A native of england, ioan grillo has covered mexico since 2001 for top newspapers, magazines and tv stations in the us and uk. It has been too easy for the world to step back and. This book should be required reading for anyone interested in understanding why there is such a drug war, how it started, and why its not going to. Drug dollars, killing fields, and the new politics of latin america, on a ranch south of texas, the man known as the executioner leaves five hundred body parts in metal barrels. Inside mexicos criminal insurgency grillo, ioan on. The book covers the frontline of the mexican drug war. Grillos book draws a portrait of the mexican drug cartels and how they have radically transformed in the past couple of. Journalist ioan grillo has spent a decade in mexico reporting on the drug wars from the front lines. Libro nuevo o segunda mano, sinopsis, resumen y opiniones. In southwest mexico, a meth maker is venerated as a saint while.
His piercing book joins testimonies from inside the cartels with firsthand dispatches and unsparing analysis. He has witnessed police and military operations, mafia killings. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Ioan grillo has reported on latin america since 2001 for international media including time magazine, reuters, cnn, the associated press, pbs newshour, the. Veteran mexico correspondent ioan grillo traces the gangs from their origins as. The president gets a chance to meet one of his favorite authors, british journalist ioan grillo, who has covered the mexican. Ive been covering latin america since 2001 for news media including time magazine, cnn, the associated press, global post, the houston chronicle, pbs newshour, al jazeera english, france 24, cbc, the sunday telegraph, the sunday times, gatopardo, the san francisco chronicle and many others. There were many books referenced, but somehow i stumbled upon ioan grillos book. The author has perfectly narrated on his research and findings. Moving between militiacontrolled ghettos and the halls of top policy makers, grillo provides a disturbing new understanding of a war that has. First and foremost, i have always wanted to read about the drug organizationscartels.
Nov, 2012 if narco were a work of fiction, one might dismiss it on the grounds that its content is simply too improbable, however engaging. There were many books referenced, but somehow i stumbled upon ioan grillo s book. Inside mexicos criminal insurgency is a nonfiction book of the mexican drug war written by ioan grillo. Inside mexicos criminal insurgency by ioan grillo is an outstanding chronicle of the mexican drug war. The world has watched stunned at the bloodshed in mexico. For a criminal conspiracy, the numbers beggar belief. He reports for time magazine as well as producing presentations for stations including pbs, abc and channel 4 of the uk. A gripping, sobering account of how mexican drug gangs have transformed into a criminal insurgency that threatens the nations democracy and spirals into the united states. Ioan grillo has reported on latin america since 2001 for international media including time magazine, reuters, cnn, the associated press, pbs newshour, the houston chronicle, cbc, and the sunday telegraph. There have been more than 34,000 casualties in the mexican drug war of the past decade. Inside mexicos criminal insurgency, was translated. The bloody rise of mexican drug cartels english edition. Im a journalist, writer and tv producer based in mexico city.
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