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America's War on Drugs

?¶ Eight daysafter his inauguration, President Felipe Calderónechoes Richard Nixon,...

�¶ Eight days
after his inauguration, President Felipe Calderón
echoes Richard Nixon, declaring Mexico's War on Drugs, but he takes it
one step further -- calling on the military

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Eight days after his inauguration,
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President Felipe Calderón echoes Richard Nixon,
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declaring Mexico's War on Drugs,
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but he takes it one step further --
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calling on the military.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:25
Uploaded
Jul 01, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Talos Films

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Movie Summary

"America's War on Drugs" is an immersive trip through the last five decades, uncovering how the CIA, obsessed with keeping America safe in the fight against communism, allied itself with the mafia and foreign drug traffickers.
S01 • E03 You will see that the Mexican cartels - America's War on Drugs 00:12
You will see that the Mexican cartels
S01 • E02 Reporter: Don Aronow was gunned down near his boat yard - America's War on Drugs 00:05
Reporter: Don Aronow was gunned down near his boat yard
S01 • E02 Witnesses said a man in a Lincoln - America's War on Drugs 00:07
Witnesses said a man in a Lincoln
S01 • E01 Narrator: Five years since Ken Kesey was first introduced to LSD - America's War on Drugs 00:16
Narrator: Five years since Ken Kesey was first introduced to...
S01 • E02 Don Aronow ended up getting murdered - America's War on Drugs 00:10
Don Aronow ended up getting murdered
S01 • E04 20,000 soldiers are deployed into cartel territory. - America's War on Drugs 00:05
20,000 soldiers are deployed into cartel territory.
S01 • E03 [ Police radio chatter ] - America's War on Drugs 00:15
[ Police radio chatter ]
S01 • E02 I am the first to admit that we have not shut down - America's War on Drugs 00:08
I am the first to admit that we have not shut down
S01 • E01 He throws parties known as "acid tests" - America's War on Drugs 00:12
He throws parties known as "acid tests"
S01 • E02 But nobody denies that we've made it much more difficult - America's War on Drugs 00:08
But nobody denies that we've made it much more difficul...
S01 • E04 [ Sirens wailing ] - America's War on Drugs 00:11
[ Sirens wailing ]
S01 • E02 Narrator: But with the heat on in South Florida, - America's War on Drugs 00:09
Narrator: But with the heat on in South Florida,
S01 • E03 ...Donald P. Scott, an eccentric 61-year-old millionaire - America's War on Drugs 00:11
...Donald P. Scott, an eccentric 61-year-old millionaire
S01 • E01 Meanwhile, across the country, - America's War on Drugs 00:13
Meanwhile, across the country,
S01 • E04 Narrator: Despite Calderón's declaration of a War on Drugs, - America's War on Drugs 00:08
Narrator: Despite Calderón's declaration of a War on Dr...
S01 • E03 On the morning of October 2, 1992... - America's War on Drugs 00:05
On the morning of October 2, 1992...
S01 • E04 Jordan: The El Paso-Juárez corridor -- - America's War on Drugs 00:07
Jordan: The El Paso-Juárez corridor --
S01 • E02 A small plane has just crossed the Arkansas state border - America's War on Drugs 00:09
A small plane has just crossed the Arkansas state border
S01 • E03 ...heavily armed policemen - America's War on Drugs 00:05
...heavily armed policemen
S01 • E04 Chapo Guzmán, he sees the El Paso-Juárez corridor - America's War on Drugs 00:10
Chapo Guzmán, he sees the El Paso-Juárez corridor