Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Bush aid boost focuses on drugs, violence


The LA Times explains where President Bush's proposed $2.7 billion in aid for Latin America, a 25 percent increase, will go.

Most of the allotted money will go to military and police aid, not economic development, because the focus is on combating gangs and drug traffickers.

Check out the article.

Source: LA Times

Photo: Associated Press, drug trafficking arrests in Mexico

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