Plan Mexico

Congress Sends Drug War South, Taxpayer Money to Defense Firms

Laura Carlsen | Posted 05.25.2011

Laura Carlsen

A little-known measure buried in the U.S. 2009 Supplemental Bill would provide millions of dollars to corrupt Mexican security forces engaged in an unwinnable drug war.

Latin America Sends Congratulations--and a Piece of its Mind

Laura Carlsen | Posted 05.25.2011

Laura Carlsen

Pundits have said that the election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States won't change the nation's world image overnight. But in ...

Mexican Torture Training Raises Questions About U.S. Military/Police Aid

Laura Carlsen | Posted 05.25.2011

Laura Carlsen

The war on drugs launched by Calderon -- and explicitly endorsed by the U.S. government through aid to the Mexican police and military -- sends a message to Mexican security forces that "anything goes."