abuses, political terror and genocidal violence. Many countries which ranked as ‘most dangerous’ either fall into the “beach paradise” category or the “child gangs, drug cartels and car bombings” category (or a little of both). Apparently tourism can exist as close to violence as political instability, inter-warring and institutionalized drug trafficking. But before you rethink your summer vacation, use some common sense here: Flying to your favourite beach resort and checking into the Marriott doesn’t
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Stephen Fletcher The War On Drugs: Our Most Costly Mistake The war on drugs has become a flashpoint of sorts on both sides of our border with Mexico. Thousands are being killed every year and drug use is still rampant. “Currently the government spends 51 billion dollars annually to try and curb the supply of drugs that have been pouring across the border for decades” (Powell). The only impact, in an economic sense, is actually an increase in price for the drugs while maintaining similar quantity
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the drug trade of the Americas? How does each country contribute to the trade? According to the Drug Policy Alliance, “the Andean countries of Colombia, Peru and Bolivia are the world’s main cocaine producers, while Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean have become the principal corridors for transporting drugs into the United States and Europe.” Colombia is the country that exports the most cocaine, Peru and Bolivia being the second and third, and Mexico is mostly responsible for drugs entering
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This essay explores the culture of a drug trafficker from the eyes of a criminologist. We are in Mexico, Ciudad Juarez. The most dangerous “Narco-city” in the world. In 2007, 320 people were murdered. A year later, the Mexican president Felipe Calderon declared war on drug traffickers. In 2008, 1,623 people were murdered. In 2009, there were 2,754 homicides. 3,622 people were murdered in Juarez in 2010. Just across the Rio Grande, in El Paso, Texas, only five people were killed that same year. It
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Jarecki’s Response Eugene Jarecki point of view is the war on drugs has resulted in more than 45 million arrests, $1 trillion dollars in government spending, and America’s role as the world’s largest jailer. “Forty years ago, President Nixon called a press conference to tell the American people that their “public enemy #1.” - Eugene Jarecki Yet for all that, drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available than ever. The House I Live In shows the daily life from the dealer to the grieving mother
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The death toll in the drug war reaches 6,844 in 2008 (CNN Library). The head of Los Zetas and head of Beltron were killed in gun battle in 2009 (CNN Library). High ranking members of Beltron, Gulf, Los Zetas, and Sinaloa are arrested or killed in 2010 (CNN Library). One of original founders of Los Zetas is captured, but FBI, CIA, ICE, and Navy members are killed by Los Zetas in 2011 (CNN Library). Four of Los Zetas’ high ranking enforces were captured by marines. Afterwards, the new leader of Zetas
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Drug Trafficking In the United States Angela Nicholson English 122: English Composition II William Johnson Date: 08/23/2011 Drug trafficking is an illegal drug trading system to which drugs are brought from other countries into the United States; to list just a few of these drugs; cocaine, heroin, hashish, marijuana, LSD, ecstasy, methamphetamines, and opiates. Terrorists are being funded by many of these drug trafficking operations in America. Another huge issue in The United States is the
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and Franklin. 1938). The Dupont company lobbied heavily to have marijuana outlawed so it could own the rope market with its nylon version of the much more durable hemp rope. The US and Mexican governments have an unholy marriage in the illegal drug trade which has gotten to the point where too much is at stake for both to really change anything. In all the maelstrom of marketing and propaganda in the 20th century one of the best uses of marijuana has not been fully realized or researched, that
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which can relate to her love of animals. She then moved with Ernst to Saint-Martin Ardeche where she wrote surrealist literature, such as ‘The house of fear’ (1938), ‘The oval lady’ (1938) and ‘The Debutante’ (1940). With the outbreak of the World War
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Blake Hardnett Mrs. Douglass 18 January 2010 Genocide in Mexico This paper explores incidents of genocide that occurred in Mexico from 1945 to 2001. Research focuses on four main episodes of genocide: the October 2, 1968 massacre in Tlatelolco; the Corpus Christi massacre on June 10, 1971; and Mexico’s Dirty War that occurred from the early 1970’s through the 1980’s; and the genocide of women that has been occurring since the Dirty War. Research indicates that the first three episodes of genocide
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