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Private Contractors and Covert Wars in Latin America

Cyril Mychalejko/UpsideDownWorld U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) threatened to issue subpoenas against the U.S. Defense and State Departments last month if they continue to refuse to accurately account for billions of dollars spent on private contractors assisting Washington in the ‘war on drugs’ in Latin America. But McCaskill’s concerns raise broader questions about oversight and [...]
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US must bear responsibility for Latin American drug violence

Of course the right wingers refuse to accept that Americans are responsible in any way for the troubles they cause other countries but it’s refreshing to see that some members in the US government can own up to the facts. The US demand for drugs, the “anti-drug” efforts by the US, the intelligence agencies and [...]
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Ron Paul: After ‘CIA coup,’ agency ‘runs military’

Raw Story US House Rep. Ron Paul says the CIA has has in effect carried out a “coup” against the US government, and the intelligence agency needs to be “taken out.” Speaking to an audience of like-minded libertarians at a Campaign for Liberty regional conference in Atlanta this past weekend, the Texas Republican said: There’s [...]
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Drug money saved banks in global crisis, claims UN advisor

Drugs and crime chief says $352bn in criminal proceeds was effectively laundered by financial institutions Guardian/Rajeev Syal Drugs money worth billions of dollars kept the financial system afloat at the height of the global crisis, the United Nations’ drugs and crime tsar has told the Observer.
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Lauderdale Pilots Face Uncertain Future

http://www.madcowprod.com/… CIA Drug Plane Scandal Heating Up Dec. 21, 2007 by Daniel Hopsicker The scandal surrounding two CIA-connected drug planes which flew from St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport to South America before being busted in Mexico on the way back with multi-ton loads of cocaine grew more serious last week..
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