"El Mencho Was The Shadow President of Mexico" - Katarina Szulc Explains What's Happening
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She starts off with this juicy tidbit: the Cartels are the FIFTH LARGEST employer in Mexico…
FIFTH
LARGEST
To eliminate the Cartel would mean a huge labor force void - Trump’s Hamiltonian Economics plans of building and production would fit in perfectly with Mexico ONCE the Cartels are addressed… That’s if Claudia Sheinbaum would permit such.
Chapters
0:00 - El Mencho's Death & Cartel Power in Mexico
1:30 - A Crazy Month in News: Maduro & El Mencho
2:06 - Who Was El Mencho? From Agriculture to Kingpin
6:34 - How High Does Cartel Political Corruption Go?
8:47 - Did the US Orchestrate the Hit on El Mencho?
10:23 - Why It Was a Kill Mission, Not a Capture
13:42 - The Cartel's Open War Against the Mexican Military
18:45 - The Extreme Risks of Reporting on Cartels
19:46 - Mexico's Missing People & Extermination Camps
21:33 - CJNG’s Recruitment Tactics & ISIS-Level Brutality
26:27 - Who Will Take Over CJNG Next?
28:03 - Why the Violence is Far From Over
32:20 - Where Do Cartels Get Advanced Military Weaponry?
37:14 - Beyond Drugs: How Cartels Actually Make Money
37:53 - What Is It Like to Interview a Cartel Member?
44:26 - Navigating Death Threats as a Journalist
48:25 - Surviving Cartel Roadblocks and Firefights
51:24 - The Imminent Retaliation: How Bad Will It Get?
53:09 - El Mencho vs. El Chapo: Who Was More Powerful?
55:31 - The Essential Role Women Play in Cartel Operations
59:26 - The Downfall of El Mencho's Family
1:01:22 - Can Any Other Cartel Compete with CJNG?
1:02:37 - Missing Millions: Corruption During Military Raids
1:04:06 - Why Katarina Refuses Armed Security in Mexico
1:06:54 - US Military Action & "Boots on the Ground"
1:10:53 - How Realistic is the Movie Sicario?