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Mexico’s Mass Disappearances and the Drug War (Ayotzinapa: The Missing 43 Students) : Sources for the Drug War Timeline 1930-2015

This research guide was created after the exhibition Ayotzinapa: We Will Not Wither, held at Memorial Library from September 16 to October 30, 2015.

Sources for the Drug War Timeline 1930-2015

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Garlow, Stephanie. “Mexican Drug Cartel Distributes Ethics Guide.” Global Post. Globalpost.com. July 20, 2011. Web. August 18, 2015.

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“Gunmen Target Mexico Rehab Centre.” BBC News: Americas. news.bbc.co.uk. September 3, 2009. Web. August 18, 2015.

Hernández, Anabel. Narcoland: The Mexican Drug Lords and Their Godfathers. London/New York: Verso, 2013. Print. HV5840 M4 H4713 2013

“HSBC Holdings Plc. and HSBC Bank USA N.A. Admit to Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Violations, Forfeit $1.256 Billion in Deferred Prosecution Agreement.” Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs. Justice.gov. December 11, 2012. Web. August 18, 2015.

“Hundreds of Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Members and Associates Arrested in Nationwide Takedown of Mexican Drug Traffickers: ‘Operation Xcellerator’ Takes 23 Tons of Narcotics Off America’s Streets and Seizes More Than $59 Million in Drug Money.” Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs. Justice.gov. February 25, 2009. Web. August 18, 2015.

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Kaiser, Kenneth W. “Combating International Gangs Through the Merida Initiative.” The Federal Bureau of Investigation. FBI.gov. February 7, 2008. Web. August 18, 2015.

Johnson McClathy, Tim. “Mass Graves in Durango: 183 Bodies and Counting.” Borderland Beat: Reporting on the Mexican Cartel Drug War. Borderland Beat. May 10, 2011. Web. August 18, 2015.

“Juarez after the War.” Insight Crime: Organized Crime in the Americas. Insightcrime.org. n.d. Web. August 18, 2015.

“La Familia Cartel.” The Huffington Post. huffingtonpost.com/news/la-familia-cartel/ n.d. Web. August 18, 2015.

“La Policía Federal detiene a Servando Gómez ‘la Tuta’ en Michoacán.” CNN México. Mexico.cnn.com. February 27, 2015. Web. August 18, 2015.

Lantigua, Isabel F. “El fracaso global de la guerra contra las drogas.” El Mundo. elmundo.es. May 22, 2014. Web. August 18, 2015.

Liptak, Kevin. “President Barack Obama Commutes Sentences of 46 Drug Offenders.” CNN Politics. cnn.com. July 13, 2015. Web. August 18, 2015

López López, Andrés. El cartel de los sapos. Bogotá: Planeta, 2008. Print. HV5840 C7 L67 2008

“Los Zetas and the Battle for Monterrey.” Insight Crime: Organized Crime in the Americas. Insightcrime.org. n.d. Web. August 18, 2015.

Luhnow, David adn José de Córdoba. “Hit Men Kill Mexican Hero’s Family.” The Wall Street Journal. wsj.com. December 23, 2009. Web. August 18, 2015.

Maldonado, Saúl. “Arrasan 60 pistoleros la comunidad indígena Tierras Coloradas, en Durango.” La Jornada: Política. jornada.unam.mx. January 13, 2011. Web. August 18, 2015.

Martínez, Jorge. “Van 14 Cadáveres Encontrados en Fosas de Zapopan.” Milenio: Jalisco. Milenio.com. December 5, 2013. Web. August 18, 2015.

McKinley Jr., James C. “U.S. Is Arms Bazaar for Mexican Cartels.” The New York Times. nytimes.com. February 25, 2009. Web. August 18, 2015.

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“Mexican Marines Reconstruct the Death of Don Alejo Garza.” Borderland Beat: Reporting on the Mexican Cartel Drug War. Borderland Beat. November 22, 2010. Web. August 18, 2015.

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