JesusMendez Vargas, kingpin of La Familia, a Mexican drug cartel, was arrested Tuesday along with several other high ranking cartel officers.1 Despite the recent capture of Vargas and his officers, drug violence in Northern Mexico shows little sign of slowing down. The Mexican drug wars, being distinct from other gang violence previously experienced, is a direct... Continue Reading →
As Imperialist Forces Continue, Opium Production in Afghanistan Increases
As Obama orders the withdrawal of 10,000 troops from Afghanistan, the country is left with larger problems than before. The opium trade in Afghanistan, which quickly rose after the removal of the Taliban in November of 2001, has now grown to be the largest in the world.1 It's impossible to deny that this is the... Continue Reading →