Are latin americas drug cartels giving al qaeda a lift. Comparing mexicos cartel violence to that of al qaeda is apparently controversial. Once in the united states, the middle eastern terrorists pose as hispanics and even change their arab surname to blendread the full post. Inside mexicos criminal insurgency by ioan grillo, the cartel by ashley antoine. To fight mexican drug cartels, we must designate them foreign. Perhaps more disturbing is the fact that al qaeda, hezbollah, farc, drug cartels, and increasingly violent gangs. The 19thcentury lithuanians who smuggled books to save. Terrorists want the drug cartels smuggling channels into. The global trafficking side of the illicit drug trade is being carried out by international organizations such as the sinaloa and zetas mexican cartels. The impact of designating mexican cartels a foreign. In his 2009 book how to win a cosmic war reza aslan describes what must be. In 2004, south american drug cartels began transporting vast quantities of. Nuclear smuggling, dirty bomb, terrorists, drug cartels.
Antonio erasto monsivais views weapons seized from drug gangs, in a government warehouse for seized weapons in mexico city. Groups such as isis and alqaeda succeeded in gaining a degree of legitimacy for their. May 29, 2012 additionally, cartels have adopted new, more gruesome tactics that align with radical islamic principals that may be cause for alarm. Feb 04, 2015 that first big ransom breathed life into the militant group known as al qaeda in the islamic maghreb. Terrorists want the drug cartels smuggling channels into the united states. You have permission to republish this article under a creative commons license with attribution to the author and. Jul 23, 2010 as america fights two wars overseas another one is raging, much closer to home.
Jul 18, 2008 al qaeda central, as the osama bin laden group is known, has a history of relying on drug money for support, primarily because of protection granted by the taliban in afghanistan. Latin american cocaine flights go to africa, en route to europe. Checking out books under al qaidas nose librarian abdel kader haidara organized a smuggling operation to keep centuriesold manuscripts out of the hands of al qaida. Alqaeda ally with colombia\s drug cartels to smuggle drugs into europe new drug route means jihadists are profiting from cocaine consumption in europe. Al qaeda is now the most overused and misunderstood term in the media. Jul 24, 2014 as chaos has wracked mexican towns just south of the u. Aug 02, 2010 an fbi webpage quoted an agent calling mexicos drug cartels more violent than al qaeda a comment sure to grab attention, but which doesnt tell the whole story, the agency said. Penetrating every stage of afghan opium chain, taliban.
Written testimony of ice for a house homeland security. Aug 23, 2015 cartels and terrorism in latin america. Along with weapons and smuggling, the white oil with which the. Penetrating every stage of afghan opium chain, taliban become.
Oct 08, 2014 frances version of the dea claims that latin american cartel operations in west africa are literally funding al qaeda, according to gen. A lucrative percentage of the money needed to buy cocaine in the spanish capital madrid goes directly to fund narcojihad in northern africa and the middle east, according to reports. The technical complexities, and its limits to a few nation states, make it unlikely that terrorist groups would obtain a nuclear weapon. Are al qaeda members on the empty planes back to latin america. That first big ransom breathed life into the militant group known as al qaeda in the islamic maghreb. Judicial watch reports mexican drug cartels are helping islamic terrorists now living in mexico to cross the u. What happens if the trump administration designates drug cartels. Colombian farc rebels, alqaeda joining forces to smuggle. The mexican drug cartels have also branched out into smuggling more than just drugs into the usa. But in recent years, crime groups have begun to experiment with a wide range of innovative methods for moving illicit cargo past one of the world. It is clear to the those paying attention that cartels have control, which. Mexican cartels, isisal qaeda and organized crime thinktech hawaii. Apr 21, 2015 should al qaeda or hezbollah find a way to smuggle a radiological or nuclear weapon into the united states, the group would still have to get its hands on the device or nuclear material. Jun 04, 2011 al qaeda aside, the dea already presumes a significant number of terroristcriminal partnerships exist.
Exactly how mexican drug cartels smuggle terrorists into u. Al qaeda central, as the osama bin laden group is known, has a history of relying on drug money for support, primarily because of protection granted by the taliban in afghanistan. For example, with isis and alqaeda, it is relatively easy to include more people. Worth brings the history of the present to life through vivid stories and portraits. The assignmentinfiltrate a dangerous biker gang with mexican drug cartel connections. Despite differing ideologies, they are threatening us in new and provocative ways.
Alqaedas north africa branch considered the wealthiest likely generates tens of millions of dollars annually through drug trafficking linked to violent latin american cartels like the leftist terrorist group revolutionary armed forces of colombia farc and other criminal activities, reveals the foundation for defense of democracies fdd think tank. Europe and it is widely suspected that much of their funding for recruits to rape and kidnap civilians is from drug smuggling. The drugs are usually hidden in commercial or passenger vehicles transiting official checkpoints. The three alleged qaeda henchmen were arrested in december after plotting to smuggle drugs to raise money for jihad. A rage for order is the first work of literary journalism to track the tormented legacy of what was once called the arab spring. New drug route means jihadists are profiting from cocaine consumption in europe. Government and top mexican drug cartel exposed as partners. A comparison of mexican drug cartels and middle eastern terrorist organizations article pdf available in terrorism and political violence 242. As robert chesney wrote in 2011, cartels most likely satisfy the three main. The first set pairs narcs and narcos or colombian drug trafficking cartels and u. Hsbc sorry for aiding mexican drugs lords, rogue states. Alqaeda makes tens of millions from drug smuggling. The cartels use farm roads out in the boonies instead of interstates in order to elude border patrol agents.
Mexican cartels moving terrorists across southern u. An alqaeda leader whom he captured in iraq is smuggling weapons and alqaeda operatives into the united states. The money made is partially used to fund terrorism, especially to prepare terrorist attacks against israel as well as hezbollahs activities in america. The 19thcentury lithuanians who smuggled books to save their language. Jan 15, 2010 there is growing concerns that al qaeda in africa and latin american drug cartels are working together.
The mexican drug cartel joins forces with al qaeda. Immigration and customs enforcement ice homeland security investigations assistant director for investigative programs matt allen addresses threats posed by transnational criminal organizations and the efforts of ice to identify, target, investigate, disrupt, dismantle and bring to justice these criminal elements. As america fights two wars overseas another one is raging, much closer to home. Given the scale of what drug traffickers are willing to pay and what al qaeda.
An fbi webpage quoted an agent calling mexicos drug cartels more violent than al qaeda a comment sure to grab attention, but which doesnt tell the whole story, the agency said. Islamic state of iraq and syria, isis, al qaeda, aq, terrorism, terrorist, cooperation, narcoterrorism, mexico, drugs, cartel, mexican drug cartel, counter. And every day, mexican and us authorities try to stop them. Are drug cartels learning from islamic terrorist groups. Glenn spencers group, american border patrol, sponsored a 2004 attempt to smuggle a fake nuclear device into the us across the arizonamexico border. Napolitano admits that an al qaedazetas partnership is a. Naipaul and lawrence wright, the distinguished new york times correspondent robert f.
And they corrupt government officials, paying them to disregard smuggling. Hezbollah also managed to smuggle 200 illegal lebanese immigrants through mexico to. Opinion the right way to pay ransoms to terrorists the. Apr 22, 2017 this article evidence proves isis, alqaeda are drug cartels money motivates them, not religion is a free and open source. In arabic, it is simply an abstract noun, meaning resource, network or base.
Examining the terrorist threat from americas southern border. Ap photo actions by mexican drug cartels are consistent with what the u. Iran, hezbollah use mexican drug cartels to infiltrate us. President trump has said efforts to designate mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations ftos are moving ahead prompting both praise and criticism. How the drug trade funds terrorism european eye on. First, many migrants pay smuggling groups for their passage, and those payments could be construed as material support if the groups were.
The smugglers forged a direct link to the taliban and al qaeda. Feb 17, 2016 penetrating every stage of afghan opium chain, taliban become a cartel afghans accused of smuggling opium were held last year in zaranj, the capital of nimruz province, where mullah abdul rashid. Every day, mexicos cartels attempt to ship untold quantities of drugs across the us border. Islamic extremists and mexican drug cartels have joined forces and taken advantage of a porous southern border and lack of intelligence sharing among key u. Hsbc sorry for aiding mexican drugs lords, rogue states and.
In the west, it symbolises the greatest threat to global security. Drug cartels, terrorist financing risk and sanctioned regimes. Seeds of terror is a groundbreaking triumph of reporting, a book that. Aug 09, 2007 a recent study released by the drug enforcement agency show that top operatives of middleast terrorist organizations are joining with the the mexican drug cartel. Alqaeda aside, the dea already presumes a significant number of terroristcriminal partnerships exist. Cartel pilots there have been known to stretch an aircrafts flight. Fbi highlights similarities between al qaeda, cartels. Fbi webpage highlights similarities between al qaeda and cartels. Latin american cartels have been smuggling drugs to europe via africa since the 1990s. Boko haram has control of ancient trading routes through niger towards europe and it is widely suspected that much of their funding for recruits to rape and kidnap civilians is from drug smuggling.
Al qaeda ally with colombia\s drug cartels to smuggle drugs into europe new drug route means jihadists are profiting from cocaine consumption in europe. The fee collected by al qaeda for the smuggling of drugs into europe will, no doubt, be used to sustain their operations against the u. They the drug cartels and al qaeda remnants are now the single largest smuggler of illegal aliens into the us. But what youre either missing, or intentionally ignoring, is the fact that the u. Terrorism experts in europe pay a lot of attention to groups finance methods. On friday alone, 43 people were indicted in san diego for murder and. We meet a libyan rebel who must decide whether to kill the qaddafiregime. Alqaeda and drug trafficking, a dangerous partnership. Perhaps more disturbing is the fact that al qaeda, hezbollah, farc, drug cartels, and increasingly violent gangsas well as domestic groups such as the sovereign citizensare now joining forces.
Ftos like hamas and alshabaab are essentially the same restrictions as those. Not previously a staple of the mexican drug cartels, beheadings and body mutilation seemingly became commonplace for the gangs around the same time u. A recent study released by the drug enforcement agency show that top operatives of middleast terrorist organizations are joining with the the mexican drug. Kenneys from pablo to osama is among the most powerful books ever. Penetrating every stage of afghan opium chain, taliban become a cartel afghans accused of smuggling opium were held last year in zaranj. Most read aspiring rapper young qc sentenced to 99 years for paying hitman to.
I am not describing isis or alqaeda, but rather what is happening across many. Juma has smuggled tons of drugs from mexico to the united states. Isis and alqaeda are little more than glorified drug cartels, and their. The fee collected by alqaeda for the smuggling of drugs into europe will, no doubt, be used to sustain their operations against the u. Isis and alqaeda are little more than glorified drug cartels, and their motivation is money not religion. There is growing concerns that al qaeda in africa and latin american drug cartels are working together.
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