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14 countries form 'Shield of Americas' to target cartels in Western Hemisphere
Just the News ^ | September 24, 2026 | Bethany Blankley

Posted on 09/25/2026 7:01:48 AM PDT by Twotone

A new international coalition of 14 countries, the “Shield of the Americas,” has been formed to target cartels and transnational crime in the Western Hemisphere.

There is “an immediate and universally shared threat in our hemisphere,” posed by “transnational narco-terrorist organizations, which endanger the peace and security of our hemisphere along with the safety, security, and prosperity of our citizens,” they said.

The governments of the United States, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Trinidad and Tobago have all signed a Memorandum of Understanding to target transnational crime, the U.S. State Department said when announcing the new coalition.

It’s the first joint action they’ve taken “to confront the scourge of narco-terrorism” and their shared goal is to target 24 international criminal organizations, some of which have been designated as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) in the U.S.

(Excerpt) Read more at justthenews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cartels; shieldofamericas

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1 posted on 09/25/2026 7:01:48 AM PDT by Twotone
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To: Twotone

Canada Canada Canada ? LOL


2 posted on 09/25/2026 7:09:06 AM PDT by butlerweave (Fateh)
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To: Twotone

No Mexico?


3 posted on 09/25/2026 7:10:53 AM PDT by FatherofFive (We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor)
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To: Twotone

Note that Canada, Mexico, and Brazil are not signatories, nor are Communist countries in our hemisphere like Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.


4 posted on 09/25/2026 7:11:41 AM PDT by Wallace T.
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To: Twotone

Do anyone see the news yesterday about Canada’s Carney was expecting an invasion from the US and planned to fight it with Guerrilla warfare of citizens and after his government took away Canadian’s firearms . Carney would be on a plane so fast and off to the EU they would call him “Flash” , ,LOL


5 posted on 09/25/2026 7:15:41 AM PDT by butlerweave (Fateh)
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To: Twotone

Bkmk


6 posted on 09/25/2026 7:25:13 AM PDT by sauropod ("They eventually succomb to the dollar" - President Donald J. Trump Ne supra crepidam)
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To: Twotone

A little late but who’s going to pay for it?

Sorry, that must have been the opium. The USA wil pay.


7 posted on 09/25/2026 7:31:09 AM PDT by MrBambaLaMamba (Pעומ לצד ישראל. The only good commie is one that's dead - Country Joe McDonald)
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To: Twotone

This is huge news, and the first I have heard of it.

“””their shared goal is to target 24 international criminal organizations, some of which have been designated as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) in the U.S.

Shield of Americas members are targeting TdA, MS-13, Carteles Unidos, Cartel del Golfo (Gulf Cartel), La Nueva Familia Michoacana, Cartel del Noreste, Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), Cartel de Sinaloa, Gran Gri,; Viv Ansanm, Los Lobos, Los Choneros, Barrio 18, Cartel de Los Soles, Clan del Golfo, Primeiro Comando da Capital, Comando Vermelho, Chone Killers, Los Viagras, Juarez Cartel (La Línea), FARC dissident groups (including FARC-Estado Mayor Central, FARC-Segunda Marquetalia, aliases, affiliates and successor groups), ELN, Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso), and Los Tiguerones.”””


8 posted on 09/25/2026 7:44:05 AM PDT by ansel12
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To: Wallace T.

For obvious reasons.


9 posted on 09/25/2026 7:49:34 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: Twotone

Mexico isn’t on the list either.


10 posted on 09/25/2026 7:49:43 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (Stupidity is an acquired trait, requiring many years of careful practice)
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To: butlerweave

...Carney was expecting an invasion from the US...


Yes, I almost posted another article about that. Just too funny. Those Canadians really take themselves seriously these days.


11 posted on 09/25/2026 7:50:40 AM PDT by Twotone (Sometimes I wrestle with my demons. Sometimes we just snuggle.)
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To: Twotone

Conspicuously absent? Mexico. ¿Porqué?


12 posted on 09/25/2026 7:58:50 AM PDT by Ge0ffrey
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To: FatherofFive

No Brazil? Shame on them.


13 posted on 09/25/2026 7:59:58 AM PDT by Kudsman (Killing and raping infidels, it's a cultural thing. )
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To: butlerweave

Dude is watching too much South Park. “Blame Canada!” lol


14 posted on 09/25/2026 8:21:29 AM PDT by griswold3 (Truth, Beauty and Goodness)
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To: Twotone; All

i just got done with he second season of “Lioness”.
Another Taylor Sheridan series on Paramount+.

Other than the unrealistic super women warriors, I suspect there is a lot of reality in this series on how the CIA works.
The season was them going against the Mexican Cartels. Who were getting assistance from CHINA.

FYI, I am now on the third season. Which starts with a battle scene in Ukraine. Again, CIA operators on the ground in Ukraine. There is a scene with a swarm of drones and robots there is kinda terrifying.

Taylor Sheridan is the writer of shows like Yellowstone, Landman and movies like Wind River. He is in this series as a special forces soldier.


15 posted on 09/25/2026 8:24:28 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: Twotone

Where’s the coalition of countries that will ban Islam, from the Western hemisphere? In fact, how about ending Islam, everywhere? Finally, tell the complete truth about Islam, while eliminating it, everywhere!


16 posted on 09/25/2026 8:45:29 AM PDT by johnthebaptistmoore (The world continues to be stuck in a "all leftist, all of the time" funk. BUNK THE FUNK)
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To: Twotone

Doesn’t it seem strange how this was started into the works by Trump and worked hard by his representative Marco Rubio? The White House reported that Donald Trump signed the official proclamation launching the alliance on March 7, 2026, during a summit in Doral, Florida. If he isn’t protecting the citizens, how do you explain this?

A couple of good sources are here:

https://www.state.gov/policy-issues/shield-of-the-americas

https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/09/joint-statement-on-defending-hemispheric-sovereignty

wy69


17 posted on 09/25/2026 9:24:01 AM PDT by whitney69
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To: Twotone

This high school dropout probably can’t read well but, I didn’t see Mexico on this list.

Maybe I missed cuz my spielling is horruhble....


18 posted on 09/25/2026 9:42:15 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Twotone

Can they repeal the law of supply and demand?

The US population has a demand for drugs. How do we reduce the demand? How does the government reduce the demand?

How does private sector (both for profit and non profit) reduce the demand.

I have one suggestion.

No welfare or benefits for those who chose a lifestyle of tobacco, alcohol, drugs, STD, HIV. Your might have to phase it in. But the taxpayer should not be paying for bad lifestyle choices.


19 posted on 09/25/2026 11:10:08 AM PDT by spintreebob
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To: butlerweave
Canada Canada Canada ? LOL

Too busy singing their new all inclusive anthem "No Canada, No Canada".

20 posted on 09/25/2026 11:33:33 AM PDT by Semper Vigilantis (Prison is prefect for liberals: Free Housing, Free Food, Free Healthcare & Same Sex Relationships)
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