Chinese leader had a hand in the arrest of an alleged US spy.
Escobar’s former security chief, Jhon “Popeye” Velasquez, explains the state of the drug trade and why the war against drugs is unwinnable.
CIA dollars fuel rampant corruption.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia arms Syrian rebels to fight Assad’s regime.
US spent too much on military efforts, neglecting more effective methods of countering militancy, he says.
Thousands of Lebanese Hezbollah militants are amassing around the northern Syrian city of Aleppo in preparation for an assault on the city, Loveday Morris of The Washington Post reports.
