The article linked below was published recently by Exonline (Mexico City).

http://www.exonline.com.mx/diario/noticia/primera/pulsonacional/el_chapo...

Guinea-Bissau's President Joao Bernando Vieira of West Africa was murdered, as the Colombian drug trade continues to use the nation as a hub for drug flights to Europe. We wonder why. The article was written in Jo-burg, ZA.

The link below goes to an article published by the Christian Science Monitor.

Link: Guinea-Bissau assassinations: Is Colombia's drug trade behind them?

The following link goes to an article published by La Nacion (Buenos Aires) recently. It is a view on the mindset of a particular type of individual, which in some English speaking countries is categorized as a cleaner. In Spanish speaking countries this type of individual is not a cleaner, but rather, a collections agent. Certain debts are collected or settled by such individuals.

The second link goes to an article concerning a recent homicide of a young Colombian, in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, and where his yacht may be.

The 2 links below go to brief news reports from the Presidency of Mexico. They describe briefly the case of an individual arrested by the Mexican Army, in January 2009. Said individual mentions having disintegrated (sort of) a certain number of bodies, after having murdered the persons. Seems right out of a sci fi movie, perhaps 'Terminator'? But this is real, not a Hollywood production. Warning: this type of news is not for ladies and polite company in general. If this was going on in Mexico, it may happen elsewhere. Prosecutors may have a problem, because there is no physical evidence.

The following link goes to an article at cnnexpansion (Mexico City). This is an affiliate of CNN (US). The article discusses the use of technology by shippers and carriers of controlled substances, that work outside regulations of various flags. It offers a few links to other articles on similar topics. It was dated in Guatemala, on Feb 19, 2009 at 21:10.

http://www.cnnexpansion.com/actualidad/2009/02/19/narcos-usan-gps-para-b...

The following is a link to an article published by La Nacion (Buenos Aires). It is freely accessible during a few days. 30 days after publication, a reader must be registered (not subscribed) to read it. It describes a strange case of a gold and silver laden vessel that went down under mysterious circumstances, off the coast of southern Argentina. Let us remember that it is summer at this time of the year in Argentina and Chile.

Below are some links to articles published by La Republica (Lima). The one with number 147022 briefly touches on a judicial process in which a specific US institution appears to have delivered some items to a Peruvian high official, several years ago. But the items were supposed to be used for something else. By the way, Mr Tenet, mentioned in the Peruvian lawsuit, is now a professor in a comfortable job at Georgetown U. I wonder what he teaches now...

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http://www.motherjones.com/news/outfront/2008/03/paying-through-the-nose...

The above link goes to an article published by Mother Jones. It mentions why a growing part of controlled substances shipped from South America is being routed to European customers, rather than to American customers. It has little to do with increased efforts at law enforcement or interdiction by US authorities.

There are 2 links offered below. They link to recent articles from El Universal (Mexico City). This paper is comparable to the New York Times or the Los Angeles Times concerning its influence.

One article indicates 4 heads of state have agreed to prepare a single legal agreement that will provide the 4 governments concerned with a legal instrument to coordinate their judiciary work more efficiently. In the US, it could be phrased as 'making law enforcement coordination efforts more efficient'. But in the case of Latin America, we see the beginnings of an upgrade of separate legal and diplomatic systems between sovereign states.

A link is offered below. The link goes to a web page with an article by a professor at the University of Havana. The topic is the amero. The amero is a proposed currency for the 3 member countries of NAFTA. It is not legal tender, yet. But it was proposed under wraps, and as of yesterday, it was not a currency that has been discussed openly and in public by anyone of the 3 congresses or parliaments of the 3 members: Canada, Mexico and the US. The US Congress has not discussed this proposed currency openly, yet. The Federal Reserve Board has not brought the topic into the open, yet. Neither has any one of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks. The Bank of Canada has not yet brought the issue to the fore, and neither has the Banco de Mexico, in their respective territories. Some internet searches bring forth links to sites that claim the amero is more or less a 'vanity coin', as in a privately issued coin that may be purchased by collectors, even via the internet. But the Cubans seem to be better informed. Thus, I offer the link. Sorry, it is in Spanish, with footnotes, for us skeptics. The plan is apparently to install or establish this new currency in all 3 countries, on January 1, 2010.

I have seen this date in a couple of internet articles. But I have not seen yet the original document where the 3 governments agree to establish this (proposed) new currency within their territories, on the aforesaid date (January 1, 2010).