Are Mexican Drug Cartels Adopting Terrorist Strategies? US Officials Are Concerned

[TomSea]

Are Mexican Drug Cartels Adopting Terrorist Strategies? US Officials Are Concerned
By: Elena Toledo - @NenaToledo - Aug 3, 2017, 12:41 pm

With car bombs and grenades, criminal groups across Mexico have begun using terrorist weapons and techniques, a new US report claims — and politicians are concerned.

The US Congressional Research Service released a new study this week titled, “Mexico: Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking Organizations,” which shows that large drug organizations have expanded beyond just crimes of extortion, kidnapping and robbery.

June S. Beittel, an analyst of Latin American Affairs, said that for more than 10 years, US congressmen have held hearings to discuss what assistance the government can provide to Mexico, especially following an attack on the US embassy in Mexico, but now they think the fight has escalated.

Continued: https://panampost.com/elena-toledo/2017/08/03/the-united-states-concerned-about-mexican-cartel-use-of-terrorist-methods/

[GtHawk]

So, the mass murders, using people for human shields, slavery, rape,  torture, maiming and beheading, all practices they have been using for years weren't terrorist strategies? Who Knew!

[dfwgator]

We're going to have invade Mexico eventually to clean up this mess.   

[goatprairie]

The problem with Mexico is  with so many public officials being corrupt and compromising many joint missions.
Whenever I read about U.S. officials wanting to do something about the cartels, I think of the Pershing expedition of 100 years ago that tried to capture Pancho Villa  after his raid on Columbus, New Mexico.  The U.S. expedition never came close to getting Villa.
However, with modern technology it would seem feasible that we could locate and destroy the cartel thugs just like forces managed to capture and/or kill S. American thugs like Pablo Escobar. That's if we can find some Mexican officials who aren't corrupt and would help.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

We're going to have invade Mexico eventually to clean up this mess.

That's the hard way.



Maybe we can clear as many of the good people there out as possible.

[dfwgator]

That's the hard way.



Maybe we can clear as many of the good people there out as possible.

It's the only way to be sure.