U.S. "Drug War" Against Zapatistas

The Albion is a great collection of articles starting in 1994 so it is good to have as background for World trade and other issues Here is one on the drug war/Mexico/militarization and it's effect on democracy.

The official pretext is that the arms are for use in the drug war. But the true purpose harks back to a famous recommendation first exposed in 1994, when Chase Bank circulated an advisory to its clients, saying that "the Zapatistas must be eliminated."
Mexico used U.S. arms meant for drug interdiction to suppress rebels
Though an embarrassed Chase Bank later disowned that sentiment, the Clinton administration has seen no need to back off the urgent imperative. Any threat to the ruling elites in Mexico is by extension a threat to U.S. interests. Insurgency in Mexico is of the most urgent concern.

This is a great collection of old articles that may not show up in google searches unless the word Albion is used.  Try it to get old original background on struggles.



U.S. "Drug War" Against Zapatistas: "Jeffrey St. Clair"



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