Category: drug cartels

Co-opted Drug Cartels Are Enemy Hybrid Warfare Operations

Commentary In February of this year, 21 U.S. states asked the Biden administration to officially label Mexican drug cartels terrorist organizations. The states’ attorneys general making the request made this argument: designating Mexican criminal cartels as FTOs, Foreign Terrorist Organizations, allows the United States to use more than that federal police, state police, and judicial…


Killing of US Citizens in Mexico Highlights Need for Caution in ‘Medical Tourism’

Thousands of Americans travel abroad yearly for medical treatment, looking to reap the benefits of high-quality health care at substantially lower costs. However, the recent killing of two United States citizens in Mexico underscores the inherent risks associated with “medical tourism.” “Sometimes, people try to do their research [but] they don’t work through certified agencies,”…


Capitol Report: First Hearing Into COVID Origins on Capitol Hill; Senate Votes to Block DC Crime Bill

What are the origins of COVID-19? And why did the lab leak theory surface only now? These are the questions being asked on Capitol Hill. One of the members asking questions at the hearing is Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.), who joins us with key takeaways and with what questions still remain. The deaths of U.S….


Capitol Report: First Hearing Into Covid Origins on Capitol Hill; Senate Votes to Block D.C. Crime Bill

What are the origins of COVID-19? And why did the lab leak theory surface only now? These are the questions being asked on Capitol Hill. One of the members asking questions at the hearing is Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.), who joins us with key takeaways and with what questions still remain. The deaths of U.S….


Texas Officials Seize Over 336 Million ‘Lethal Doses’ of Fentanyl Since March, Enough to Kill Everyone in US

Law enforcement officers in Texas have seized over 342 million lethal doses of fentanyl since March 2021 as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s “Operation Lone Star,” according to his office. Abbott, a Republican, said in a press release on Monday that the millions of lethal doses are enough to kill every man, woman, and child in the United States….


Texas Officials Seize Over 342 Million ‘Lethal Doses’ of Fentanyl Since March, Enough to Kill Everyone in US

Law enforcement officers in Texas have seized over 342 million lethal doses of fentanyl since March 2021 as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s “Operation Lone Star,” according to his office. Abbott, a Republican, said in a press release on Monday that the millions of lethal doses are enough to kill every man, woman, and child in the United States….


LIVE 10:30 AM ET: Federal Reserve Plans to Cause Unemployment and ‘Reduce Demand’; Texas Designates Cartels as Terrorists

The Federal Reserve is planning to cause unemployment in the United States with 4.4 percent interest rates by the end of the year, in a bid to reduce inflation. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said, “There will very likely be some softening of labor market conditions,” due to the planned actions of the Fed, which is…


LIVE: Federal Reserve Plans to Cause Unemployment and ‘Reduce Demand’; Texas Designates Cartels as Terrorists

The Federal Reserve is planning to cause unemployment in the United States with 4.4 percent interest rates by the end of the year, in a bid to reduce inflation. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said, “There will very likely be some softening of labor market conditions,” due to the planned actions of the Fed, which is…


LIVE 9/27, at 10:30 AM ET: Federal Reserve Plans to Cause Unemployment and ‘Reduce Demand’; Texas Designates Cartels as Terrorists

The Federal Reserve is planning to cause unemployment in the United States with 4.4 percent interest rates by the end of the year, in a bid to reduce inflation. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said, “There will very likely be some softening of labor market conditions,” due to the planned actions of the Fed, which is…


Gates Left Open to Prevent Flooding Highlight Breaches, Weaknesses In Arizona’s Wall With Mexico

This is the fourth article in a series on illegal drug and human smuggling along Arizona’s border with Mexico. DOUGLAS, Ariz.—The Chevy pickup truck growled like a wary pitbull as it crept along the narrow dirt road parallel to Arizona’s southern border wall fence with Mexico. Sam, the owner of a private Arizona security firm,…