Stefano Ritondale
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Yeah. So you track their- Soldier for hire. Yeah, I get it. Then that's what they do, right?
Yeah. So you track their- Soldier for hire. Yeah, I get it. Then that's what they do, right?
And so you see that and you are, I think one of the aspects when people criticize the war on drugs and like, oh, we're militarizing, we're militarizing. My counter to that and why I say all this is the cartels are militarizing. Like you can say we shouldn't militarize the war on drugs. The cartels already are. And they don't really care what you think. They're seizing territory.
And so you see that and you are, I think one of the aspects when people criticize the war on drugs and like, oh, we're militarizing, we're militarizing. My counter to that and why I say all this is the cartels are militarizing. Like you can say we shouldn't militarize the war on drugs. The cartels already are. And they don't really care what you think. They're seizing territory.
And so you see that and you are, I think one of the aspects when people criticize the war on drugs and like, oh, we're militarizing, we're militarizing. My counter to that and why I say all this is the cartels are militarizing. Like you can say we shouldn't militarize the war on drugs. The cartels already are. And they don't really care what you think. They're seizing territory.
You know, they have a heart and mind strategy and a terror campaign. I mean, we haven't even talked about some of the decapitation videos and the terror campaign and the hearts and messaging. Like every... You know, in Mexico, they celebrate the day of the kid and the other dos niños. Every year, you see the cartels releasing videos across social media saying, look at the gifts we're giving.
You know, they have a heart and mind strategy and a terror campaign. I mean, we haven't even talked about some of the decapitation videos and the terror campaign and the hearts and messaging. Like every... You know, in Mexico, they celebrate the day of the kid and the other dos niños. Every year, you see the cartels releasing videos across social media saying, look at the gifts we're giving.
You know, they have a heart and mind strategy and a terror campaign. I mean, we haven't even talked about some of the decapitation videos and the terror campaign and the hearts and messaging. Like every... You know, in Mexico, they celebrate the day of the kid and the other dos niños. Every year, you see the cartels releasing videos across social media saying, look at the gifts we're giving.
Mother's Day, look at the gifts we're giving. They have all the kids come and all the mothers run and they give them gifts and money and cash. CG&G in Michoacán was very effective of trying to. As we mentioned about the avocado farmers and the lime farmers that were targeted, they were like, look, look at this violent cartel, Carteles Unidos, they're targeting. And CG&G wasn't wrong in this.
Mother's Day, look at the gifts we're giving. They have all the kids come and all the mothers run and they give them gifts and money and cash. CG&G in Michoacán was very effective of trying to. As we mentioned about the avocado farmers and the lime farmers that were targeted, they were like, look, look at this violent cartel, Carteles Unidos, they're targeting. And CG&G wasn't wrong in this.
Mother's Day, look at the gifts we're giving. They have all the kids come and all the mothers run and they give them gifts and money and cash. CG&G in Michoacán was very effective of trying to. As we mentioned about the avocado farmers and the lime farmers that were targeted, they were like, look, look at this violent cartel, Carteles Unidos, they're targeting. And CG&G wasn't wrong in this.
CG&G said, oh, Carteles Unidos are extorting you and your farms and your limes. And the Mexican government, the Mexican military is supporting Carteles Unidos, fighting CG&G protests. Because I have videos of Carteles Unidos and the Mexican soldiers or policemen fighting side by side against CG&G. So CG&G would then go to the farmers and say, see, look, even the Mexican government is against you.
CG&G said, oh, Carteles Unidos are extorting you and your farms and your limes. And the Mexican government, the Mexican military is supporting Carteles Unidos, fighting CG&G protests. Because I have videos of Carteles Unidos and the Mexican soldiers or policemen fighting side by side against CG&G. So CG&G would then go to the farmers and say, see, look, even the Mexican government is against you.
CG&G said, oh, Carteles Unidos are extorting you and your farms and your limes. And the Mexican government, the Mexican military is supporting Carteles Unidos, fighting CG&G protests. Because I have videos of Carteles Unidos and the Mexican soldiers or policemen fighting side by side against CG&G. So CG&G would then go to the farmers and say, see, look, even the Mexican government is against you.
And they're helping these extortionists, taking your crops, taking your money. Help us and we'll protect you. Very effective campaign.
And they're helping these extortionists, taking your crops, taking your money. Help us and we'll protect you. Very effective campaign.
And they're helping these extortionists, taking your crops, taking your money. Help us and we'll protect you. Very effective campaign.
And terror campaign.
And terror campaign.
And terror campaign.