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  • Richard Nixon speaking to the press in 1971

    New Documents Reveal the Bloody Origins of America's Long War On Drugs

    When President Nixon launched the war on drugs in 1971, it set off a bloody chain reaction in Mexico as new documents reveal.
    by Benjamin T. Smith via TIME on August 24, 2021
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    Drug Prohibition and the Political Roots of Cartel Violence in Mexico

    Until both American and Mexican police forces stop treating it like a war, the violence of drug prohibition won't stop.
    by Benjamin T. Smith via HNN on August 8, 2021
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The Dope: The Real History of the Mexican Drug Trade
Benjamin T. Smith
2022
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