War in the Cities Recently‚ Mexico has been facing a horrendous civil war. This internal conflict is coming from the country’s powerful drug leaders. This epic drug war was been taking place ever since these “cartels” relocated from the South American nation of Columbia to Mexico in the mid 1980s. since then ‚ this bloody conflict has arose several issues in Mexico. Mexico’s new president‚ Felipe Calderon‚ just recently launched an all out military campaign against these drug lords in
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lifestyle‚ has now gained the reputation as one of the largest drug consumers to this day. Drugs are now seen as a major problem in the American way of life‚ but this is no new dilemma. Drugs themselves have existed in America since the landing of the Pilgrims to Plymouth Rock‚ but never before have they augmented in such a proportion until this past century. The first piece of legislation which would later lead to the “war on drugs” was the Harrison Tax Act of 1914‚ in which it restricted the sale
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Trust is an illusion‚ nothing more than a word‚ maybe even a trick to the drug dealing men of Mexico. The drug cartel leaders of Mexico’s most infamous cartels can really only trust themselves. The drug world is a dog eat dog kind of world. Chapo had enlisted the help of El Chito to escape Puente Grande‚ as he drove the getaway car. “...Chapo told the guard he was thirsty. El Chito went into a shop to buy him a bottle of water. When he got back to the car Chapo was gone (pg 31).” Chapo knew the more
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Name: Kevin Whitten Topic: Mexico ’s War on Drugs Purpose: Inform Organizational Plan: Topical Introduction Attention Getter: A bloody war has been raging on in North America for the last four years which has resulted in over 34‚500 deaths as of December 2010‚ which was by far one of the most violent years so far with over 15‚000 people killed. Speaker Purpose: Having been stationed in Fort Hood Texas for three years I often visited Mexico and being an addict in recovery‚ in some small
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Mexican/Latin American “War” on Drugs and Trafficking The international drug trade from Latin American states is having an impact on a global scale. The trafficking of drugs along with corruptness and murder is an international conflict that is being fought daily. There are many aspects of the drug war from Mexico and other Latin American states which have effects on United States policy as well as policies from other countries that participate in the global suppression of illegal drugs. It can be hard
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Mexico’s Drug War The Mexican drug war has been affecting Mexico’s economy‚ businesses‚ and has left a lot of its citizens dead. The Mexican drug war has been particularly affected tourism in Acapulco‚ Guerrero where this is a famous location that is popular for its beaches. However‚ in Acapulco a total of 700 people have been killed. The US warns its citizens from travelling to Mexico overall due to the violence. These warnings have greatly decreased the number of spring breakers to 93%. Thus‚ this
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Could the Mexican Drug War Reach the United States? Could the government be doing more? Brian Ganthier Americans see in the news very often broadcasts of drug busts‚ huge drug stash seizures‚ and minor arrests. These busts and seizures help ease the mind of many parents‚ and just people in general; but what if the drug war violence going on in Mexico crossed the border into the U.S.‚ would people still feel safe in their own homes or would they become worried about their own safety and the safety
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Summary This paper summarizes the activity of the drug cartels that is responsible for terrorizing the citizens inside and outside Mexico. They are responsible for ruining young people’s lives by making them addicted to the drugs. These drug cartels are in Mexico and send drugs illegally throughout the world and their goal to make a lot of money by making more people to purchase their drugs. These organizations work like Mafia that no power could stop them from doing so. They have threatened people
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Drug Trafficking from Mexico to the United States Priscilla Reyes English Composition II Kari Lomanno December 16‚ 2012 The media represents Mexico drug scene as a replica of the Colombian Model. Mexico did not begin to traffic drugs until sixty years ago before the Colombians decided to get into the trade. There are two different political systems in both countries; the history and the structural relationship of the drug traffickers to the political powers in Mexico. Where did drug trafficking
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11/10/12 The Mexican Drug War There has been a lot of hype surrounding the War on Terrorism overseas‚ but what if there was a similar war being waged close to home? The Mexican drug war is an ongoing‚ armed conflict between rival drug cartels fighting for regional control and against the Mexican government forces. It has claimed almost 50‚000 lives since 2006‚ and accounts for over ninety percent of all illegal illicit drugs entering the United States. The Mexican drug war should be of concern
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