by Robert Beckhusen | Oct 9, 2012 | Monitor
Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano, the former Mexican army commando turned cartel assassin and one of the world’s most powerful drug lords, has been identified as one of two men killed in a shootout, according to the Mexican military. But now Lazcano’s body has...
by Robert Beckhusen | Sep 27, 2012 | Monitor
The Mexican marines just took down an infamous capo for Mexico’s most brutal cartel. But they may have accidentally cleared the decks for an even more vicious one to take his place. Ivan Velazquez Caballero, known by the alarming name “El Taliban”...
by Robert Beckhusen | Jun 27, 2012 | Monitor
The cover for Evan Wright’s How to Get Away With Murder, available at Byliner. Illustration: Byliner Enrique “Ricky” Prado’s resume reads like the ultimate CIA officer: veteran of the Central American wars, running the CIA’s operations in...
