Gangs and Other Illicit Transnational Criminal Organizations to our South

[Airbornelawyer]

A Contemporary Challenge to State Sovereignty: Gangs and Other Illicit Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) in Central America, El Salvador, Mexico, Jamaica, and Brazil

Dr. Max G. Manwaring
published January 15, 2008
66-page monograph

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute....cfm?pubID=837

"Another kind of war within the context of a “clash of civilizations” is being waged in various parts of the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and elsewhere around the world today. Some of the main protagonists are those who have come to be designated as first-second-, and third-generation street gangs, as well as their various possible allies such as traditional Transnational Criminal Organizations. In this new type of war, national security and sovereignty of affected countries is being impinged every day, and gangs’ illicit commercial motives are, in fact, becoming an ominous political agenda"

[The Reaper]

Should have added the United States as well.

TR

[echoes]

I can see the relevance to adding the U.S. to the document...having read 3/4of it.

Yet that leaves me with the question that if the U.S. Gov. issues the below type of "sheet" for a foreign country like Peru, should it not also issue one for within its' own borders?

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_p...s/cis_998.html

"Violent crime, including carjacking, assault, and armed robbery is common in Lima and other large cities. Resistance to violent crime often provokes greater violence, while victims who do not resist usually do not suffer serious physical harm.

'Express kidnappings,' in which criminals kidnap victims and seek to obtain funds from their bank accounts via automatic teller machines, occur frequently. Thieves often smash car windows at traffic lights to grab jewelry, purses, backpacks, or other visible items from a car.

This type of assault is very common on main roads leading to Lima's Jorge Chavez International Airport, specifically along De la Marina and Faucett Avenues and Via de Evitamiento, but it can occur anywhere in congested traffic, particularly in downtown Lima."