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The Northerner

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Fri Jul 27, 2012, 04:30 PM Jul 2012

US war on drugs - now in Africa



While first running for the White House, Barack Obama campaigned on ending America's war. Not it seems though that the focus now shifting away from the war on terror and toward the war on drugs. And that war is expanding from Latin America to Africa, two locales emerging as powerful hubs for drug cartels.

RT's Liz Wahl gives insight on what's going on there.
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US war on drugs - now in Africa (Original Post) The Northerner Jul 2012 OP
Money trumps peace... midnight Jul 2012 #1
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