U.S. Government and Top Mexican Drug Cartel Exposed as Partners

[wildbilln864]

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"The newspaper’s investigation also confirmed long-held suspicions that U.S. authorities were signing secret agreements with Mexican drug cartels — especially Sinaloa, which CIA operatives have said was a favorite for use in achieving geo-political objectives."
more here.

[truebluegreen]

1. What a surprise. nt

[eShirl]

2. gee, that's so unlike everything I've ever heard about the CIA

The newspaper’s investigation also confirmed long-held suspicions that U.S. authorities were signing secret agreements with Mexican drug cartels — especially Sinaloa, which CIA operatives have said was a favorite for use in achieving geo-political objectives. Supposedly without the knowledge or approval of officials in Mexico, ICE and DEA, with a green light from Washington, D.C., made deals with criminal bosses allowing them to avoid prosecution for a vast crime spree that has included mass murder, corruption, bribery, drug trafficking, extortion, and more. In exchange, cartel leaders simply had to help U.S. officials eliminate their competitors — certainly a win-win scenario for crime bosses who prefer to operate without competition or fear of prosecution.

[MisterP]

4. or PRI ...

[Baitball Blogger]

3. Tell me it isn't so.

Man, did I say that coming.

[Doc_Technical]

5. We're shocked, shocked to find

that the suspicions we've had for decades have been confirmed!

[George II]

6. Pure HORSE SHIT!

[Cali_Democrat]

7. Your link isn't working for me. nt

[wildbilln864]

9. strange. it just now worked for me. n/t

[George II]

15. Not working...why not just post the actual link?

[wildbilln864]

16. it works fine. n/t

[Curtis]

8. what makes us think we have the moral authority

To be critical of Russia right now while we do this crap toa nation on our border?

[msanthrope]

10. Link isn't working for me. nt

[wildbilln864]

12. i clicked it and it worked so...

don't know why not working for you.

[Cali_Democrat]

13. Works for me now. nt

[City Lights]

11. Oh how quaint!

Just warms the heart...

[TacoD]

14. Can we do better than the John Birch Society publication The New American? (nt)

[Skidmore]

17. Beat me to it.

Birchers are among the last sources I'd look to for credible information.

[wildbilln864]

19. ok...

" This will someday be remembered as the year when shocking new discoveries about the National Security Agency became an almost daily occurrence. But amid the steady drumbeat of revelations, the one I’ve been waiting for hasn’t yet surfaced:

The NSA’s involvement in the global drug trade. "
Daniel Hopsicker's site.

[Skidmore]

21. And your other source is a conspiracy theorist?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

18. Got any links besides the John Birch Society drivel?

While I don't find it hard to believe that the CIA would make deals with drug dealers, I'd like to find more reliable media than a RW site.

[wildbilln864]

20. see post 19! n/t

[Union Scribe]

22. Locking.

The source of this is decidedly right wing and CT.