Drug War: Time For an Exit Strategy [Blowback]
Huge casualty reports from Mexico's drug war demand the US figure out an exit strategy
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Mexico’s Drug War Bloodies Areas Thought Safe
The Mexican drug war that has largely been defined by violence along the border is intensifying in interior and southern areas once thought clear of the carnage, broadening a conflict that has already overwhelmed the authorities and dispirited the public, according to analysts and new government data.
Trial Exposes Odd Ties in Mexico Drug War
When a top Mexican or Colombian drug lord is captured, events normally go something like this: He gets extradited to the U.S. and makes a closed-door deal with prosecutors to give information on the drugs trade while getting a reduced sentence in return. The public finds out little to nothing of the details.
Mexican Police Find 13 Bodies After Latest Drug War Shooting
Police found thirteen semi-naked bodies piled one atop the other outside a convenience store in western Mexico on Monday, local authorities said.
Mexico’s Drug War Dead: 12,000 in 2011
The total number of dead matters less than public perception. Can we say the drug war's failed now?
Mexicans Protest Ottawa’s Asylum Policies
Demonstrators protested Canada's policy towards Mexican asylum seekers in a downtown demonstration Sunday.
Border Patrol Agents Knowingly Let Drugs In
A lack of backup on the ground means armed traffickers are often allowed to proceed, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement source tells The Fix.
Mexico Drug War Casualty: Citizenry Suffers Post-Traumatic Stress
Outwardly, life seems normal; but as drug war kidnappings, extortion, and violence brush closer to the average citizen, experts say, the mental terrain looks like post-traumatic stress.
Selling the Drug War for $3 Billion? How the Pentagon Will Privatize an International War on Drugs
In part of a move to transfer tactics from the "war on terror" to the "war on drugs", the Pentagon is paying private security firms millions to fight the drug war internationally.
Selling the Drug War for $3 Billion? How the Pentagon Will Privatize an International War on Drugs
In part of a move to transfer tactics from the "war on terror" to the "war on drugs", the Pentagon is paying private security firms millions to fight the drug war internationally.
