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Reporting on the Drug War and Democracy from Latin America
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Stops Along the Cancer Treatment Trail

Mon, 2008-07-07 05:00
“The nurse asked me to close my eyes, take a few deep breaths, and imagine myself in a calm, familiar and peaceful place. I pictured myself on on Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, with my Narco News cohorts”

By George Sanchez
The Arizona Star
July 7, 2008

http://www.azstarnet.com/accent/246581.php

84 New Co-Publishers in Three Weeks, and 42 Regional Groups

Mon, 2008-07-07 05:00
Narco News Continues Breaking the Information Blockade, Now on Both Sides of the Border

By Al Giordano
Publisher, Narco News
July 7, 2008

http://www.narconews.com/Issue54/article3158.html

North America Doesn't Exist

Mon, 2008-07-07 05:00
Proponents of Extending the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Flunk Geography, and Economics, Too

By Laura Carlsen
IRC Americas Program
July 7, 2008

http://americas.irc-online.org/am/5343

Company that Led Training in Torture Techniques for Mexican Police Is Risks Incorporated of Miami, Florida

Mon, 2008-07-07 05:00
Trainer Gerardo “Jerry” Arrechea is a High-Ranking Member of the Comandos F4, an Armed Cuban Terrorist Organization

By Kristin Bricker
Via The NarcoSphere
July 7, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/kristin-bricker/2008/07/company-led-training-torture-techniques-mexican-police-is-risks-inc

Congressman Still Has Chance to Redeem Himself in Juarez Kidnapping Case

Sat, 2008-07-05 05:00
U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes Should Call for Congressional Oversight Hearings in the House of Death Abductions and Murders

By Bill Conroy
Via The NarcoSphere
July 5, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/bill-conroy/2008/07/congressman-reyes%E2%80%99-still-has-chance-redeem-himself-juarez-kidnapping-ca

León Torture Trainers Identified

Fri, 2008-07-04 05:00
Mexican Daily El Universal Reports More Details Behind the Training-for-Torturers Video

By Kristin Bricker
Via the Narcosphere
July 4, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/kristin-bricker/2008/07/león-torture-trainers-identified

Source: US Military Special-Ops Team, and Not the Colombian Army, Carried Out Hostage Rescue in Colombia

Thu, 2008-07-03 05:00
Months in the Planning, the Operation Included US Special Forces Posing as Members of a “French Humanitarian Group”

By Bill Conroy
Special to The Narco News Bulletin
July 3, 2008

http://www.narconews.com/Issue54/article3153.html

Plan Mexico: Uphill Battle Will Continue Against Failed Model

Thu, 2008-07-03 05:00
What to Expect Now that US President Bush Has Signed the Merida Initiative into Law

By Laura Carlsen
Americas Mexico Blog
July 3, 2008

http://americasmexico.blogspot.com/2008/06/plan-mexico-uphill-battle-will-continue.html

So, That's Why McCain Went to Colombia

Thu, 2008-07-03 05:00
Colombia's Uribe Leaped into Partisan Quicksand; Why Mexico's Calderon Is Unlikely to Do the Same

By Al Giordano
The Field
July 3, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/so-thats-why-mccain-went-colombia

US Private Contractor Leads Torture Training in Mexico

Wed, 2008-07-02 05:00
Warning: Graphic Content from the Training Videos Appear with This Story

By Kristin Bricker
Via the Narcosphere
July 2, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/kristin-bricker/2008/07/us-private-contractor-leads-torture-training-mexico

McCain Backer’s Firm Pled Guilty to Funding a Terrorist Group in Colombia

Wed, 2008-07-02 05:00
Chiquita Paid a $25 Million Fine After Convicted of Financing the Paramilitary Organization “United Self Defense Forces” (AUC)

By Nico Pitney
The Huffington Post
July 2, 2008

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/02/mccain-fundraiser-oversaw_n_110354.html

Factual Plagiarism: The AP, NY Times, Washington Post & Washington Times Stole Their Work from Narco News This Week

Sun, 2008-06-29 05:00
The News Organizations Used an “Internal ICE Memorandum” on the Reyes Kidnapping Without Citing the Source

By Al Giordano
Publisher, Narco News
June 29, 2008

http://www.narconews.com/Issue54/article3147.html

Congressman Defends ICE's Rescue of Mexican Citizen Kidnapped in Juarez

Fri, 2008-06-27 05:00
Government Watchdog Group Asks, "Did ICE officials assist in resolving a foreign kidnapping simply because the victim is related to a powerful member of Congress?"

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere
June 27, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/bill-conroy/2008/06/congressman-defends-ices-rescue-mexican-citizen-kidnapped-juarez

Immigration Issue About to Cross the Media Border

Thu, 2008-06-26 05:00
US Presidential Candidates McCain and Obama Will Either Frame Clear Positions on Immigration Reform, or Be Framed By It

By Al Giordano
Via The Field
June 26, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/immigration-issue-about-cross-media-border

US Rep. Silvestre Reyes Sought US Help for Kidnapped Relative

Thu, 2008-06-26 05:00
Paper Credits Narco News with Breaking the Story; Quotes Copublisher and Former ICE Official Miguel Contreras

By Diana Washington Valdez
The El Paso Times
June 26, 2008

http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_9695444?source=most_emailed

A Hidden Agenda: John McCain and the IRI

Wed, 2008-06-25 05:00
US Presidential Candidate McCain’s Connection to the IRI Could Endanger Already Stressed US-Latin American Relations

By Sarah Hamburger
Council on Hemispheric Affairs
June 25, 2008

http://www.coha.org/2008/06/a-hidden-agenda-john-mccain-and-the-iri/

Juarez Kidnapping Case Opens Pandora’s Box for Congressman Silvestre Reyes

Wed, 2008-06-25 05:00
Victim, Assisted by U.S. Law Enforcement, Was Relative of Congressman's Wife and a Mexican Citizen

By Bill Conroy
Via The NarcoSphere
June 25, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/bill-conroy/2008/06/juarez-kidnapping-case-opens-pandora%E2%80%99s-box-congressman-silvestre-reyes

McCain to Travel to Colombia and Mexico Next Week

Tue, 2008-06-24 05:00
US Republican Presidential Candidate Has Colombian “Free Trade” Agreement and the Drug War on His Agenda

By Jill Zuckman
The Baltimore Sun
June 24, 2008

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2008/06/mccain_travels_to_colombia_mex.html

Send Al to Denver

Tue, 2008-06-24 05:00
“We must not let others determine our fate... let him speak freely and come what may, I believe we will know that we have been participating in the American experience.”

By Jamaica Kincaid
The Field
June 24, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/a-message-jamaica-kincaid

US Congressman's Family Member Kidnapped, then Released, in Juarez

Mon, 2008-06-23 05:00
Abduction of the Sister-in-Law of US Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) Met with Turf War Between Homeland Security (ICE) and DEA

By Bill Conroy
Via The NarcoSphere
June 23, 2008

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/bill-conroy/2008/06/us-congressman’s-family-member-kidnapped-juarez

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