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The Drug War Was Lost Before It Started,why Does Our Gov. Refuse To Admit This Fact?
23 hours ago ago from Canada Drugs Information
past two years, drug violence in Mexico has become a fixture of the daily news. Some of this violence pits drug cartels against one another; some involves confrontations between law enforcement and traffickers. Recent estimates suggest thousands have lost their lives in this war on drugs. The U.S. and Mexican responses to this violence have been predictable: more troops and police, greater border controls and expanded enforcement of every ...
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11 hours ago ago from Heaven and Earth
An article in the Wall Street Journal is reporting that some advisors are saying the U.S. should legalize marijuana, let cocaine pass through the Caribbean and take the profit motive out of the drug trade . Interesting points: Forbes magazine put Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman as No. 401 on the world's list of billionaires. Imagine if some of that profit went towards treating drug use as a health issue? Mexico's deputy ...
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18 minutes ago ago from NOVAKEO.COM
An interview with Laura Carlsen Militarization is not the way to deal with Mexico's political crisis. Laura Carlsen Mike Whitney Will you explain what Plan Mexico is and how it relates to the North American Free Trade Agreement? (NAFTA) Laura Carlsen : Plan Mexico, also called the Merida Initiative, is a three-year regional security cooperation plan devised by the former Bush administration and presented in October of 2007. ...
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2 hours ago ago from CommunityMatters Bl
(Community Matters) I remember hearing that question a few weeks ago. Well, Mexico sure hasn't invited our help at any non-discrete level. Yet this article brings home the threat next door Revenge in Drug War Chills Mexico Also recentlly heard a story of how even in San Miguel national drug gangs have moved in, pushing out small time, casual use marijuana dealers selling to locals/ex-patriots . Of course, there's also Charles Duggan's ...
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6 hours ago ago from Free Market Mojo
In the 40 years since U.S. President Richard Nixon declared a war on drugs,' the supply and use of drugs has not changed in any fundamental way. David Luhnow of the Wall Street Journal writes . The only difference: a taxpayer bill of more than $1 trillion. So what would be the best step to take to win an unwinnable war? Growing numbers of Mexican and U.S. officials say—at least privately—that the biggest step in hurting the business ...
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Solutions to Mexico's Drug Crisis
15 hours ago ago from Wall Street Journal
Mexico City In the 40 years since U.S. President Richard Nixon declared a "war on drugs," the supply and use of drugs has not changed in any fundamental way. The only difference: a taxpayer bill of more than $1 trillion. A senior Mexican official who has spent more than two decades helping fight the government's war on drugs summed up recently what he's learned from his long career: "This war is not winnable." Associated Press A ...
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