Posts Tagged ‘ drug cartels ’

The Daily Rattle (2011 New Year’s Edition)

The Daily Rattle (2011 New Year’s Edition)

Our last Rattle of 2011 runs the gamut, all the way from an immigration enforcement success in Pennsylvania to a disappointing judicial setback in South Carolina. However, we begin the final roundup of the year with a must-read essay in The American Conservative by W. James Antle III. It looks at the immigration scorecard...
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Reality Based Debate

Now that criticizing anyone in the Obama administration accused of malfeasance, gross negligence, and actions indirectly leading to the deaths of hundreds of Mexicans, among others, is incontrovertibly racist, I suppose it’s a good time to look at why we never see an honest examination of the immigration issue in the mainstream media. Thankfully,...
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SCOTUS Takes Up SB 1070

Once again, those of you looking to help defend Arizona-and other Americans hoping to protect their state and country-can donate to its legal defense fund at Keep Arizona Safe.
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Narco Nation

Narco Nation

Last night I had the pleasure of attending the latest installment in the Half King’s weekly reading series. It’s only fitting that the guest of honor that evening was intrepid, English-born, Mexico City-based journalist Ioan Grillo, since the bar is owned by renowned  journalist and documentarian Sebastian Junger. Junger  is probably best known for...
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Jesus Diaz Update

Jesus Diaz Update

Some of the most insightful, penetrating reporting about the travesty of justice that occurred in the case of Agent Jesus Diaz is being done by the writers and editors at WorldNetDaily. Unfortunately, much of the information that would shed light on how the case against Agent Diaz materialized is not being disclosed due to...
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Refresher Course

Hat Tip: Trevor Loudon.
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What’s Happening?

The past few weeks have seen a flurry of important news stories that, unfortunately, we haven’t had the opportunity to address at any length on the pages of American Rattlesnake. In our periodic news roundup, we’ll cover everything from the latest embarrassment to befall Governor Hair to the mystery that is the location of notorious Mexican drug...
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Iranian Terror Plot

Iranian Terror Plot

I suppose I should have prefaced the title of this post with the qualifier “allegedly,” although for the sake of argument I’ll assume that the allegations contained in the Justice Department indictment are true.  There are a number of angles from which this story can be approached, and many of them have already been...
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Sean Hannity On Operation Fast and Furious

Hat Tip:  No Lawyers-Only Guns and Money.
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The Coverup Is Always Worse Than The Crime

The Coverup Is Always Worse Than The Crime

One of the issues we’ve tried to highlight on this website over the past five months is the ongoing investigation into the reasons behind ICE agent Jaime Zapata’s murder by members of a notorious Mexican drug cartel. Now, via the Los Angeles Times, comes word that the Zapata family is demanding answers from the...
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