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U.S. Special Forces to Help Mexico Fight Drug War

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is stepping up aid for Mexico's bloody drug war with a new U.S.-based special operations headquarters to teach Mexican security forces how to hunt drug cartels the same way special operations teams hunt al-Qaida, according to documents and interviews with U.S. officials.

Source: fayobserver.com. Read full article. (link)

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