Stefano Ritondale
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We're going to target your American citizens. Because now you've done two things. There's like 1.6 million American citizens living in Mexico. So they start targeting them as a retaliation. And then two, which I think more conversations should we have about this. We did a podcast. We have our own podcast called Bluff Artorias.
And one of the hosts, Matthew, we were talking about the Mexican cartels. And he made a distinction between grievance and greed in kind of like an insurgency aspect for motivation. Are they driven by grievance, like a political motivation? Or are they driven by greed, which is a money? Obviously, most people would say Mexican cartels fall under the greed. If U.S.
And one of the hosts, Matthew, we were talking about the Mexican cartels. And he made a distinction between grievance and greed in kind of like an insurgency aspect for motivation. Are they driven by grievance, like a political motivation? Or are they driven by greed, which is a money? Obviously, most people would say Mexican cartels fall under the greed. If U.S.
And one of the hosts, Matthew, we were talking about the Mexican cartels. And he made a distinction between grievance and greed in kind of like an insurgency aspect for motivation. Are they driven by grievance, like a political motivation? Or are they driven by greed, which is a money? Obviously, most people would say Mexican cartels fall under the greed. If U.S.
military start conducting operations into Mexico, let's say unilateral, Do you now give them that grievance aspect that changes them into a, at least to have on paper up front, which hasn't existed really, but a political motivation now?
military start conducting operations into Mexico, let's say unilateral, Do you now give them that grievance aspect that changes them into a, at least to have on paper up front, which hasn't existed really, but a political motivation now?
military start conducting operations into Mexico, let's say unilateral, Do you now give them that grievance aspect that changes them into a, at least to have on paper up front, which hasn't existed really, but a political motivation now?
And do they then, the terror tactics we've seen directed against Mexican citizens inside Mexico, do they then leverage that against American citizens inside of Mexico? Because one thing is like you're driving down the highway and you get accidentally targeted or people think, oh, the cartel kills Americans. And most of the times it's just a guy who just wants some money.
And do they then, the terror tactics we've seen directed against Mexican citizens inside Mexico, do they then leverage that against American citizens inside of Mexico? Because one thing is like you're driving down the highway and you get accidentally targeted or people think, oh, the cartel kills Americans. And most of the times it's just a guy who just wants some money.
And do they then, the terror tactics we've seen directed against Mexican citizens inside Mexico, do they then leverage that against American citizens inside of Mexico? Because one thing is like you're driving down the highway and you get accidentally targeted or people think, oh, the cartel kills Americans. And most of the times it's just a guy who just wants some money.
It's just a simple robber or something, right? It's not this guy. Most of the times, even cartels have a general understanding, hey, don't mess with Americans, right? Do not mess with Americans. I think if you remember a couple years ago, the two Americans that were killed and two were kidnapped when they crossed the border.
It's just a simple robber or something, right? It's not this guy. Most of the times, even cartels have a general understanding, hey, don't mess with Americans, right? Do not mess with Americans. I think if you remember a couple years ago, the two Americans that were killed and two were kidnapped when they crossed the border.
It's just a simple robber or something, right? It's not this guy. Most of the times, even cartels have a general understanding, hey, don't mess with Americans, right? Do not mess with Americans. I think if you remember a couple years ago, the two Americans that were killed and two were kidnapped when they crossed the border.
So the cartel, it was Grupo Scorpion. Grupo Scorpion era Matamoros. They went for plastic surgery to the Americans. They thought they were Haitian smugglers, I believe. They thought they were Haitian smugglers, so they attacked them. So they killed two and they kidnapped two. When they realized they were Americans... They were like, oh, shit. We messed up.
So the cartel, it was Grupo Scorpion. Grupo Scorpion era Matamoros. They went for plastic surgery to the Americans. They thought they were Haitian smugglers, I believe. They thought they were Haitian smugglers, so they attacked them. So they killed two and they kidnapped two. When they realized they were Americans... They were like, oh, shit. We messed up.
So the cartel, it was Grupo Scorpion. Grupo Scorpion era Matamoros. They went for plastic surgery to the Americans. They thought they were Haitian smugglers, I believe. They thought they were Haitian smugglers, so they attacked them. So they killed two and they kidnapped two. When they realized they were Americans... They were like, oh, shit. We messed up.
What they did is not only did they tell the Mexican government, go here. You will find the Americans here. Go get them. But then everybody who was involved in the operation that killed those Americans, they lined them up, handcuffed them, and then they put a note basically saying, hey, America, our bad. We had no idea they were Americans. These guys were responsible for them. They're yours.
What they did is not only did they tell the Mexican government, go here. You will find the Americans here. Go get them. But then everybody who was involved in the operation that killed those Americans, they lined them up, handcuffed them, and then they put a note basically saying, hey, America, our bad. We had no idea they were Americans. These guys were responsible for them. They're yours.
What they did is not only did they tell the Mexican government, go here. You will find the Americans here. Go get them. But then everybody who was involved in the operation that killed those Americans, they lined them up, handcuffed them, and then they put a note basically saying, hey, America, our bad. We had no idea they were Americans. These guys were responsible for them. They're yours.
So can Americans get targeted? Of course. We saw it in the case with the Mormons where they were targeted. Again, but from a general rule of thumb, they even understand, okay, be careful. If you're going to target an American, you better have a valid reason or be careful. Be very, very, very careful. If the U.S. starts conducting operations inside Mexico-