I used to live in Mexico, but I have to admit I was a bit nervous about going back. In the months since I returned to the United States from Mexico City, I'd been reading about the drug wars in …
Putting Troops on Mexican Border Needs to be 'Looked at Very Carefully,' Senator Says
The violence caused by drug cartels along the U.S.-Mexico border might not be as serious a national security concern as the war in Afghanistan, but it is a threat that calls for adequate resources, …
Homeland Security plans for violence on US border
Tighter gun control and stronger law enforcement in Southwestern states were recommended Thursday by lawmakers concerned about drug violence in Mexico possibly spilling across the border. Full Story …
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World: Financial Crisis Likely to Lead to To Political Crisis
Highlights - Economic downturn likely to have severe political fallout in Europe and Latin America - Ukraine, as chokepoint between West and East, likely to face largest backlash - Bolivian …
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U.S. citizen beheaded in apparent drug hit
A U.S. citizen was one of the three men who were found decapitated this week in Tijuana, Mexican authorities said Friday. The body of George Harrison, a 38-year-old former Chula Vista resident, had …
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Frontlines of Criminal Insurgency: Understanding the Plazas
Mexico, and the cross-border region that embraces the frontier between Mexico and the United States, are embroiled in a series of interlocking, networked criminal insurgencies. These criminal …
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Santisma Muerte: A Troubling Trend in Radicalization
“I don’t know Hakim. This isn’t typical; it’s spreading. I’ve worked here for a few years now and this is different. The inmates are doing some strange religious stuff. We know they are praying, but …
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Group Profile: The Beltran-Leyva Brothers Cartel
Editor’s note: This report is an analysis of the Beltran-Leyva Brothers cartel. This assessment will focus on the current state of the cartel, as well as the efforts of Mexican activist groups to …
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Mexican president meets with group of US lawmakers
Mexico says a group of U.S. legislators recognizes the country is making progress in the fight against drug trafficking. President Felipe Calderon's office says the lawmakers expressed interest in …
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U.S. nuclear weapons lab loses 67 computers
Officials from New Mexico's Los Alamos nuclear weapons laboratory have fessed up to having only just realised that 67 of its computers were missing, with no less than 13 of them having disappeared …
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