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The Mexican War On Drugs

By Javier Lopez

With at least 5,400 dead in Ciudad Juarez last spring break, the State Department warned all spring-breakers traveling to Mexico of the escalating murder rate. This seemed to be linked to a futile battle among the Mexican drug cartel, the Mexican government, and the U.

1953 CIA Iran Coup D'état: Operation AJAX

By J

The 1953 coup d'état was an American-British covert operation which overthrew the democratic government of Iran. The reason for the coup was American and British oil interest, which was threatened by the newly elected Prime Minister of Iran, Mohammed Mossadeq.

The Age of Microchips

By J

A radio frequency identification tag [RFID] is an object that uses radio waves for the purpose of tracking or identifying products, animals, and even people. This technology is currently being used by the VeriChip Corporation. In 2004, VeriChip was approved by the Food and Drug Administration [FDA], which gave VeriChip the go to manufacture an implantable microchip in people for the use of medical services.

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