug gangs in late 2006.

Demonstrators, many wearing white and walking in silence,  held up placards that read “Not a single more death,” “Enough  already” and “No more bloodshed.”

The march started on Thursday about 45 miles (72 km) from  the capital in the tourist city of Cuernavaca, which has been  rocked by