michaelyon-online.com - 3/25/2009
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25 March 2009 General (ret.) Barry McCaffrey continues to sound cautions and alarms on Mexico. Clearly he loves the place and doesn't want to see it fall apart. For their sake or for ours. I would highly suggest that journalists reach out to McCaffrey through his website . His latest ...
google.com - 3/26/2009
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16 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) The Mexican government
is not on the verge of collapse, the top...
U.S. intelligence official said Thursday, seeking to tamp down increasing alarm over the powerful and violent drug cartels operating in the country that is ...
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The Associated Press: Official: Mexico not in danger of ...
reuters.com - 3/25/2009
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - An "insatiable" appetite in
the United States for illegal drugs is to blame...
for much of the violence ripping through Mexico, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday. Clinton acknowledged the U.S. role in ...
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U.S. to blame for much of Mexico violence: Clinton
news.bbc.co.uk - 3/26/2009
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the
US must take part of the blame for drug-related...
violence in Mexico. Speaking as she arrived in Mexico, she said America's appetite for drugs and its inability to stop arms crossing the border were helping ...
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BBC NEWS | Americas | Clinton admits US blame on drugs
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Michael Yon: McCaffrey on Mexico - 23 March 2009
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... not about al Qaeda and the Taliban, but equally ruthless criminal gangs -- with far more money than al Qaeda could ever dream of. These gangs will be bringing guns and drugs to your city, and they will hope to make your kid a customer. And if your kid causes problems, he'll be shot. Or worse./pblockquotepstrongFrom General McCaffrey:/strongbr /br /emMarch 23, 2009 br /Gen. Barry McCaffrey, President, BR McCaffrey Associates, LLC/embr /br /I have been closely engaged on the issues read ...
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