shadow.foreignpolicy.com - 1/28/2009
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By Christian Brose For too long, Mexico's intensifying war against narcogangs has gone largely unnoticed in U.S. debate. At last, that's changing. For starters, there was the Joint Forces Command report late last year warning that Mexico, like Pakistan, is in danger of near-term collapse. ...
topics.nytimes.com - 2/2/2009
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World news about Mexico, including breaking news and
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Mexico- The New York Times
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/4/2009
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A federal grand jury probe of the firings
of nine U.S. attorneys during the Bush administration is...
focusing on the role played by recently retired Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) and former senior Bush White House aides in the 2006 dismissal of David ...
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U.S. Attorney Scandal: Feds Probe Domenici for ...
washingtontimes.com - 1/26/2009
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By: canadianfookair "Canadian border!?" "Don't talk about the
Canadian border!" "Canadian border!?" "Are you kidding me!?" I...
think coach Mora just about sums up my feelings on this issue. January 26, 2009 at 2:54 p.m. | Mark as Offensive By: ...
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Napolitano's priority: Canada border
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The War In Mexico
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... that the gang war in Mexico is a bigger threat than Afghanistan and Iraq. Christian Brose analyzes the situation and says the hyperbole isn't warranted - yet: ...
Omnibus Catch-Up #2
The American Scene —
... (7) As an avid reader of John Robb, and as a friend of the great Dan Kurtz-Phelan — one of the finest foreign policy minds in Democratic circles — I’ve been obsessed with Mexico’s struggles with narcogangs for a long time, and, as Chris Brose notes, the crisis is now garnering the attention of key policy elites. Brose wants to tamp down the hysteria. ...
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fabiusmaximus.wordpress.com 1/9/2009 — This provides a very brief look at two excellent reports about Mexico. Excerpts from each appear below.
“Mexico Security Memo - Year-end Wrap-up“, Stratfor, 5 January 2008 — Subscription only.
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foreignpolicy.com 2/17/2009 — hat I remember most about my return to Mexico last year are the narcomantas . At least that s what everyone called them: drug banners. Perhaps a dozen feet long and several feet high, they were hung in parks and plazas around Monterrey. Their messages ...
State of War
foreignpolicy.com 2/21/2009 — hat I remember most about my return to Mexico last year are the narcomantas . At least that s what everyone called them: drug banners. Perhaps a dozen feet long and several feet high, they were hung in parks and plazas around Monterrey. Their messages ...
Mexico: The Third War
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U.S. to blame for much of Mexico violence: Clinton
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Mexico Cartels Don't Buy Assault Weapons from U.S.
gunnewsdaily.com 3/4/2009 — Let's set things straight right up front. Yes, some guns are being smuggled into Mexico from the U.S. Most are handguns. But, handguns are being illegally trafficked from state to state and from the U.S. to Canada. It should come as no surprise that ...
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