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By Jersey Joe | Host of Reaver of Common Sense on SHR Media
Rep. Jim Himes told MSNBC there is no such thing as a narco terrorist. According to him, there are only very bad narcotics offenders and cartels, but no overlap with terrorism. That claim does not survive contact with basic public record. Narco terrorism is not a partisan invention. It’s a legally defined category. Historically documented, and recognized by multiple United States administrations and international bodies. Denying it does not erase decades of evidence.
Federal Law Defines Narco Terrorism
The United States legal code includes an entire statute titled Acts of Narco Terrorism under 21 U S C 960a. Congress passed it in 2006 and prosecutors have used it many times since. The law targets anyone who uses drug trafficking to support terrorism or uses terrorist tactics to advance narcotics operations. If narco terrorists did not exist the statute would not exist. The claim collapses on that point alone.
FARC Was the Textbook Example
For years the State Department listed FARC as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. It was also one of the largest cocaine producers on earth. The group bombed towns, assassinated politicians, kidnapped civilians, and used narcotics revenue to fuel its insurgency. That is narcotics funded terrorism, by definition. No amount of political spin can change the written historical record.
The Medellin Cartel Used Terror to Protect Its Drug Empire
Escobar’s cartel bombed civilian aircraft, blew up government buildings, murdered judges, and carried out attacks intended to force political concessions. Those acts were not simple criminal assaults. They were terror campaigns designed to intimidate a nation. This is one of the most documented examples of narco terrorism in modern history.
Modern Cartels Use Terror Tactics Routinely
Public reporting shows that groups like CJNG, Los Zetas, and factions of the Sinaloa network use bombings, ambushes, public executions, kidnappings, political intimidation, and coordinated military style assaults. The tactics mirror non state militant groups across the world. Whether a politician is comfortable with the term is irrelevant to the reality experienced by civilians and law enforcement.
Multiple Administrations Acknowledged Narco Terrorism
Presidents from both parties have referenced narco terrorism in national security briefings and counter narcotics strategies for more than forty years. The term is not new. It is not fringe. It is part of the vocabulary of American intelligence and law enforcement.
Conclusion
Rep. Himes can debate how the terms. He is not free to pretend the category does not exist. Narco terrorism is embedded in United States law, history, and documented cases across the globe. Public safety and national security require clarity, not denial of established fact.
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