[CedarDave]

It looks like Fox will stall, talk and negotiate for the next 34 days until he is out of office. He certainly doesn't want violence and death of, or by, his federal police as his last legacy. I just hope Calderon is establishing a plan to defuse the situation when he becomes president (maybe by legally getting rid of the corrupt PRI governor and calling for new elections, I don't know). But he can't let the current situation drag on for another several months after he is in office. Schools, businesses, government services, tourism and everyday life will have been disrupted, likely permanently for many in the state.

[StJacques]

I have the feeling Fox still wants a negotiated solution, but I also think he knows that the locals in Oaxaca who are against APPO have had their fill and will take matters into their own hands if the federal government does nothing. That's the wild card here. There are now three players in the game.