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Mexican Drug War

Black market drug money buys lots of guns in Mexico. (image via wikimedia.org)
Black market drug money buys lots of guns in Mexico. (image via wikimedia.org)

Mexico Drug War Update

The violence rages unabated in Mexico...
Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom would rather go to war with the narcos then legalize drugs. (Image: World Economic Forum)
Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom would rather go to war with the narcos then legalize drugs. (Image: World Economic Forum)

Guatemala President Wants "NATO-Style" Force to Battle Narcos

Weak Central American states are hard-pressed to go up against the Mexican cartels, and now, Guatemala's president wants to build a NATO-style regional military force to go up against them. And for the US to pay for it.
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Cash and guns Mexico_13.jpg

Mexico Drug War Update

At an absolute minimum, at least 74 people were killed in prohibition-related violence in Mexico in the last week. Sad to say, there's nothing unusual about the death toll.
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Cash and guns Mexico_12.jpg

Mexico Drug War Update

The Mexican government appears to be going after the Zetas, which must please the cartel's rivals.
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Cash and guns Mexico_11.jpg

Mexico Drug War Update

Mexico's president feels "misunderstood" about his bloody drug war, but the killings continue despite his hurt feelings.
The profits of prohibition fuel the violence in Mexico. (Image via Wikimedia.org)
The profits of prohibition fuel the violence in Mexico. (Image via Wikimedia.org)

Mexico Drug War Update

Last Wednesday was a bloody day in Nuevo Leon, and last weekend was a bloody one in Michoacan. And those are just the high-lights.
All the drug busts in Mexico seem to make no difference. (Image via Wikimedia.org)
All the drug busts in Mexico seem to make no difference. (Image via Wikimedia.org)

Mexico Drug War Update

Mexico's prohibition-related violence, with all its spectacular and horrifying brutality, continues unabated.
Bust after bust... and still no impact besides more violence. (Image via Wikimedia.org)
Bust after bust... and still no impact besides more violence. (Image via Wikimedia.org)

Mexico Drug War Update

As prohibition-related violence continues unabated, peace marchers are heading for Ciudad Juarez.
Drug prohibition funds the bloody mayhem in Mexico (Image via Wikimedia.org)
Drug prohibition funds the bloody mayhem in Mexico (Image via Wikimedia.org)

Mexico Drug War Update

No end in sight for the prohibition-related violence plaguing Mexico. The hit men just keep on coming.