Mexicans Pay in Blood for America’s War on Drugs
The American press continues to report the body count in Mexico's "War on Drugs" at more than 50,000 dead.
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Senate Raps HSBC Over Lax Controls, Links to Money Laundering, Drug Money
The chief compliance officer of Britain’s HSBC Tuesday said he was stepping down from that position after an investigation found that lax controls at the international bank allowed Mexican drug cartels to launder billions of dollars through its U.S. operation and other illicit transactions.
Mexico’s Narco Wars: Stolen Elections, FBI-Cartel Ties, and Why US Banks Don’t Want to End the Drug War
CANNABIS CULTURE - Last year's chilling book El Sicario: The Autobiography of a Mexican Assassin details the outright corruption of the Mexican government and its shady alliances with drug cartels.
Google’s Drug War vs. Mexico’s Cartels
Google, so far, has won the search engine wars. Now it wants to target international crime, including Mexico's powerful drug cartels.
The Drug War Finds New Ways to Fail
The federal government’s effort to battle drug abuse has been a tragic and expensive failure. But of course, admitting that would make politicians, who regularly endorse it to sound tough, seem foolish and careless with taxpayer dollars. So the War on Drugs continues, while of necessity it slowly morphs into new forms of federal waste and unnecessary intrusion into people’s lives.
Latin America Wants Drug Peace; Washington Demands More War
The Drug War is over. The U.S. government hasn't stopped arresting people for using pot and other illicit substances. But no one seriously believes Washington is going to "win," whatever that means. The Drug War is on autopilot, with American politicians afraid to admit the obvious.
Mexico Paper Stops Drug War Coverage After Grenade Attacks
A newspaper in Mexico's violent city of Nuevo Laredo announced on Wednesday it will end coverage of drug-related bloodshed, one day after grenades damaged its offices for the second time this year.
Pena Nieto Bets on Pablo Escobar Nemesis to Win Drug War
Incoming Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto will inherit a drug war that has cost more than 47,000 lives since 2006. He’s betting that the Colombian general who helped take down kingpin Pablo Escobar will help him win.
Belief That the US Government Actively Supports Brutal Cartels Widespread in Mexico
The botched Fast and Furious gun-running operation is big news in Washington today, with Attorney General Eric Holder waiting to find out whether he will be held in contempt of Congress.
Candidates in Mexico Signal a New Tack in the Drug War
The top three contenders for Mexico’s presidency have all promised a major shift in the country’s drug war strategy, placing a higher priority on reducing the violence in Mexico than on using arrests and seizures to block the flow of drugs to the United States.
