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Last year, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the violence in Mexico was starting to resemble a "narco-insurgency," but her comments were batted down by President Barack Obama days later.
Drug-Gang Battles Leave Mexico Region in Unruly State David Luhnow 2011
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This week, administration officials said they will look for stepped-up military cooperation to help Mexico fight what some U.S. officials called a growing "narco-insurgency" threat, suggesting Mexico had lost control of parts of the country.
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Some, including the US secretary of state Hillary Clinton, now describe the cartels as a kind of narco-insurgency that is directly challenging the authority of the state.
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Some, including the US secretary of state Hillary Clinton, now describe the cartels as a kind of narco-insurgency that is directly challenging the authority of the state.
The Guardian World News Jo Tuckman 2010
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The U.S. response to the narco-insurgency was "Plan Colombia" - a $6 billion interagency program to support Colombia's democracy, law enforcement and counter-narcotics efforts with training, equipment and intelligence support.
Search for "anxiety" 2010
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The violence generated by the narco-insurgency translated into some 6,000 killings in 2008.
The Big Apple bapopik@aol.com 2010
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Washington Post makes clear, Mexico and the United States now recognize what is happening in Mexico as a narco-insurgency, with all that implies.
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Washington Post makes clear, Mexico and the United States now recognize what is happening in Mexico as a narco-insurgency, with all that implies.
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Washington Post makes clear, Mexico and the United States now recognize what is happening in Mexico as a narco-insurgency, with all that implies.
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The Nov. 26-29 attacks in Mumbai, India; the destabilization of the African continent, from Sudan, to Somalia, to Zimbabwe; and the intensifying narco-insurgency on the U.S. southern border with Mexico, LaRouche asserted, are all part of a single effort, emanating from London, to sink the Obama Administration before the new executive team assumes office.
LaRouche's Latest 2009
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