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US Marines
Military Industrial Complex

Cartels are bad but they're not 'terrorists.' This is mission creep.

Are US special forces going to be used for drug interdiction in Mexico, or even on American streets, next?

drug cartels mexico military
North America

Trump takes US military one step closer to bombing drug cartels

The president reportedly signed a directive to begin targeting narcotics traffickers — a bad idea that will fail, again

Bukele el salvador prison
Latin America

Bukele's dirty secret: He made deals with the worst gangs

This has been going on in El Salvador for years — cartels agree to chill for special perks inside and outside prison

Rodrigo Duterte
Asia-Pacific

How the US bankrolled Duterte's alleged crimes against humanity

The former Philippine president awaits trial for his brutal war on drugs. He waged it with our help

What happens if Honduras kicks out the US military?
Latin America

Will the US be forced to abandon its base in Honduras?

Trump's promises of deportation are suddenly putting a US base and strategic hub in Central America in question

Trump's big idea: Deploy assassination teams to Mexico
North America

Trump's big idea: Deploy assassination teams to Mexico

His plan to kill drug kingpins to solve the American opioid crisis will backfire dramatically