AG Eric Holder Finally Held Accountable

Embattled US Attorney General, Eric Holder, is finally experiencing the repercussions of his actions.After frustrating a probe led by Darrel Issa over the death of border patrol agent, Brian Terry in the midst of...

Can we not have war closer to home?

Lest we forget, the Monroe Doctrine carved out the Western Hemisphere as America’s primary focus of influence. Just think about that. As a matter of policy, reinforced numerous times and revived by President...

Mexico: Hitmen Assassinate the Mayor of Hildago Drug Capital

For the past ten years the situation in Mexico has digressed so far that the violent scenes within Tamaulipas are regarded as an everyday occurence. The second Mayor in two weeks has been murdered and the "Gulf"...

Afghan President's brother claimed to be on C.I.A payroll:NYTimes

A report in New York Times can literally brew up storm in the U.S. political cup. While the U.S. forces keep losing life daily fighting Taliban in Afghanistan and the U.S. authorities fight Mexican drug...

Mexico arrests wanted drug suspect

A major figure in the Juarez Drug Cartel was arrested in Mexico City.  Carillo Levya was identified and arrested as he exercised in a city park on Thursday. "Vicente Carrillo Leyva was spotted in Mexico City...

Shadow of vigilantes appears in Mexico drug war

" CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) – Shadowy vigilante groups are threatening Mexico's drug gangs near the U.S. border in retaliation for a wave of murders and kidnappings that killed 1,600 people in this city alone last year. One group in the border city of Ciudad Juarez...

Mexico's Drug War: Crisis? Or Political Theatre?

The Border ReportCuliacán, Sinaloa – Go back to those high-profile assassinations last week in Mexico City; then wander over to Culiacán for a moment and take a look at this guy above, Alfredo Beltrán Leyva....

Drug Dealers are falling from the sky

n the midst of one of the most famous off-road races, the Mexican Anti-Drug police got the best prize, out of sheer luck. PGR officers (Procuraduría General de la República) found the dead body of Luis Merardo León Hinojosa, a.k.a "El Abulón", leader of the Arellano...

Mexican Gang Feud Plays Out On YouTube

You can see some crazy stuff on Youtube, but this is up there with the most bizarre. FYI, one of the clips cited in this article was removed. "Since his death, Elizalde has been both mourned and mocked online, Sinaloa and Gulf supporters exchanging taunts via YouTube...

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Mexico's Cartels Escalate Drug War

Gangs enlist militias, whose tactics include beheadings, in battles over smuggling routes.

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