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

"America’s Mexican policy–The Merida Initiative–is a real nightmare. It’s undermined Mexican sovereignty, corrupted the political system, and militarized the country. It’s also resulted in the violent deaths of thousands of mostly poor civilians. But Washington doesn’t give a hoot about “collateral damage” as long as it can sell more weaponry and sluice more drug profits into its big banks."