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DEA Agents Killed in Afghanistan: Another Tragic Reminder

The recent death of three DEA Special Agents in Afghanistan is a tragic reminder that the war on narcotics and terrorism cannot be separated in that part of the world. I doubt many heroin dealers and addicts in the U.S. make the connection between the two.

U.S. Counternarcotics Strategy in Afghanistan

Michael Braun, former Chief of Operations for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, testified before the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control regarding the Taliban’s involvement in drug production and trafficking.

Administration Quietly Campaigning for Patriot Act Renewal

Administration Quietly Campaigning for Anti-Terrorism Provisions: CQ Homeland Security The Obama administration is pressuring lawmakers, both publicly and privately, to renew expiring provisions of the anti- terrorism law known as the Patriot Act with as few changes as possible. The Justice Department has nodded to civil libertarians’ concerns about the law’s broad reach with vague […]

Corruption – Why Cartels and Terrorists Succeed

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducted a survey of its top performing confidential sources a couple years ago, and asked them to list in order of importance the factors that allow global drug trafficking cartels [and terrorist organizations] to succeed. At the very top of the list for every respondent was the single word— ‘CORRUPTION.’

U.S. anti-drug and border violence aid to Mexico reaches $214 million

U.S. anti-drug aid to Mexico reaches $214 million | Reuters The United States has written checks for $214 million of the $1.4 billion promised to Mexico in 2007 to help fight the country’s powerful drug cartels, Washington’s top anti-drug diplomat said on Tuesday. The amount is a fraction of $1.12 billion authorized by the U.S. […]

Mexican drug cartels now smuggling oil to US

The Associated Press: AP NewsBreak: Mexican cartels smuggle oil to US U.S. Justice Department officials say U.S. refineries are buying stolen oil siphoned from Mexican government pipelines and smuggled across the border — in some cases by drug cartels.

The bloody drug violence on our border will get worse before it gets better

Mexico must follow Colombia’s lead and not fold under the pressure of the wrath playing out on her streets today. Drug cartels, just like terrorist organizations, work very, very hard to destabilize governments around the globe. They rely on corruption, intimidation and violence, the hallmarks of organized crime, to create permissive environments where they can grow and thrive; areas where they can literally get away with mass murder.If Mexico loses the will to continue this fight, then life in Mexico and the United States will change as we know it.

Iran Now: The United States' Next Move?

The presidential elections of June have brought to the surface, like never before, the deep rifts that exist within Iranian society and its power structure. What is really happening there? And more importantly, what should the United States do about it? The delicate and serious nature of the current situation in Iran requires a very wise approach by the Obama Administration. The stakes are very high and the opportunity is unique.

Targeting Taliban's Bankroll

Just recently, the DEA put more agents on the ground in war zones to crack down on the funneling of drug money to key terrorist operatives.

Long sentences for Holy Land Foundation terror finance operators

Counterterrorism Blog: HLF Judge Imposes Long Sentences A federal judge imposed what could amount to life sentences on three former leaders of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF) on Wednesday for illegally routing more than $12 million to Hamas. “The purpose of creating the Holy Land Foundation was as a fundraising arm […]