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Operation Intercept

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Operation Intercept was an anti-drug measure announced by President Nixon on at 2:30pm on Sunday, September 21, 1969, resulting in a near shutdown of border crossings between Mexico and the United States. [1]

14 relations: Bill Thompson (manager), Cannabis (drug), Drug Enforcement Administration, George Washington University, Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Jefferson Airplane, Lake Amistad Dam International Crossing, Mexican Drug War, Mexico (Jefferson Airplane song), Mexico–United States relations, Myles Ambrose, National Security Archive, Richard Nixon, War on drugs.

Bill Thompson (manager)

William Carl Thompson (June 22, 1944 - January 13, 2015), known as Bill Thompson, was an American talent manager, most notable for managing the bands Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship, as well as the careers of their individual performers such as Grace Slick.

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Cannabis (drug)

Cannabis, also known as marijuana among other names, is a psychoactive drug from the ''Cannabis'' plant intended for medical or recreational use.

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Drug Enforcement Administration

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Justice, tasked with combating drug smuggling and use within the United States.

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George Washington University

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Gustavo Díaz Ordaz

Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Bolaños (12 March 1911 – 15 July 1979) was a Mexican politician and member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).

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Jefferson Airplane

Jefferson Airplane, a rock band based in San Francisco, California, was one of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock.

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Lake Amistad Dam International Crossing

The Lake Amistad Dam International Crossing is a dam that serves as an international bridge which crosses the Rio Grande south of Lake Amistad.

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Mexican Drug War

The Mexican Drug War (also known as the Mexican War on Drugs) is an ongoing, low-intensity asymmetric war between the Mexican Government and various drug trafficking syndicates.

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Mexico (Jefferson Airplane song)

"Mexico" is a single released in May 1970 by San Francisco rock band Jefferson Airplane, produced by the band at Pacific High Recording Studios with Phill Sawyer as the recording engineer.

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Mexico–United States relations

Mexico–United States relations refers to the foreign relations between the United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos) and the United States of America.

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Myles Ambrose

Myles Joseph Ambrose (July 21, 1926 – June 3, 2014) was an American lawyer and United States federal government official.

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National Security Archive

The National Security Archive is a 501(c)(3) non-governmental, non-profit research and archival institution located on the campus of the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1985 to check rising government secrecy, the National Security Archive is an investigative journalism center, open government advocate, international affairs research institute, and is the largest repository of declassified U.S. documents outside the federal government.

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Richard Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 until 1974, when he resigned from office, the only U.S. president to do so.

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War on drugs

War on Drugs is an American term usually applied to the U.S. federal government's campaign of prohibition of drugs, military aid, and military intervention, with the stated aim being to reduce the illegal drug trade.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Intercept

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