Gunmen Kill 15 in Bar Attack in Northern Mexico
Gunmen burst into a neighborhood bar in the capital city of the northern border state of Chihuahua and opened fire, killing at least 15 people before fleeing, authorities said Saturday.
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How the Drug War Hurts Everyone
From Wall Street to Oakland, recent events prove the campaign isn't just futile. It's a deadly waste of resources
5 Police Officers Killed in Mexico Border City
Mexican authorities say gunmen killed five local police officers in the border city of Ciudad Juarez a day after members of the force left hotels where they had been staying since last month for protection.
Mexico Church Divided Over Drug Wars
The street vendors outside the iconic Basilica de Guadalupe in Mexico City are doing a roaring trade.
Conservatives Importing Drug Violence From Mexico With New Crime Policies
Politicians created drug prohibition. Drug prohibition created the gangs and cartels. Now Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada have passed new laws guaranteed to give the gangs more power.
Drug War: Time For an Exit Strategy [Blowback]
Huge casualty reports from Mexico's drug war demand the US figure out an exit strategy
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.
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.
