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Desperados: Latin Druglords, U.S. Lawmen, and the War America Can't Win

In the course of covering the international drug scene for 10 years for Newsweek (she is now with Time ) Shannon clearly

developed an encyclopedic knowledge of the subject. Here she draws on that expertise, basing her book on the torture-murder

of Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique Camarena in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 1985, a case that is still unresolved.

She reveals that the U.S. government has talked a good anti-drug fight but has done little more than form study commissions,

convene conferences and sign treaties. She contends, also, that Mexico's war on drugs has been rife with corruption, from

street cops to high officials. And, farther south, the Colombian administration has been fighting a losing battle against a cartel

headquartered in Medellin, with judges and lawmen assassinated by the dozen. The conclusion: the only way to win the war is

to end the demand in America for marijuana and cocaine. An instructive study. 35,000 first printing; $50,000 ad/promo; first

serial to Time magazine; film rights to Michael Mann Productions; author tour.

The "desperados" of the title in this excellent work refer, not to drug dealers, but to agents of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency

(DEA), fighting the war on drugs throughout Latin America. News magazine veteran Shannon focuses on the DEA war in Mexico,

before and after the murder of agent Kiki Camerena by drug lords. She also details the role of the U.S. government, which stresses

positive moves and ignores negative ones when dealing with drug-producing countries.

NOTE: Very rare and hard to find. In very good condition with no missing or highlighted pages. Dustcover is not torn or ripped.

Shows the normal wear from being on the shelf.