THE CRIME-TERRORISM NEXUS:THREAT CONVERGENCE RISKS IN THE TRI-BORDER AREA

Check out this great report on the links between crime and terrorism and the emerging threat it poses the United States and its citizens. This will ultimately have an affect on us in law enforcement and security. Its 33 pages and well worth the read.

Fred

“The threat of ties between criminal and drug smuggling networks and Islamic terrorism may be less pressing than in the Near East, but the threats in this hemisphere are genuine, insidious, and not always limited to recruiting and finance.” ~Charles Allen, Under Secretary of Intelligence and Analysis, US Department of Homeland Security, Miami, Florida, October 2008

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