Drug Wars in Mexico
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-02-26/drug-wars-mexico
Mexico's Attorney General says his country does not need help in its fight against drug cartels. But some see the increased violence as a national security threat to U.S.
Diane and her guests discuss the drug violence in Mexico and how it is affecting its northern neighbor.
Guests
Shaun Waterman
Homeland and National Security Editor for UPI.
Vanda Felbab-Brown
Foreign Policy fellow at the Brookings Institution and adjunct professor at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.
John Walters
Executive Vice President, Hudson Institute. From December 2001 to January 2009, he was director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and a cabinet member during the Bush Administration. From 1996 until 2001 Mr. Walters served as president of the Philanthropy
Roundtable, a national association of charitable foundations and individual donors.
Jose Diaz-Briseno
is Washington correspondent for "Reforma," the leading daily newspaper in Mexico City. His reporting covers mostly US-Mexico affairs: from border security and immigration to trade and tourism.
James Warriner
Commander of Media Relations Unit for the Arizona Department of Public Safety
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