US Military’s Anti-Drug Campaign in Afghanistan Ends in Failure | Hundreds of airstrikes failed to curb opium trade
US Military’s Anti-Drug Campaign in Afghanistan Ends in Failure
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Sequestration: Navy Withdraws Ships From Drug War
Sequestration: Navy Withdraws Ships From Drug War | Coast Guard claims ‘major blow’ in losing Navy frigates
UN Drug Czar Pressing US Feds to Disregard Marijuana Legalization in Co. and Wa.
The head of the UN drug watchdog agency is pressing US federal officials to challenge ballot measures in Colorado and Washington that decriminalized marijuana, in blatant disrespect for what the people voted for in those states. Raymond Yans, who heads...
After Pot Legalization in US States, Latin American Leaders Suggest Following Suit
A group of Latin American political leaders came together on Monday to acknowledge the legalization of marijuana in two US states and implied such moves could inform their own drug policies going forward. Leaders in Latin America have repeatedly voiced support for...
Marijuana Legalization in US States Could Encourage Central America
Ballot initiatives in Colorado and Washington state legalized marijuana, while Massachusetts further decriminalized it, in decisions that could open the door for countries in Central America to defy the Obama administration and push through their own legalization...
Mexico Study: Legalizing Marijuana Would Cut Cartel Income by 30 Percent
A study released Wednesday by a respected Mexican think tank concludes that if current ballot measures in certain American states to legalize the recreational use of marijuana pass, it could cut the earnings of Mexican drug cartels by as much as 30 percent. The study...
DEA Agents Kill Another Honduran in Increasingly Aggressive Drug War
Two US agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration shot and killed a man in Honduras last week who was suspected of drug smuggling, in the third instance since May of DEA involvement in the killing of suspects in the troubled Latin American country. The shooting...
Mexico’s New President Unlikely to Deviate from US’s Drug War
The presumptive winner of Mexico's presidential election on Sunday, Enrique Peña Nieto, is not likely to make any substantive change away from the US-dominated, militaristic approach to the drug war, as many hoped. Central America has become the most dangerous place...
US Drug War in Honduras Expands as Human Rights Abuses Increase
America's drug war in Honduras continues to expand and further militarize the conflict, as Washington's responsibility for a worsening human rights situation goes unaccounted for. The expanded mission, called Operation Anvil, is run with six US State Department attack...
House Panel Holds Holder in Contempt
A House panel voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for failing to cooperate with a congressional inquiry into Operation “Fast and Furious,” just hours after President Obama asserted executive privilege to hide potentially...
