"Fool me once, shame on… shame on you. Fool me—y'can't get fooled again." -President George W. Bush

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Al robo, la matanza, el saqueo, le dan el nombre mentiroso de imperio; hacen una soledad y la llaman paz.

To robbery, slaughter, plunder, they give the lying name of empire; they make a solitude and call it peace

The inextricable link between political power and organized crime in Tamaulipas

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Asi es.

No ends could ever justify these means

CJNG 🤝 USMC

Things fall apart

The birth of the CJNG

Graves acusaciones

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The military establishments in Mexico and the U.S. seem to be states unto themselves

La guerra contra las drogas nunca se ha tratado realmente de las drogas

The War on Drugs has never really been about drugs.

The state where no one can hear you scream

Stunning allegations

If we're not prosecuting the War on Drugs to stop the most powerful drug traffickers, whoever they may be, then what are we doing?

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