“Business is Booming” – Wall Street’s Role in Narco-trafficking

by Mike Whitney
Published: Jun. 01, 2011 – Information Clearing House

Imagine what your reaction would be if the Mexican government agreed to pay Barack Obama $1.4 billion to deploy US troops and armored vehicles to New York, Los Angeles and Chicago to conduct military operations, set up check points, and engage in fire-fights that end up killing 35,000 US civilians on the streets of American cities.

If the Mexican government treated the United States like this, would you consider them a friend or an enemy?

But–the thing is–this is exactly how the US is treating Mexico, and it’s been going on since 2006.

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