by Robert Beckhusen | Aug 14, 2012 | Monitor
A special forces soldier secures a perimeter during an exercise on Feb. 15, 2010. Photo: EUCOM Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán is arguably the world’s most wanted criminal, supplanting Osama bin Laden after the terrorist...
by Robert Beckhusen | Jul 16, 2012 | Monitor
Oil and gas drilling near the border has led to a surge in truck traffic and new roads. Photo: TxDOT Ignore its proximity to the border, and the Texas fracking boom is like many others around America. Trucks hauling construction supplies barrel down country...
by Robert Beckhusen | Jun 29, 2012 | Monitor
Enrique Peña Nieto. Photo: Cristhian Herrera Robledo/Flickr At this point, there’s little doubt who is likely to win Mexico’s presidential election on Sunday. That would be Enrique Peña Nieto, who polls show leading with double-digits over his rival...
by Robert Beckhusen | Jun 28, 2012 | Monitor
Attorney General Eric Holder. Photo: DoJ The House has voted, and Attorney General Eric Holder has been held in contempt for failing to hand over documents related to the disastrous gun-walking sting, Operation Fast and Furious. Problem is, at this point,...