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The executioner's men : Los Zetas, rogue soldiers, criminal entrepreneurs, and the shadow state they created / George W. Grayson and Samuel Logan ; with the assistance of Lindsey C. Nicolai.
Van Pelt Library HV5840.M4 G727 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grayson, George W., 1938-2015.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Zetas Cartel.
- Drug traffic--Mexico.
- Drug traffic.
- Narco-terrorism.
- Mexico.
- Organized crime--Mexico.
- Organized crime.
- Narco-terrorism--Mexico.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 271 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Brunswick : Transaction Publishers, [2012]
- Summary:
- Bloodshed connected with Mexican drug cartels, how they emerged, and their impact on the United States is the subject of this frightening book. Savage narcotics-related decapitations- castrations, and other murders have destroyed tourism in many Mexican communities and such savagery is now cascading across the border into the United States. Grayson explores how this spiral of violence emerged in Mexico, its impact on the country and its northern neighbor, and the prospects for managing it. Mexico was named an Outstanding Academic Tide of 2010 by Choice Magazine.
- Second only to the Soviet Union, Mexico is the country most important to the security and well-being of the United States. Its stability is therefore a major concern. This ancient Aztec nation now suffers the worst economic conditions since its revolution exploded in 1910. The economy has been as flat as a tortilla since the oil boom fizzled in the early 1980s, and the purchasing power of workers has declined 50 percent in recent years. This volume dissects the current situation and forecasts future developments. Diplomats; scholars, public officials, and businessmen contribute sixteen chapters and answer a number of the most critical questions. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Origins and establishment of Los Zetas
- Leadership, organization, and training
- Resources
- A "shadow government" dual sovereignty
- Esprit de corps
- Los Zetas and La Familia Michoacana
- "Zetanization" of Mexico"
- Psychological operations
- Zetas in Central America
- Zetas in the United States
- War in the South
- Conclusions.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781412846172
- 141284617X
- OCLC:
- 747713100
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