Bill would label drug smugglers terrorists

Bill would label drug smugglers terrorists...Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, wants Mexican drug-smuggling organizations designated as terrorists. A bill he has proposed would help authorities go after cartels and those who assist them, he said during a May 11 hearing of the House Committee on Homeland Security. "Federal law defines terrorism as activity that is intended to intimidate a civilian population or to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or to affect the conduct of a government by assassination or kidnapping," McCaul said during the hearing. "In my judgment, the drug cartels fall squarely within this definition."

http://azstarnet.com/article_9230f15a-914b-11e0-8947-001cc4c03286.html

Three Texas Lawmen Refute Obama's Claim that Border is Secure

Three Texas Lawmen Refute Obama's Claim that Border is Secure...U.S. Rep. Mike McCaul, the Republican representing the 10th district of Texas, held a hearing of his subcommittee on Homeland Security Oversight, Investigations, and Management. McCaul invited three top lawmen from border communities to testify: McAllen, Texas Police Chief Victor Rodriguez, Zapata County Sheriff Sigifredo Gonzales, Jr., and Col. Steve McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety..None of them shared the administration's rosy view of the border as a peaceful place.

http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/7485-three-texas-lawmen-refute-obamas-claim-that-border-is-secure

House panel to hear firsthand accounts of crime along Mexican border

House panel to hear firsthand accounts of crime along Mexican border...The hearing, entitled “On the Border and In the Line of Fire: U.S. Law Enforcement, Homeland Security and Cartel Violence,” is the second in a series of hearings initiated by Oversight subcommittee chairman Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas.)McCaul wants to hear from high-level federal, state and local law enforcement officials entrenched in dealing with the on-going violence along the U.S. southern border, caused by the powerful Mexican drug cartels.

http://oneoldvet.com/?p=28509#more-28509

Mexican Terrorists...We had been warned...Bill Seeks to Designate Drug Cartels as Terrorists

Mexican Terrorists...We had been warned...Bill Seeks to Designate Drug Cartels as Terrorists...A Texas congressman, Rep Michael McCaul, Republican of Austin, is seeking to designate seven of the top Mexican cartels as 'foreign terrorist organizations,' a move he says would give law enforcement in the United States enhanced tools to combat the cartels. Critics of the proposal, including Representative Henry Cuellar, Democrat of Laredo, fear that such a designation could damage the U.S. relationship with President Felipe Calderón of Mexico and further complicate Mexico's anti-cartel battle. (SERIOUSLY?????)

http://www.americanpatrol.com/11-FEATURES/110422-FEATURE/110422_Feature.html

Put Mexican Drug Cartels on State Dept’s List of Foreign Terrorist Organizations

Put Mexican Drug Cartels on State Dept’s List of Foreign Terrorist Organizations....Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) introduced legislation on Wednesday that would direct Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to designate Mexican drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) – a designation that would put them on the same list as al Qaeda, the Taliban and Hezbollah.

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/texas-congressman-calls-mexican-drug-car