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Speaking Truth to Power

This week we see a shift in the violence experienced in the region, from being state perpetrated to other more marginal groups. The disappearance of people in the internal conflicts of several countries was a common feature, even to the most recent event in Colombia. It is interesting to see that mothers are the first […]

Posted in Blogs, Week 12 | Tagged with Cocaine, colombia, crime, drug trafficking, drugs, Mexico, Mothers, rights, state violence

Speaking Truth to Power

This week we see a shift in the violence experienced in the region, from being state perpetrated to other more marginal groups. The disappearance of people in the internal conflicts of several countries was a common feature, even to the most recent event in Colombia. It is interesting to see that mothers are the first […]

Posted in Blogs, Week 12 | Tagged with Cocaine, colombia, crime, drug trafficking, drugs, Mexico, Mothers, rights, state violence

The Beginnings of Pablo Escobar and the Drug Wars

Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria, infamous for being the most powerful man in the drug trade, kicked off the Drug War in the early 1980’s when he started trafficking cocaine from Colombia by plane to Miami, Florida. But his rise to power and wealth started before that time and even before his involvement with cocaine – … Continue reading The Beginnings of Pablo Escobar and the Drug Wars →

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