Loose Ends: Washington Subordinates Mexico Through Security Agreements

Mexico's drug war fits into the rubric of the Security and Prosperity Partnership and the US security agenda

One. In the days leading up to the arrival of the first package of US armament, intelligence software, and military consultancy under Plan Mexico, Felipe Calderon's so-called "Operation Clean-up" takes on the appearance of a tribute to the White House and Capitol Hill.  Beyond the religious connotation of the "operation's" name, whichrefers to a dualistic Christian discourse: good/bad, clean/dirty, the leader with "clean hands," who declared himself an admirer of General Francisco Franco, seems to be carrying out a purification ritual.



Read more