Central America's raging drug war is expected to escalate after the presidential election of Otto Perez-Molina, a right-wing general with past death-squad connections, who promises a "full-frontal assault" and is requesting direct US military assistance. Perez-Molina was dubbed "Guatemala's Answer to Leftist Latin America" by Univision News on September 14, 2011.
Published on November 17, 2011 21:01