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The Prohibition of Ideas: Latin America's Rapidly Increasing, Historic Calls for Legalization Meet Staunch U.S. Resistance

Ethan Nadelmann, AlterNet. March 12, 2012.

Amid a dramatic turn of events in the drug policy debate, the challenge will be to sustain this momentum, even as the U.S. government works desperately to suppress it.

Will Latin American Leaders Wake Up The U.S. And Revolutionize Drug Policy?

Jeffrey Dhywood, AlterNet. March 7, 2012.

Latin Americans realize they are bearing the brunt of a war that has been imposed on them, and are increasingly eager to assert their independence.

Insane U.S. Strategy Feeds Guns to Mexican Drug Lords

Michelle Garcia, Salon. November 17, 2011.

Amid a violent war the government helped escalate, The United States shielded and provided arms for a dangerous cartel.

Why Is U.S. Pumping AK-47's and Military Rifles Into The Hands Of Mexican Drug Cartels?

Andrew Kennis, AlterNet. July 5, 2011.

The NRA has Mexican blood on its hands.

Missed Opportunity: Obama and Calderon Fail to Discuss Alternatives to Drug War

Daniel Robelo, AlterNet. March 4, 2011.

Mexican President Felipe Calderon and President Obama ignored the elephant in the room in their meeting -- drug prohibition is the cause of prohibition.

Billions Wasted in Mexico Pushing Failed U.S. Drug War Tactics

Daniel Robelo, AlterNet. July 27, 2010.

A new report by the Government Accountability Office makes painfully clear that the U.S. is wasting taxpayer dollars on the drug war in Mexico.

Mexico: Militaryâ€™s Battle Against Mexican Drug Cartels Terrorizes Civilians

José Luis Sierra, New America Media. April 29, 2009.

Mexican citizens face the constant threat from organized crime and the force that is supposed to protect them: the military.

Mexican Drug War Violence Is Going off the Charts

Phillip S. Smith, DRCNet. January 21, 2009.

Mexico's drug war has escalated to the level of increasing concern among US policy and defense analysts.

Drug War Mayhem in Mexico -- The Public Is Sick of It

Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor. December 11, 2008.

With Drug-trafficking deaths skyrocketing by more than 117 percent in 2008, the Mexican president's drug policies are extremely unpopular.

As the Violence Soars, Mexico Signals It's Had Enough of America's Stupid War on Drugs

Silja J.A. Talvi, AlterNet. October 14, 2008.

The U.S.-financed War on Drugs has had savage results in Mexico, and now its president wants to decriminalize pot, cocaine and heroin possession.