Navy SEALS to Hunt Mexican Drug Cartel Kingpin Like bin Laden --- since when is the US military responsible for mexico's drug enforcement?
let'em fund their own war on drugs On Aug 15, 3:07 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > Scotty Starnes posted: " These leaks keep coming. From Wired.com: Mexican > drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán is arguably the world’s most wanted > criminal, supplanting Osama bin Laden after the terrorist mastermind’s > death during a Navy SEAL raid in May 2011. No" Respond to this post by > replying above this line > New post on *Scotty Starnes's Blog* > <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/> Another Leak? > Navy SEALS to Hunt Mexican Drug Cartel Kingpin Like bin > Laden<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2012/08/15/another-leak-navy-seals...>by > Scotty Starnes <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/> > > <http://scottystarnes.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/258675-660x439.jpg> > > These leaks keep coming. > > From Wired.com <http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/08/el-chapo/>: > > Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán is arguably the world’s most > wanted criminal, supplanting Osama bin Laden after the terrorist > mastermind’s death during a Navy SEAL raid in May 2011. Now the Pentagon > reportedly has a plan to send the SEALs after El Chapo too. There are lots > of reasons why the report may be off. Chief among them: The Mexicans hate > U.S. troops on their soil even more than the Pakistanis do. > > According to anonymous Mexican and U.S. military sources cited by *Proceso* > magazine <http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=316815> (translated from > Spanish<http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2012/08/the-pentagon-mission-to-catch-e...>), > the plan involves sending Navy SEALs by helicopter after the Sinaloa Cartel > kingpin, who is rumored to be hiding in the mountains of the western > Mexican states of Sinaloa and Durango. The SEALs would be divided into two > teams — one would land and attack, and the other would stay airborne — > assisted by three unmanned drones packing missiles. > > After locating El Chapo, the SEALs would “eliminate any of Chapo’s security > on the spot … as they did with the ‘Bin Laden’ operation,” according to * > Proceso*. If El Chapo is killed, the SEALs would take the kingpin’s body > with them. The plan is reported to have been ordered by the Pentagon and > Northern Command (NORTHCOM), which oversees military operations in North > America. If enacted, U.S. officials would observe from the White House and > NORTHCOM headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs. The > plan is also reported to be U.S.-only, excluding the Mexican military. > > Continue reading>>> <http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/08/el-chapo/> > *Scotty Starnes > <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/>*| August > 15, 2012 at 10:30 AM | Tags: Joaquin > "El Chapo" > Guzman<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=joaquin-el-chapo-guzman>, > Mexican drug > cartels<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=mexican-drug-cartels>, > Mexico <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=mexico>, Navy > SEALs<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=navy-seals>| Categories: > Political > Issues <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?cat=35145> | > URL:http://wp.me/pvnFC-7Nw > > > Comment<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2012/08/15/another-leak-navy-seals...> > See all > comments<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2012/08/15/another-leak-navy-seals...> > > Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage > Subscriptions<https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=80d8873ee52adffe4e178d01c25562cf...>. > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your > browser:http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2012/08/15/another-leak-navy-seals... > Thanks for flying with WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com/> -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
