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[halcon]

narco terrorists........a buddy of mine suggested THIS : if mexico or the u.s.were to officially label these characters "terrorists" then all their assets could be confiscated upon arrest, including
land , all properties.foreign and domestic bank accounts, you name it. they would also fall into
the international threat catagory. not too cool. but we know that won't happen because wrong
doers both here and abroad have too much invested, verdad ?

[MtnMama]

I too attended and yes, Dr Truly discussed the Netherlands and Sweden as places where the drug laws have been changed. It was a long, informative presentation with many thought provoking points. I am not going to try to discuss all of his talking points, but if you weren't there, you missed an excellent presentation.

[Mad_Max]

narco terrorists........a buddy of mine suggested THIS : if mexico or the u.s.were to officially label these characters "terrorists" then all their assets could be confiscated upon arrest, including
land , all properties.foreign and domestic bank accounts, you name it. they would also fall into
the international threat catagory. not too cool. but we know that won't happen because wrong
doers both here and abroad have too much invested, verdad ?

Who is the terrorist? As Campbell (2009) notes, drug trafficking creates a wide range of relatively flexible job opportunities at different levels of specialization: pilots, drivers, and logistics experts; lookouts, enforcers, and professional hit men; accountants and financial experts; and top-level cartel executives in the drug trade. U.S. government estimates of the total profits from these activities are between $19 billion to $39 billion,

And here is a recommendation delivered to Delivered to the House of Representatives Sub-Committee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management, Chairman: Hon. Michael McCaul, March 31, 2011 http://homeland.hous...ony%20Shirk.pdf so lots of differing opinions:

Mexico urgently needs to reduce the power of violent organized crime groups. The best hope for near-term progress is to bolster U.S. domestic law enforcement efforts to curb illicit drug distribution, firearms smuggling, and money laundering. The United States should also develop and implement a coordinated, national interagency strategy for identifying, investigating, and disrupting the U.S. financial facilitators and arms distributors that support Mexican DTOs.