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 | STATE OF THE MEXICAN UNION with journalist MICHAEL STOTT April 29, 1997 |
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NewsHour Links
February 27, 1997:
Charles Krause interviews Sen. Diane Feinstein about her opposition to re-certifying Mexico.
Oct. 4, 1996:
Charles Krause analyzes EPR rebels attacks and their potential impact on the future stability of Mexico .
Sept. 13, 1996:
Learn about EPR activities in Mexico in an Online Forum with NewsHour foreign correspondent Charles Krause.
March 20, 1996:
An interview with Columbia's President Samper, discussing his country's decertification as an ally with the U.S. in it's war on drugs.
The complete NewsHour coverage of Latin America.
EXTERNAL LINKS
A Map of Mexico
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Senator Dianne Feinstein's press releases about Mexico.
Peter Schuck of Encino, CA asks: "Certification" Falacy
As U.S. consumption drives narcotrafficking, ought the question of "certification" not be reversed; shouldn't the Latin Americans be asking Washington, "What is the USA doing to eliminate demand?"
Michael Stott responds:
They do! Latin American government officials constantly raise the issue of demand reduction with the United States at meetings where narcotics are on the agenda and U.S. drug officials have themselves recognised on numerous occasions that they need to do more to cut consumption. Washington drug czar Gen. Barry McCaffrey, for example, said in Mexico City on April 17 that demand for drugs in the United States was the root cause of the international problem and that joint cooperation "fully recognising the sovereign rights of each nation" was the only way to succeed.
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