Liebelson, Dana 1/1/1997 - 31/12/2024
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1 US MA: Just Say No To Mexican Drug War PresidentThu, 03 Jan 2013
Source:Mother Jones (US) Author:Liebelson, Dana Area:Massachusetts Lines:86 Added:01/03/2013

Harvard man Felipe Calderon is headed back to his alma mater, much to the chagrin of his detractors.

Former Mexican President Felipe Calderon, who led a controversial military crackdown on drug cartels, is moving to the United States to take an academic fellowship with Harvard University. But protesters, both Mexican and American, say that given Calderon's political past, he shouldn't be offered this prestigious position or even allowed to work here.

"It's a total disgrace to the families of Mexican citizens who lost their lives because of the drug war," says John Randolph, who worked for the US Border Patrol for 26 years before retiring, and has posted a petition on Change.org asking Harvard to rescind Calderon's fellowship.

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