Dispatch: Organized Crime vs. Terrorism

Analyst Reva Bhalla uses the Mexican drug cartel war to examine the differences between an organized criminal group and a terrorist organization.

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[jeeezzzuuuz]

well, cops run everything down here so don't expect change any time soon!!!

[Chapulinazuladomx]

Global intelligence,

Global problems,

Global issues,

Global activities,

Global drug trafficking... Cocaine from Bolivia,Peru or Colombia is smuggled via Farcs-Venezuela-Cuba-Florida.

CIA Black Ops abroad= terrorism

Those terrorizing Mexico are protecting the cocaine route named before.

The U.S must stop terrorism abroad and use diplomacy instead.

[scottyo218]

@ZeeGooner Sorry to tell you this but Mexican organized crime groups have been using terrorist tactics for a while now. Just ask the Mexican journalists that the groups have been targeting.

[TheTortugaTanker]

The cult-like La Familia Michoacana has contaminated city halls across one state, federal officials say. It sometimes decides who runs and who doesn't, who lives and who dies.

Few places in Mexico that better illustrate the way traffickers have corrupted the political system from its very foundation than Michoacan, the home state of President Felipe Calderon. is occupied BTW; we DONT have a right to live wherever we want to unless we follow the rules to do so ...

[gunnyranger2]

I would say if the ppl are "Terrorized" not only on their side of the border, but the ranchers on our side.Plus the sheer amount of ppl that have been slaughtered.So, I would say YES, they fall under the guise of terrorist, political, or not..

[ZeeGooner]

stratfor i think it is extremely foolish of you guys over there to expose and say

 "it's interesting to see that organized crime groups have not yet incorporated terrorist tactics"

i understand you guys are intelligent and are doing your jobs, but please sometimes being extremely analytical on certain things.. can work against you rather than for you.. you shouldn't feed ideas into people by saying such things...

those organized crime groups may very well think of it as a great idea.

[martinienvenenado]

simbosis entre narcotrafico y terrorismo. En México aun no hay pruebas palpables de un vinculo claro como las FARC y Hezbolá. Terrorismo y el crimen organizado son las nuevas amenazas a la seguridad internacional.

[Mojo1982]

Al Qaeda needs to team up with the Mexican Cartels. Imagine an alliance between the Taliban and Los Zetas? In Iraq right now Sunni Jihadists are robbing banks and jewellery stores to raise money.

[Itchhhh]

@nett103 : No that would be our government who is all too willing to provide the guns and training. I'm sure we have agencies in the business of growing and seeling drugs.

[nett103]

@Itchhhh Don't forget about the people(Americans) supplying the cartels with weapons from the US.