Mexican Families Struggle to Find Drug War’s ‘Disappeared’
Thousands of people have disappeared without a trace amid the ongoing drug war in Mexico. Their families are now demanding action from the Mexican government.
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In Mexico, Social Media Become a Battleground in the Drug War
The bodies of a man and a woman were found hanging from a pedestrian overpass in the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo this week with notes threatening similar action against other “Internet snitches.” WARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGES
Marijuana Is Going to Be Sold One Way or Another — Question Is, Would You Rather it Be Cartels or Regulated Businesses?
For decades, the United States has been embroiled in a debate over whether marijuana should be legalized.
The Cartels Behind Mexico’s Drug War
Ruthless battles between competing cartels and government forces have claimed at least 40,000 lives.
Mexico Drug War: Local Mayor Found Murdered
For the fifth time this year, Mexican police have found the body of a local mayor.
U.S. Intervention in Mexico Will Make Things Worse
The increasing involvement of the United States in Mexico's drug war is only going to make a bad situation worse.
Mexicans Take to the Skies to Avoid Drug War
[img_assist|nid=28065|title=|desc="In this July 15, 2011 photo, Michael Jones, the business development manager at Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport in in Brownsville, Texas, lays out a series of model Aeromexico planes to be given to dignitaries upon the arrival of Aeromexico's first direct flight to the airport from Monterrey, Mexico.
Why Expand the Drug War?
Here we go again. Amidst all the talk about out-of-control federal spending and debt, what does the U.S. government do? It goes out and spends more money by expanding the drug war in Mexico.
U.S. Can’t Justify Its Drug War Spending, Reports Say
Government reports say the Obama administration is unable to show that billions of dollars spent in the anti-drug efforts in Latin America have made a significant difference.
Mexico No Longer Has Free Press Thanks To Drug War & Violence
An annual report by an independent advocacy group said that Mexico can no longer be considered to have a free press due to the violence related to the country's ongoing drug trade.
