Carlos Alberto Guajardo Romero fought back violently against the military and have used violence to strke fear on the civilian population. In addition, journalists have also been targets of the drug gangs when they have reported on their criminal activities. In a phone call between President Barack Obama and President Felipe Calderon, Obama offered his condolences for the loss of Mexican lives in the gunfight, which included Carlos Guajardo. The Ministry of National Defense (SEDENA) in Mexico released the following statement: "Generals, chiefs, army officers and air force personnel, together express their condolences of our supreme citizen commander Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, President of the
Felipe Jesus Consalvos has appeared in a number of public exhibitions and collections, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the American Folk Art Museum, and the Art Institute of Chicago. (Greaves 2008). Consalvos has been described by art critic Roberta Smith as a "self-starting modernist" who is "nearly on a par with folk-art greats like Henry Darger, Martin Ramirez and James Castle." According to Smith, Consalvos' work "belongs to the collage continuum from Hannah Höch to Barbara Kruger." (Smith 2006). "Felipe Jesus Consalvos," Fleisher/Ollman Gallery. Glueck, Grace. "Reminders of America's Many Pasts," "New York Times", January 21, 2005, p. 33. Greaves, Brendan. "Cigarmaker,