I wrote this piece after a visit to Haiti in 2004. It was not a good time for the country;…
Now that I’m no longer in Mexico, I’ve decided to refocus my blog to reflect what I’m working on/where I…
El Mas Loco (The craziest) is believed to have died in a shootout in Michoacan. Born Nazario Moreno, he was…
Another interesting nugget from the diplomatic cables: The operation that resulted in the death of Arturo Beltran Leyva in December…
One interesting thing to emerge from the Wikileaks cables from Mexico is the threat to US agents/officials. Back in March…
A group of thugs torched a kindergarten in Ciudad Juarez after the proprietors refused to pay extortion fees. It was…
Since writing my book and basically wrapping up my reporting on the drug war, I’ve been doing some reflecting on…
This story about Edgar Jimenez, the American-born 14-year-old who says he was kidnapped and forced to work for the Cartel…
Milenio is reporting that all charges have been dropped against Sandra Avila Beltran, the so-called Reina del Pacifico who was…
Proceso magazine has a piece this week by journalist Anabel Hernandez, the author of a new drug book, “Los Senores…