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Why Is Barack Obama Sending Drones to Mexico?

As if America isn’t mired in enough wars, the president apparently thinks the rule of law stops at the Rio Grande. John M. Ackerman on America’s bizarre—and dangerous—decision to violate the Mexican constitution.

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As of last month, US military intelligence drones began to operate in Mexican airspace. (Credit: AP Photo),LENNY IGNELZI

President Barack Obama apparently thinks that respect for rule of law is only important north of the Rio Grande. In a desperate attempt to help Mexico´s President Felipe Calderón with his "drug war," Obama has authorized the U.S.

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