Mexico is in a state of siege. Since President Felipe Calderon declared a war on drugs in December 2006, more than 38,000 Mexican have been murdered. During the same period, drug money has infused over $130 billion into Mexico's economy, now the country's single largest source of income. Corruption and graft infiltrate all levels of government. Entire towns have become ungovernable, and of every 100 people killed, Mexican police now only investigate approximately five. But the market...
Gibler's is the first and only book available in English that is based on extensive interviews with survivors of the September 2014 killings and abductions of students in Iguala, Mexico. It is a peerless expose of the crimes and the official cover up. The only other book available in English on the subject («The Iguala 43: The Truth and Challenge of Mexico's Disappeared Students» (Semiotext(e) – February 3, 2017) is, according to Gibler, based on Web searches and conjecture: the writer...
In Mexiko befinden sich die staatlichen Institutionen in Auflösung. Drogenkrieg, Korruption und ein gigantischer illegaler Geldfluß bringen ein ganzes System zum Kollabieren. Die Bevölkerung ist der Gewalt zwischen rivalisierenden Drogenkartellen, Polizei und paramilitärischen Organisationen hilflos ausgeliefert. Es handelt sich nicht um einen Krieg gegen die Drogen, wie die mexikanische Regierung Glauben machen will, sondern um die Neuaufteilung der Märkte, bei der der Staat mitmischt. Gibler...
