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Mothers March on Mexico City
Mothers of women and men missing in Mexico embarked May 8 on a national march/caravan that will culminate in protests and meetings in the nation’s capital this week. Like last year’s caravans organized by poet Javier Sicilia and other relatives … Continue reading
A New Way to Fight Mexico’s Vicious Cartels: Legalizing Marijuana
By Ioan Grillo / TIME / Mexico As journalists filmed Mexican soldiers burning a record-breaking 300-acre field of marijuana earlier this month, they learned the old lesson of these public displays — you don’t actually get high from all the … Continue reading
Posted in drug war, drugs, economy, guns, Human Rigths, Uncategorized
Tagged Cannabis, Ernesto Zedillo, Felipe Calderón, Legality of cannabis, Mexican Drug War, Mexico, United States, Vicente Fox
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The bin Laden Assassination Lies As They Occurred: Bob Tuskin, Gary Franchi, Federal Jack and Payday Monsanto
Related Articles New World Order – 6 Hour Marathon – Chris Everard, Max Igan, Jack Blood, Doug Owen, EA Koetting, Bob Tuskin – 02/22/11 (angelbabe43.wordpress.com) The White House Marxist had no choice but to authorize Bin Laden’s assassination (gunnyg.wordpress.com) Fidel … Continue reading
Posted in drug war, drugs, guns, Human Rigths, Journalism, traffic, Uncategorized, USA
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Driving Mexico’s ‘highway of death’
By William Booth and Nick Miroff, Thursday, This is the time of year when Mexican families traditionally drive long distances to celebrate Easter together. But Highway 101 through the border state of Tamaulipas is empty now — a spooky, forlorn, potentially perilous journey, where … Continue reading
Posted in drug war, drugs, guns, Human Rigths, traffic
Tagged Ciudad Victoria, Egidio Torre Cantú, Mexico, Nuevo Laredo, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, United States, William Booth
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Double murder in Nuevo León, threats close newspaper in Guerrero
Organized crime seems to have been responsible for the murders of two journalists on 25 March in Monterrey, in the northern state of Nuevo León – José Luis Cerda Meléndez, 33, a program host on the national TV channel Televisa, and Luis Emanuel … Continue reading
Posted in drug war, drugs, guns, traffic
Tagged Mexico, Monterrey, National Human Rights Commission, Reporters Without Borders, Televisa, Zeferino Torreblanca
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11-Year-Old Girl Horrifically Gang-Raped; New York Times Article Blames the Victim
[Trigger warning for sexual violence, victim-blaming, and rape apologia.] There is an awful story in the New York Times today: Vicious Assault Shakes Texas Town. It’s about the arrest of 18 boys and men, ranging in age “from middle schoolers to … Continue reading
Posted in drug war, drugs, economy, education, Guggenheim, guns, Human Rigths, Journalism, low income, poverty, sexuality, USA
Tagged Alumnus, Boy, New York Times, Rape, Rape culture, Sexual assault, Texas, Victim blaming
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Mexico: Cops, Crime and Drugs
Headlines about the security situation in Mexico rivet the US media. Statements, questions, policy assessments and more questions echo from Capitol Hill and the White House, feeding a constant video and audio stream of punditry. Is Mexico a national security … Continue reading
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