"Why Border Violence Spillover Needs To Be Defined."

Here's an excerpt from my latest article for Homeland Security Today's Correspondents Watch:

"If you asked Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano or El Paso Mayor John Cook if the violence associated with Mexico’s bloody drug war has spilled over into the United States, their answer would be a resounding “No!” But if you asked Southwest border region sheriffs and ranchers whose properties run along the border, some would answer with a resounding “Yes!” So who’s right? Unfortunately, no one can say. Because there is no official, standardized definition of spillover border violence spillover, its existence is in the eye of the beholder. During a time when US agencies and politicians are struggling to figure out what a secure border looks like and how to make it happen, the disagreements over spillover violence is tantamount to throwing fuel on a fire."

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Comments

[P]

It's understandable that people in Arizona are not happy about the news of beheadings. Who would be. But at this stage we are only talking about two incidents (Chandler, Tucson). This is not exactly a "flood" of crime, and it's credible that the victims involved were involved in the drug trade themselves.

The bigger concern is what's not seen or heard ... what is happening below the surface. To what extent are the Mexican cartels cementing control over the southern counties in AZ and TX? That's what needs to be asked.

P.