The impact of President Felipe Caldero¿¿n's war on drugs on the armed forces : the prospects for Mexico's "militarization" and bilateral relations
Grayson, George W., 1938-2013
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In the absence of honest, professional civilian law-enforcement agencies, President Felipe Caldero¿¿n assigned the military the lead role in his nation's version of the "War on Drugs" that he launched in 2006. While the armed forces have spearheaded the capture and/or death of several dozen cartel capos, the conflict has taken its toll on the organizations in terms of deaths, corruption, desertions, and charges by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) of hundreds of human rights violations. The nation's Supreme Court has taken the first step in requiring that officers and enlistees accused of crimes against civilians stand trial in civil courts rather than hermetic military tribunals. As if combating vicious narco-syndicates were not a sufficiently formidable challenge, the government has assigned such additional roles to the Army and Navy as overseeing customs agents, serving as state and municipal security chiefs, taking charge of prisons, protecting airports, safeguarding migrants, functioning as firefighters, preventing drug trafficking around schools, establishing recreational programs for children, and standing guard 24-hours a day over boxes of ballots cast in recent elections. Meanwhile, because of their discipline, training, and skill with firearms, security firms are snapping up men and women who have retired
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Imprint:
Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2013.
Collation:
xvi, 84 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
"January 2013.""External Research Associates Program monograph."
ISBN:
1584875577
LC class:
HV5840 GRA
Language:
English
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BRN:
9