Mexico's Dangerous Illegal Economy
(CBS)
But when I went to Mexico, what I discovered was even more disturbing, as unsettling as the savage nature of the violence is to anyone.
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April 3, 2009 1:01 PM When I first saw the images of bloodied bodies and heard the tales of severed heads coming out of Mexico, I was riveted. It reminded me of Iraq, the shock value of chopping off heads and leaving the bodies on display, as powerful in Mexico as it was on the streets of Baghdad or Mosul or Falluja.
But when I went to Mexico, what I discovered was even more disturbing, as unsettling as the savage nature of the violence is to anyone.
But when I went to Mexico, what I discovered was even more disturbing, as unsettling as the savage nature of the violence is to anyone.
March 24, 2009 7:52 PM 
The White House is gearing up to reveal its Afghan policy by the end of the week.
There won't be any new name for the White House's new Afghan strategy – one official here at the Pentagon told me they tried but it really isn't anything new – "just more of the same of what we're already doing."
American troop presence could go as high as 70,000 – that's 10,000 more than currently planned. That means more U.S. troops training Afghan troops, more patrols to provide more daily security for ordinary Afghans, and more social and civil outreach by NATO and the U.S. State Department.
Afghanistan: More Of A Wave Than A Surge
(PBS)
There won't be any new name for the White House's new Afghan strategy – one official here at the Pentagon told me they tried but it really isn't anything new – "just more of the same of what we're already doing."
American troop presence could go as high as 70,000 – that's 10,000 more than currently planned. That means more U.S. troops training Afghan troops, more patrols to provide more daily security for ordinary Afghans, and more social and civil outreach by NATO and the U.S. State Department.
February 27, 2009 11:23 PM 
They’re off and running.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s high-profile diplomatic shock troops have now been named and are in place, flying hither and yon, chairing meetings and doing whatever else is necessary to start solving the biggest foreign policy headaches the Obama administration faces.
Diplomatic Envoys Off And Running
(AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)
They’re off and running.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s high-profile diplomatic shock troops have now been named and are in place, flying hither and yon, chairing meetings and doing whatever else is necessary to start solving the biggest foreign policy headaches the Obama administration faces.
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