It was less than one year ago when acting U.S. DEA administrator Michelle Leonhart publicly declared that the escalating violence on the U.S./Mexico border should be viewed as a sign of the “success” of America’s drug war strategies.
“Our view is that the violence we have been seeing is a signpost of the success our very courageous Mexican counterparts are having,” said Michele Leonhart, who was recently nominated by President Obama to be the agency’s full time director. “The cartels are acting out like caged animals, because they are caged animals.”
Well, if the DEA’s chief talking head thought that some 6,300 drug cartel-related murders in 2008 was an indication of progress, one can only imagine that...Check out the rest of this Excellent article which also includes a very good video as well...
http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2010/03/17/are-u-s-pot-laws-the-root-cause-of-mexican-drug-violence/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=alternet
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