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The Bloody Border of Mexico’s Drug Wars
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Q&A: Taliban influence weakens Pakistan
Taliban advances in Pakistan are raising concerns in Islamabad and capitals as far away as Washington. How is the Taliban extending its influence in Pakistan It has extended its considerably over the last few years moving northwards along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, from South Waziristan to North Waziristan to Bajur and across now to Swat and Buner. But the Taliban has also extended its influence because it is now involved with several Punjab terrorist groups that have affiliated themselves with the border Taliban and have helped commit some attacks such as one on a police station in Lahore.
White House tries to combat drug demand with rehab
As President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon talk tough about cracking down on the deadly drug war, the United States is changing tactics in the battle against illegal narcotics at home. The man Obama picked to be the new “drug czar,” Gil Kerlikowske, has made it clear that the United States is going to do a better job of treating addicts to try to reduce the demand for narcotics.
Hitmen’s bloody reign all about logic, trafficker says
There are no welcome signs on the approach to Camargo. CAMARGO, Mexico (CNN) — There are no welcome signs on the approach to Camargo. It’s a hardscrabble Mexican border town and home turf for “Los Zetas,” a gang of hitmen and corrupt former special forces cops on the bankroll of the Gulf Cartel.
North Korea’s frontier a bamboo curtain
North Korea, formally called the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, is also known as the Hermit Kingdom for a good reason. For decades, it has been shrouded by a veil of secrecy that has prevented us from better understanding this important nation. As journalists we seek out the realities of life there, beyond the myths and hype, but that is difficult because the DPRK is generally inaccessible to journalists
Senators: Obama border initiative good step, but insufficient
The Obama administration’s initiative to deploy additional federal resources in the fight against rising drug-related violence along the Mexican border was criticized as insufficient in a Senate committee hearing Wednesday. The administration’s plan to send hundreds of extra federal agents and new crime-fighting equipment to the border “represents a significant step forward” but is not enough, Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Connecticut, said
Obama’s ‘Trade War’: No Truck with Mexico
The U.S. press has given the flare-up an ascending series of alarming descriptions: “a dispute that could lead to a trade war”; a “mini trade war”; and the full, flaming “Obama’s first trade war.” This month’s ban on Mexican truckers operating in U.S
Melting glaciers force Italy, Swiss to redraw border
Melting glaciers in the Alps may prompt Italy and Switzerland to redraw their borders near the Matterhorn, according to parliamentary draft legislation being readied in Rome. Franco Narducci of Italy’s opposition Democratic Party is preparing a bill to redefine the frontier with neighboring Switzerland, his office said Wednesday
Suspected drug lord arrested in Mexico
The Mexican army has arrested a top drug cartel chief and four of his bodyguards, the government announced Wednesday. Hector Huerta Rios, also known as “La Burra” or “El Junior,” was arrested Tuesday in the city of San Pedro Garza Garcia in Nuevo Leon state, along Mexico’s border with the United States
Obama to beef up Mexico border policy
The Obama administration said Tuesday it’s sending hundreds of extra federal agents and new crime-fighting equipment to the Mexican border as the U.S. struggles to roll back a tide of drug-related violence sweeping the Southwest.