”Guzmán most likely arranged his
arrest. He is safe and more than comfortable with the Guzmán's Sinaloa cartel
friendly Mexican Government as the government goes after his rival Los Zetas
cartel.
“One thing is for certain this
weekend: Guzmán's power will not wither with his arrest. What is never certain
in Mexico is where the next carnage will fall – only that it will, for Mexico's
war is not only Mexico's business, it is the world's, as long as Europe and
America cherish their insatiable need for drugs, and the business thrives – the
profits banked – with impunity. In that landscape, Chapo's arrest is just
another stepping stone.”
MORE AT:
Joaquín 'Chapo' Guzmán: the Mexican drug lord adept at playing the system
Head of the Sinaloa cartel rose to
the top through a combination of political nous and ruthlessness, writes Ed
Vulliamy
theguardian.com, Saturday 22
February 2014 16.06 EST
The only real winners in Mexico’s
and the US's “War on Drugs” are the
U.S., U.K. and European Banks; Wachovia, HSBC, Wells Fargo, UBS, JPMorgan
Chase, Deutsche Bank and others.
"Estimates are that $500 billion to $1
trillion of international criminal proceeds are moved internationally and
deposited into bank accounts annually. It is estimated that half of that money
comes to the United States”, Senator Carl Levin.
U.S. and European too big to jail
banks pull down at least 20% interest rates on cartel deposits.
MORE AT:
Gangster Bankers: Too Big to Jail
How HSBC hooked up with drug
traffickers and terrorists. And got away with it
By Matt Taibbi
February 14, 2013 8:00 AM ET
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