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The scandal broke couple of years ago..high caliber weapons being sent to gun shops near the Mexico border. This arsenal makes its way to Mexico. The obvious suspects were implicated and the stuff is given away relative free. When USA agents were being killed with these weapons..some noise was made but it soon fizzled out. Seems you down play these games. So it's just one of the hundreds of deadly games USA is playing with Mexico.
The fact you put in your thumbnail "Mexico is under fire" and on your title "HORROR" in caps is MORONIC! . now and i live in the state of Chihuahua Mexico Lol and i know the country from south to north, i can tell you love sensationalism for the love of clicks, i travel around Mx. so i understand the problems we have, but also the things people like you don't talk about, Mexico in 22 was the 6th most visited countries in the world with almost 40 million visitors. and the number keeps growing, inspected to hit 50m in 2024. the cartel violence is a fact but also most of that problem is inside a nasty war between them, for example my brother lives in SA TX. the un violence there is a horror story, a fun fact is you have a higher chance of been a victim of a firearm in the US than Mex. sensationalism is a deceitful, deceptive, false, fraudulent,misleading way of doing journalism.
Its amazing to me that we worry about conflicts across seas, instead of the major conflict happening with our neighbors/ally. Thank you for shining light on this Johnny
Lol...how can you call them an ally when you treat them like shit? I don't believe 'ally' would be the first word to jump into most Mexicans minds when they hear 'americans'
This is the outcome to your dam addiction. USA please tend to your addicted children. Dont you Americans understand what your addicted children do when they need these stupid drugs. usa your the reason for so much death Mexico. say no to drugs usa All this violance can stop when you usa drug addicts stop and get treatment
That's because the U.S. Government is doing this on purpose for a reason. The news channel's all talk about what happen over seas. Why you wonder? Well who controls the media, the government does. They want the American people to be dumb and blind and only listen to what the news says is important. Why? Because the U.S. American population can not handle the truth. The government is a well oiled machine and if we knew what was happening this close to home then that a hiccup in that machine. So if we stay focused on things that happen 5,000 miles away we still have that sense of everything is okay. And that machine can keep running. But in reality it's not. I tried to convey what I am saying into words that anyone can understand. I hope you understood what I'm trying to say.
Yes, starting with declaring U.S. arms companies to be associated with terrorism. For unscrupulously providing and selling military equipment to these groups.
I think that goes within the very foundations of the meaning of a “cartel” as many of us understand it. Drugs, weapons, organized crime more dangerous than the average gangs, illegal trafficking, burning and beheading videos, seemingly endless amount of manpower, prostitution, threats, kidnappings and political control as well as corrupt police officers and corrupted politicians and officials. I would say that cartel goes hand in hand with terrorism.
@@petemitchell6788 i notice alot of people say hes a fraud or lying BUT nobody ever explaines what hes lying about or hows he ah fraud?? In yur opinion hows he lying?
@@jeremyjones8872 His timeline and contradiction of his stories makes him sound like a BS er. Im sure some of the facts he picked up reading a newspaper or online but his whole story is full of flaws.
Born and Raised in San Diego. Have Family, Friends, and Coworkers who live in Tijuana, plus I visit TJ often (I have Sentri). He knows exactly what he's talking about, no bs..this is one of the best interviews I've seen on Cartels and Mexico and Tijuana in particular. Amazing stuff.
Same bro! SD love. Have so many friends in TJ, remember the madness of the 2005 cartel wars, the transformation of La Plaza from tourist stores and bars to a cartel trap house. Watched revolution ave transform, and Zona Roja stay about the same. Real people down there.
@@BVonBueschertrue it’s fun there. But what do you do when you’re in El Centro? Hong Kong and Tacos? Pharmacies? Or do you go to places like Las Pulgas and dance the night away?
Ed is so fascinating, and his ability to go through what he did while on the job in Mexico, become an alcoholic and beat that too, just shows how strong the guy is. True role model for men, real men
I’m a big fan of Mr. Calderon. I’ve heard every podcast conversation he’s done, from Carolla to Rogan. THIS is his best one, hands down! Well done, Johnny and Ed.
So interesting to see how intrigued and excited the interviewer is, and how serious Ed takes the context of his history. It’s not so exciting and fun when you’ve lived through it and miraculously came out the other side vs being a third party observer.
Thank you for a great interview Mr Calderon. Sad to watch how the US is going down hill. I’ve never been to Mexico, but I appreciate what you’ve done for the country and being one of the good guys. Don’t listen to the people giving you sh*t. They weren’t there and probably don’t even know any facts about anything involving you. Hope you’ve found some help for PTSD. I was in the Army and you’ve seen way more than I have. Take care of yourself
Did you know the Zetas were trained by the US military before they went rogue. The Zees were ultra violent and that caused all hell to break loose in Mexico. Not long after The Zees became the enforcement branch of the Sinaloa Cartel the Obama Administration was busted for running guns to Mexico. I think BarakTheMagicNegro kicked off all the death and destruction in Mexico. I also think the dems had something to do with Rush Limbaugh dying. It's like we have the Russian Mob controlling the White House ever since Barry O'bummer was placed into power.
America really is going to hell. But thank goodness I can go out to get some coffee at Starbucks, shop at target for a new tv, and throw a party with friends to watch the next game
My late father who was a naturalized citizen from Mexico predicted in the early 80’s that there would be a lot of unrest and turmoil in Mexico because of the corrupt government in Mexico, bought off law enforcement and drug trade.
When I was 15 my older brother was killed,he was 24... it almost destroyed my parents and they almost divorced, it was a heavy thing , I almost started crying when Ed shared , loss and mourning are part of life, but I wish it wasn't .
This is the outcome to your dam addiction. USA please tend to your addicted children. Dont you Americans understand what your addicted children do when they need these stupid drugs. usa your the reason for so much death Mexico. say no to drugs usa All this violance can stop when you usa drug addicts stop and get treatment
I’m from Tecate and yeah, the place has become a complete cesspool of violence, unfortunately every day you hear gunshots in pretty much everywhere, fortunately the cartels are fighting within themselves but cross fire casualties and kidnappings are becoming an issue. I hope that it stops sooner rather than later, I miss my old town, growing up there, it was a pretty peaceful place 💔 saludos carnal :)
What he said was very true, the first time you see someone run up with a gun and is fired in your direction it’s crippling, ive never felt anything like it, I don’t care your training….every muscle in your body flexes stiff and even muscles you didn’t know you had….
Grillo for as long as he’s been working in Mexico still doesn’t really get the right info or deep inside knowledge, he only talks about stuff everyone knows already because I don’t think he makes actual connections with people in that life, he just follows it from a distance.
My folks took at trip to Tijuana in the late 1950's. I remember the cardboard shanty town and the ruff and tumble tourist sections. It was a wild experience for a young kid. There were no cartels to speak of back then so we felt pretty safe.
@@rossauce12 Your comment makes no sense. Do you think cartels were invented after the late 50s? Al Capone ran a cartel in the 30s that was almost as violent.
@@user-ih5vg4xk3tcartels are a government creation. The US people have learned nothing from their own history and have long abandoned their purpose for existing. They eat up all the propaganda like a starving animal.
Can’t believe I listened to this while doing my chores and I must say this interview is amazing both gentlemen kept it so entertaining and informative. Now I follow both of them!!
I did a counternarco deployment with the US Coast Guard in Feb-Jun 2006. Extremely interesting to say the least. I didnt totally grasp it all while I was there…glad to have been there, though.
My daughter was raised in Tijuana and San Diego, She is fluently in Spanish and English and I`m proud of her. She works in San Diego. I understand why Ed Calderon have a command in both languages.
I was stationed at Fort Bliss in El Paso from 2007-2010. When I got there, we could go into Juarez to go shopping, the military turned that off shortly after I arrived. We could hear firefights in Juarez, pretty much every night
I was stationed at Fort Bliss from 1988 to 1995. I loved Juarez so much, I spent almost every weekend down there. I love the people there. They were friendly and amazing.
Mexico had Pancho Villa and the revolutionary uprising 100 years ago. Not much different than today. Mexico is a beautiful country with a violent subculture.
You mean when the Mexican government was persecuting catholics with the help of the US government ? Mexico is still beautiful but has a sad history of external meddling and corrupt governance.
Do you Mean the MesoAmerican culture Era? That was like 600 years ago remember The first colonies were Spanish way before the English Arrived and they didn't bring women so they had to mix with Natives.
This guy might not know it yet, but he's a genius. I would seriously vote this guy into office if I could. Such an amazing story and an incredible mind along with talent. Things desperately need to change and people like this give me hope as times get darker than ever. Also thanks Johnny for asking the important questions resulting in these exceptional answers.
It is not a lack of compassion, it is brutal honesty, You cannot make hard men, the kind that are needed to combat other hard men with this daycare model that the US has told the world is right. you need harsh training to combat even harsher reality. The US people could learn from this.
I left tijuas in 96 and the cartels were all ready fighting I was a low level drug dealer and nickels and dimes, until some masked men with long guns broke down my door and gave me a beating I'll never forget, and told me from this day on you sell for us or your and your family are dead, that simple these guys moved like military or police officers, I knew if I stared to work for these people I would end up dead, two days later I left with my wife and kids a never looked back
Anabel Hernández is a Mexican journalist that has written books on corruption in Mexico and cartels. She will be a very good guest and I think she lives in Los Angeles.
She currently lives in Berkeley, California with her two children and has a fellowship on Investigative Reporting at the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.
Saw a Brazilian movie called something like Trupo Elite about Rio setting up a separate police force of 100 or so men who were not corrupt. Based on real events and very interesting.
37:45 “they’re being kind “ is a understatement. Shit got crazier for Ed after that. Se vino lo más cabron around that time 2006- about now has been crazy in TJ, from el Cañaveral to arresting top AFO men, AFI raids and now with CJNG and CDS coming in and taking parts of the Tijuana plaza. I’m surprised there hasn’t been dump trucks of dead body’s being hauled throughout the city and entirety of Mexico.
Johnny's ability to ask a question that literally everyone listening to the guy being interviewed already knows the answer too?? Impressive!! Sometimes i wonder what the thoughts in his head are at times... cause one thing u know they are not on?? The guy hes interviewing and the story being told!! Haha he is getting better so I'll give him that! But still has those moments where i shake my head thinking how on earth could u make such a wrong statement concerning the story when everyone of us know it, and the subject is literally in front of ur face!!
@jayr3635 totally! Listening to Johnnie's interviews give me anxiety at times with all his interruptions and off the wall statements. Lol. I'm not done listening to the whole interview yet, but Johnnie has done really good in this interview as far as interruptions though so far, in my humble opinion. But I love listening to Ed in interviews and his own pod, he's awesome!
I think this is the best connect interview I've listened to. Mainly because he is not cut off so much. Johnny can't relate to it and doesn't know the jargon. You should be a good host and let the guy speak
As a Mexican I thank you both for showing the situation my country is living in. The real problem is we have been having narco-governments that doesn’t want to change things.
I appreciate a lot people like Ed Calderon, he puts his face where his words go. Thank you sir, hope for you and your fight the best because these battles are for us, citizens that want a free world. Thank you the connect too!
I've watched Ed Calderon at Lex Friedman's podcast.. this will be very interesting episode! The connect is one of my new favorite show on this platform!
Back in the late 90s early 2000s i remember visiting Tijuana and i loved it the people were amazing some were really struggling which is never good 😞 but a lot were incredibly delightful and such hardworkers. I was just a teenager at the time but it was just remember it being really amazing getting a chance to see how great that culture was. Its too bad that its become so unsafe. So sad...
I worked at that glass company he was talking bout it’s called Vitro and it’s located in Kentucky rumors it’s cartel owned people said they send trailers to USA with single windows and all kinds of crazy shit
@@dustybowling1695there’s tons of Mexican companies in the US. Mostly agriculture/food & vehicle parts. that’s the number one way that Cartels move in drugs. Huge trailers with legal cargo mixed with drugs There’s people who believe illegals are walking across w all these drugs 😂
The thing i’ve noticed about Ed is that he has a very deep and nuanced understanding of the deep seated corruption of mexican law enforcement which has led to the complete transformation of mexico into a narco-state, and of the total failure of the american war on drugs. His analysis of the situation on both sides of the border seems to always lead to the conclusion that attempts to solve the problem under the current paradigms is futile. But every time i’ve heard him be interviewed, he never misses a chance to be critical of center left (for lack of a better term) policies and reconfigurations to the overall strategy to end cartel violence. If the solution to a problem has shown to be ineffective for decades, shouldn’t we be looking for new ones? He goes so far as to criticize a democratic government for being against extra judicial incarceration based on insufficient evidence, but i digress.
Men who choose to be police or military are typically conservative / authoritarian. So, no surprise, but I agree that he seems blind to the fact conservative Mexican regimes have been just as corrupt as the others.
Ed touches on the fact that Mexico is ONE VIOLENT COUNTRY. When I went to where my dad was from, as a boy, carring a pistol, I was "one of the boys". At elleven, I had a 5in 1911. And I learned right away I was to protect my family. But the "genetic memory" he called it always mystified me. Note: The Mex Army was known to be absolutely brutal against common peasant citizens in lawless villages.
I had to stop listening after an hour because it was impacting me a little to much. I started to think in such fatalistic, anxious, helpless, and terrified way. I can't even phantom how it was for Ed living this in first hand. It really moved me since I'm Tijuanense, born and raised. I was just a kid when all of this part of the Mexico's history happened. But even when I can't barely remember about it, I can confirm things haven't changed but somehow worsen. It made me question myself how me and my family lived through this, and still do in a way, in shock. Now as an adult and as an Internationalist it opened a new whole perspective. Once one of my friends said ''In other countries they use the army for war, in Mexico they use it for the narco'' and that sentence will stay with me forever. It's tough hearing about this but necessary. I can only say that I truly admire Ed for being so vocal and thank this guy for giving him the platform to share with us his experiencies!
My wife and I lived in Rosarito from 2011 to 2018. We saw first hand what Mr Calderon is saying! I really appreciate his common sense view on the situation! Our leaders are allowing/causing a Hamas type situation, that our young, national treasures, are going to have to go fight, bleed and die for! 👎
thank you for enlightening the public about these contemporary issues in our world. things that should be hidden in the shadow but reveal it in the light
This is perhaps the most important video I have watched this year, and I watch a lot of stuff. thanks for producing it and providing all of this information and the "reality check."
Good interview. When could you interview an informant to talk about how guns are crossed illegally to Mexico and all the US bussines involved. Thank you!
Great show. Saw you on Matt cox, but didn't know you had your own show so glad you got recommended. Looking forward to seeing more shows. Ed Calderon is always a good interview on any show he goes on.
Idk if it is the same situation as the Fast and Furious guns, but there is another situation with the ATF organizing a sell and tracking weapons to make a bust, then losing track of basically all the weapons heading into Mexico.
@sociallypatterneddefect9580 then I'm referring to separate incident with the ATF. They purposely tagged guns with the intent of stopping the sale or catching the seller. I guess something went wrong and they lost track of a portion of guns. I'll have to look more into it been a while since I heard this.
@@zsutton6687 yup that's the one they pretended that's what they were doing but they were arming the rival cartels of the zetas because the zetas already had training and weapons
You guys have to do a episode with el gafe423 he was part of the "gafes" one of the special forces group in mexico an he has some crazy inside storys from the time that he was being part of the military in mexico. Saludos desde tijuana
Dang it man. You guys could have given us a lot more than this. U really didn’t give us any action, it’s only my opinion. God Bless you and your families!!!
Great interview! Sad topics oh lord plz be with this man an his family. Thank u for this im suppose to be asleep an its 4am an cant this is very interesting. Im in san antonio south tx an its bad here
Drugs aren’t legal in Portugal. It’s decriminalize, but not legal. One of the positives is they have rehabilitation centers instead of prison or jail, but you can still go to jail if your a dealer. If your a dealer they send the army to find you in the Azores
I totally disagree with his analysis on the role of the Mexican Army and while it is true that the biggest area where the government hasn't advance is security, the level of violence and crime is simply unacceptable there's a well thought out plan and a strategy while one can disagree with it you can't say that the government isn't doing anything, is important to understand and remember that at the beginning of the current administration after an evaluation the president felt that the federal police, couldn't be trusted and had to be dissolved, is easy to criticize the over reliance from the President on the Army, one of the most trusted Mexican institutions, and his call to stop the violence embodied by his Abrazos no balazos strategy but without a federal force to combat organized crime there was not a lot anyone could have done, apparently his strategy is to create the National Gard and leave a professional federal force established so the next administration has the man power to in a more forceful way go after the criminal organizations, and there's not an Army take over, the Mexico is going to become Venezuela is just wrong
Thank you for sharing this interview. I just wish that my late father could have listened to this interview. My hair stood on end just hearing more or less what my late father had predicted in the late 80’s would happen in Mexico at the turn of the 20th century into the 21st century. Seems like not much has changed since my maternal grandparents left Zacatecas during the revolution led by Pancho Villa during the early 1900’s.
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He is so corrupt great interview but facts he took payoffs from leader of AFO El Professor
😢💵💔👶😢💵💔👶💔👶
*Please Read*
A Really run bad"system that destroys
the families especially lower income*
*The Corrupt Business of*
*Children Protective Services*
By former Georgia
*Senator Nancy Schaefer*
Plus her talking to
*Inforwars Alex Jones*
Follow The🕊️💵🕊️😮
9.15..2023
Peace 🕊️🙏✌️
Sadly pathetic ti...is real .
Ok
Thanks 👍
😢💵💔👶😢💵💔👶💔👶
*Please Read*
A Really run bad"system that destroys
the families especially lower income*
*The Corrupt Business of*
*Children Protective Services*
By former Georgia
*Senator Nancy Schaefer*
Plus her talking to
*Inforwars Alex Jones*
Follow The🕊️💵🕊️😮
9.15..2023
Peace 🕊️🙏✌️
Sadly pathetic ti...is real .
Ok
Thanks 👍.
Redo 12.15.2023
The scandal broke couple of years ago..high caliber weapons being sent to gun shops near the Mexico border. This arsenal makes its way to Mexico. The obvious suspects were implicated and the stuff is given away relative free. When USA agents were being killed with these weapons..some noise was made but it soon fizzled out. Seems you down play these games. So it's just one of the hundreds of deadly games USA is playing with Mexico.
The fact you put in your thumbnail "Mexico is under fire" and on your title "HORROR" in caps is MORONIC! . now and i live in the state of Chihuahua Mexico Lol and i know the country from south to north, i can tell you love sensationalism for the love of clicks, i travel around Mx. so i understand the problems we have, but also the things people like you don't talk about, Mexico in 22 was the 6th most visited countries in the world with almost 40 million visitors. and the number keeps growing, inspected to hit 50m in 2024. the cartel violence is a fact but also most of that problem is inside a nasty war between them, for example my brother lives in SA TX. the un violence there is a horror story, a fun fact is you have a higher chance of been a victim of a firearm in the US than Mex. sensationalism is a
deceitful, deceptive, false, fraudulent,misleading way of doing journalism.
Its amazing to me that we worry about conflicts across seas, instead of the major conflict happening with our neighbors/ally. Thank you for shining light on this Johnny
The U.S. sells the cartels guns. Everybody gets a piece
Lol...how can you call them an ally when you treat them like shit? I don't believe 'ally' would be the first word to jump into most Mexicans minds when they hear 'americans'
That’s because Israel’s controlled America for decades and decades.
This is the outcome to your dam addiction. USA please tend to your addicted children. Dont you Americans understand what your addicted children do when they need these stupid drugs. usa your the reason for so much death Mexico. say no to drugs usa All this violance can stop when you usa drug addicts stop and get treatment
That's because the U.S. Government is doing this on purpose for a reason. The news channel's all talk about what happen over seas. Why you wonder? Well who controls the media, the government does. They want the American people to be dumb and blind and only listen to what the news says is important. Why? Because the U.S. American population can not handle the truth. The government is a well oiled machine and if we knew what was happening this close to home then that a hiccup in that machine. So if we stay focused on things that happen 5,000 miles away we still have that sense of everything is okay. And that machine can keep running. But in reality it's not.
I tried to convey what I am saying into words that anyone can understand. I hope you understood what I'm trying to say.
Cartels should be labeled as terrorist organizations
1000%
Just like this cia puppet
Yes, starting with declaring U.S. arms companies to be associated with terrorism.
For unscrupulously providing and selling military equipment to these groups.
Yeah I’m sure that solves all the issues 😅😂
I think that goes within the very foundations of the meaning of a “cartel” as many of us understand it.
Drugs, weapons, organized crime more dangerous than the average gangs, illegal trafficking, burning and beheading videos, seemingly endless amount of manpower, prostitution, threats, kidnappings and political control as well as corrupt police officers and corrupted politicians and officials. I would say that cartel goes hand in hand with terrorism.
Each time he tells his stories he relives his trauma. It's takes alot of courage to do this. Thanks for sharing!
It’s not brave to lie for 💵
@@petemitchell6788lol internet troll
@@petemitchell6788 i notice alot of people say hes a fraud or lying BUT nobody ever explaines what hes lying about or hows he ah fraud?? In yur opinion hows he lying?
@@jeremyjones8872 His timeline and contradiction of his stories makes him sound like a BS er. Im sure some of the facts he picked up reading a newspaper or online but his whole story is full of flaws.
"you're doing better than 98percent of the population"!!??
Born and Raised in San Diego. Have Family, Friends, and Coworkers who live in Tijuana, plus I visit TJ often (I have Sentri). He knows exactly what he's talking about, no bs..this is one of the best interviews I've seen on Cartels and Mexico and Tijuana in particular. Amazing stuff.
Same bro! SD love.
Have so many friends in TJ, remember the madness of the 2005 cartel wars, the transformation of La Plaza from tourist stores and bars to a cartel trap house. Watched revolution ave transform, and Zona Roja stay about the same.
Real people down there.
@@BVonBueschertrue it’s fun there. But what do you do when you’re in El Centro? Hong Kong and Tacos? Pharmacies? Or do you go to places like Las Pulgas and dance the night away?
Ed is so fascinating, and his ability to go through what he did while on the job in Mexico, become an alcoholic and beat that too, just shows how strong the guy is. True role model for men, real men
He’s a liar and a CIA agent.
I'm amazed he's still alive 😮😮😮!
Amen
All propoganda theye dont want the sheep moving to mex😅😅
I thought it was bad in Baja when I was a kid in the 1960's a d 1970's. This is eye opening.
If people actually pay attention to Ed, he's been telling you, your country is on fire. The USA is in serious trouble.
Forget the USA, the whole world is on fire.
Yeah hearing similar situations with politics take place in other countries definitely means something bigger is happening
Funded by the CIA , why do you think it's that way lol 😆
NO, MEXICO IS; TRUMP WILL NOT HAVE A CRIMINAL-RUN COUNTRY NEXT TO THE US.
@@infamoussnyc3761no the cia is funded by the cartel
Ive lived throughout Baja for decades... im intimately familiar with Eds stories, and he speaks legitly. Bravo, Ed, always a great interview
San Dieagan with TJ ties. He’s talking real shit. Prior to 2004/5 it was a different place.
I’m a big fan of Mr. Calderon. I’ve heard every podcast conversation he’s done, from Carolla to Rogan. THIS is his best one, hands down! Well done, Johnny and Ed.
So interesting to see how intrigued and excited the interviewer is, and how serious Ed takes the context of his history. It’s not so exciting and fun when you’ve lived through it and miraculously came out the other side vs being a third party observer.
And having a new family to protect in the aftermath. Gods blessings and grace in Jesus Christs’ name, Amen (So Be It!).
This man is a well of information, his ability to remember things in detail is amazing. Great interview.
He's told this story probably a million times
That's one of the things that made him a good cop.
Maybe what really happened, is not part of his recollection, or they would kill him!
Ed NEEDS to write a book. A screen play. His story is a movie in the making. I would like to see a Netflix series based on his life.
he already has lol. Hes been on joe rogan a few times and he reveals a lot crazier shit. you should check it out.
YES 💯
what for?!? More CIA agent made up lies??
@@rosanngrunicheva645 Can you imagine a Narcos series based on Ed Calderone? I'd watch that.
Yup he’s real unlike Ed sellout pay attention especially at end😢
Cartels are partial owners of resorts in Cabo and Cancun which is why they mostly safe places for tourists.
They should go total hospitality route. Imagine how much happier their and everyone else's life would be!
Love the amount of detail he gets into, almost reliving it.
wow these 3 hours flew by there definitely needs to be a part 2 I could listen to Ed’s stories all day
Thank you for a great interview Mr Calderon. Sad to watch how the US is going down hill. I’ve never been to Mexico, but I appreciate what you’ve done for the country and being one of the good guys. Don’t listen to the people giving you sh*t. They weren’t there and probably don’t even know any facts about anything involving you. Hope you’ve found some help for PTSD. I was in the Army and you’ve seen way more than I have. Take care of yourself
That's bad
Did you know the Zetas were trained by the US military before they went rogue. The Zees were ultra violent and that caused all hell to break loose in Mexico. Not long after The Zees became the enforcement branch of the Sinaloa Cartel the Obama Administration was busted for running guns to Mexico. I think BarakTheMagicNegro kicked off all the death and destruction in Mexico. I also think the dems had something to do with Rush Limbaugh dying. It's like we have the Russian Mob controlling the White House ever since Barry O'bummer was placed into power.
All propoganda theye dont want the sheep moving to mex😅😅....
Idiots preaching idiots 😂😂😂😂😂😂 this dude Ed is a known bullshitter . Dude was not undercover. Just a corrupt junkie cop that y’all preach todsy.
America really is going to hell. But thank goodness I can go out to get some coffee at Starbucks, shop at target for a new tv, and throw a party with friends to watch the next game
One of the better reports on Mexico and the crime aspects in the US and Mexico!
perfect guest. dude blows me away anytime he goes in on the situation below the border
Mitchell your experiences, questions and intelligence made this interview extraordinary! Great job Sir.
What’s really crazy is here in America pharmaceutical and banking cartels backing candidates.
Well that in mx aswell
Thank you for this interview, the abuse and mental distress you and those around you endure is horrible
My late father who was a naturalized citizen from Mexico predicted in the early 80’s that there would be a lot of unrest and turmoil in Mexico because of the corrupt government in Mexico, bought off law enforcement and drug trade.
We are glad people like you leave the country, pointing to Mexico and never blame the US.
When I was 15 my older brother was killed,he was 24... it almost destroyed my parents and they almost divorced, it was a heavy thing , I almost started crying when Ed shared , loss and mourning are part of life, but I wish it wasn't .
Operation Fast & Furious was actually the reason why I started paying attention.
The Obama administration are criminals and traitors
This is the outcome to your dam addiction. USA please tend to your addicted children. Dont you Americans understand what your addicted children do when they need these stupid drugs. usa your the reason for so much death Mexico. say no to drugs usa All this violance can stop when you usa drug addicts stop and get treatment
Wow takes some balls to be an undercover cop in Mexico..imagine been found out...OMG...Glad is doin ok today..🙏🏼
All It took is a call from the inside of 1 of his dirty cop buddies to the Cartels and he'd never made it home
I’m from Tecate and yeah, the place has become a complete cesspool of violence, unfortunately every day you hear gunshots in pretty much everywhere, fortunately the cartels are fighting within themselves but cross fire casualties and kidnappings are becoming an issue. I hope that it stops sooner rather than later, I miss my old town, growing up there, it was a pretty peaceful place 💔 saludos carnal :)
Do innocent people who just keep there head down mind there own business get kidnapped or is that pretty rare?
@@RyanForster-li7ox anyone can get kidnapped, try walking outside alone as a women...
@@RyanForster-li7oxyea women get targeted like crazy,
tecate is fine I am there all the time .maybe La rumorosa
@@amandaburleson2035men have it worse than women in every metric. Your victim card has been refused
I did a 18 month investigation in Mexico . I found this video very accurate
In certain regions.
Can you please do one here in Chicago?
What he said was very true, the first time you see someone run up with a gun and is fired in your direction it’s crippling, ive never felt anything like it, I don’t care your training….every muscle in your body flexes stiff and even muscles you didn’t know you had….
To me the worst pain in that situation is the extreme stomach pain once the situation ends. I am a United States Army 🪖💪🏽🪖🥾🥾🇺🇲🪔🇮🇱 Veteran.
This is arguably your best guest so far. Nice interview too
Always enjoy listening to Ed tell his stories
Johnny! Thank you for letting him talk, not being rude and constantly cutting him off! This was a great interview bro 👍🏻👍🏻💯
Ed is always a great interview. You need to get Ioan Grillo next. Top foreign journalist working in Mexico the last 20 years.
I trust Grillo more then I trust ed
Ed is the real deal
@@juanheredia2293I trust ed more then I trust og shadow
Grillo for as long as he’s been working in Mexico still doesn’t really get the right info or deep inside knowledge, he only talks about stuff everyone knows already because I don’t think he makes actual connections with people in that life, he just follows it from a distance.
@@James_Edward59 yeah he's still a foreigner. Because he's a brit
My folks took at trip to Tijuana in the late 1950's. I remember the cardboard shanty town and the ruff and tumble tourist sections. It was a wild experience for a young kid. There were no cartels to speak of back then so we felt pretty safe.
Lol that was over 70 years ago?
@@rossauce12 Your comment makes no sense. Do you think cartels were invented after the late 50s? Al Capone ran a cartel in the 30s that was almost as violent.
Mexican cartels were invented in 1951
when did the cartels really take over?
@@user-ih5vg4xk3tcartels are a government creation. The US people have learned nothing from their own history and have long abandoned their purpose for existing. They eat up all the propaganda like a starving animal.
Walking across that bridge from San Diego into Tijuana is like “oh, this is different”.
Can’t believe I listened to this while doing my chores and I must say this interview is amazing both gentlemen kept it so entertaining and informative. Now I follow both of them!!
Hi Lucy!
I did a counternarco deployment with the US Coast Guard in Feb-Jun 2006. Extremely interesting to say the least. I didnt totally grasp it all while I was there…glad to have been there, though.
My daughter was raised in Tijuana and San Diego, She is fluently in
Spanish and English and I`m proud of her. She works in San Diego.
I understand why Ed Calderon have a command in both languages.
I was stationed at Fort Bliss in El Paso from 2007-2010. When I got there, we could go into Juarez to go shopping, the military turned that off shortly after I arrived. We could hear firefights in Juarez, pretty much every night
El Paso is my home I call bullshit on this story
apparently the DoD didn't clear their policy with you first. Let me make a few phone calls to clear this up@@martintrejo1950
@@theepeacemaker Yes
@@theepeacemakerI was in Mexico in 2008, I was only a child but I can remember the fear going around ppl were scared shitless of Los Zetas
I was stationed at Fort Bliss from 1988 to 1995. I loved Juarez so much, I spent almost every weekend down there. I love the people there. They were friendly and amazing.
I’m amazed at how he is able to stay out of harm’s way. He’s blessed.
Imagine going back to Mexico 100yrs ago to see the beautiful land and people that lived there compared to today!
Mexico had Pancho Villa and the revolutionary uprising 100 years ago. Not much different than today. Mexico is a beautiful country with a violent subculture.
You mean when the Mexican government was persecuting catholics with the help of the US government ? Mexico is still beautiful but has a sad history of external meddling and corrupt governance.
It wasnt beautiful even then. That was Pancho's time....like in Villa.
Do you Mean the MesoAmerican culture Era? That was like 600 years ago remember The first colonies were Spanish way before the English Arrived and they didn't bring women so they had to mix with Natives.
Mexico has always bathed in blood
This guy might not know it yet, but he's a genius. I would seriously vote this guy into office if I could. Such an amazing story and an incredible mind along with talent. Things desperately need to change and people like this give me hope as times get darker than ever. Also thanks Johnny for asking the important questions resulting in these exceptional answers.
I knew you'd eventually have Ed on...he has an incredible backstory in Mexico...great interview Johnny!
He has had him on a few times g
@@lindseylohan509slattno he hasn’t where was he on before this.
Me as a american would fight by your side anytime.i can hear your humbleness.thx for sharing.
It is not a lack of compassion, it is brutal honesty, You cannot make hard men, the kind that are needed to combat other hard men with this daycare model that the US has told the world is right. you need harsh training to combat even harsher reality. The US people could learn from this.
@@FXCKYOU209if you paid attention there certification and training was influenced from america…america is arming training and funding a foe in mejico…
I left tijuas in 96 and the cartels were all ready fighting I was a low level drug dealer and nickels and dimes, until some masked men with long guns broke down my door and gave me a beating I'll never forget, and told me from this day on you sell for us or your and your family are dead, that simple these guys moved like military or police officers, I knew if I stared to work for these people I would end up dead, two days later I left with my wife and kids a never looked back
I’d love to see a podcast with Ed & Luis Chaparro talking about both of their experiences and what they think the future of cartels are.
They already did an interview.
@@TIROS293K Together?
I’ve only found individual interviews.
Iaon Grillo, although an import at the time is also very knowledgeable.
Yeah they know a lot about all this between them, its interesting to watch these podcasts.
Hes referring to the Comandante Leyzaola, he is a legend in Tijuana and Juarez
As a civilian from TJ, you have no idea how it was back then.
This is one of the best interviews, excellent information, excellent explanations, just an excellent all-around interviewing
Anabel Hernández is a Mexican journalist that has written books on corruption in Mexico and cartels. She will be a very good guest and I think she lives in Los Angeles.
Rumor has it that she's on the payroll. 😂😂😂
She currently lives in Berkeley, California with her two children and has a fellowship on Investigative Reporting at the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.
She lives in Italy lastiheard
Anabel Hernández has dismantled her career in the past 3 to 4 years 😂 she’s not that credible anymore
@@sagotoni2154you should not share that information.
Saw a Brazilian movie called something like Trupo Elite about Rio setting up a separate police force of 100 or so men who were not corrupt. Based on real events and very interesting.
Could listen to this guy all day. All that said, he must have some scary thoughts when he wakes up at 2am🙃
37:45 “they’re being kind “ is a understatement. Shit got crazier for Ed after that. Se vino lo más cabron around that time 2006- about now has been crazy in TJ, from el Cañaveral to arresting top AFO men, AFI raids and now with CJNG and CDS coming in and taking parts of the Tijuana plaza. I’m surprised there hasn’t been dump trucks of dead body’s being hauled throughout the city and entirety of Mexico.
Johnny's ability to ask a question that literally everyone listening to the guy being interviewed already knows the answer too?? Impressive!! Sometimes i wonder what the thoughts in his head are at times... cause one thing u know they are not on?? The guy hes interviewing and the story being told!! Haha he is getting better so I'll give him that! But still has those moments where i shake my head thinking how on earth could u make such a wrong statement concerning the story when everyone of us know it, and the subject is literally in front of ur face!!
@jayr3635 totally! Listening to Johnnie's interviews give me anxiety at times with all his interruptions and off the wall statements. Lol. I'm not done listening to the whole interview yet, but Johnnie has done really good in this interview as far as interruptions though so far, in my humble opinion. But I love listening to Ed in interviews and his own pod, he's awesome!
I could listen to this guy talk all day.🔥🔥 Fired pod.👏
I think this is the best connect interview I've listened to. Mainly because he is not cut off so much. Johnny can't relate to it and doesn't know the jargon. You should be a good host and let the guy speak
As a Mexican I thank you both for showing the situation my country is living in. The real problem is we have been having narco-governments that doesn’t want to change things.
I appreciate a lot people like Ed Calderon, he puts his face where his words go. Thank you sir, hope for you and your fight the best because these battles are for us, citizens that want a free world. Thank you the connect too!
Ed is a legend, love every interview he does. He loved it and came out such an admirable human being.
I've watched Ed Calderon at Lex Friedman's podcast.. this will be very interesting episode!
The connect is one of my new favorite show on this platform!
Back in the late 90s early 2000s i remember visiting Tijuana and i loved it the people were amazing some were really struggling which is never good 😞 but a lot were incredibly delightful and such hardworkers. I was just a teenager at the time but it was just remember it being really amazing getting a chance to see how great that culture was. Its too bad that its become so unsafe. So sad...
Thanks. The world (and near) drug culture is important information to us. We are already seeing the loss of youths in our nation and future.
THANK GOD YOU ARE STILL ALIVE ! 🙏🏼✝️🙏🏼
I worked at that glass company he was talking bout it’s called Vitro and it’s located in Kentucky rumors it’s cartel owned people said they send trailers to USA with single windows and all kinds of crazy shit
I don't know what you mean about single window trailers
@@getstuk87 they would ship in a single individual windshield from Mexico to KY with a 18 wheeler and full size trailer
@@dustybowling1695there’s tons of Mexican companies in the US. Mostly agriculture/food & vehicle parts. that’s the number one way that Cartels move in drugs. Huge trailers with legal cargo mixed with drugs There’s people who believe illegals are walking across w all these drugs 😂
Ed, you are a hero. You may not think it but you are. Stay Safe and Thank you.🦊
Ed is a certified mad man but a god damn badass you got to have straight ice in your veins to go up against the cartels
CIA propagandist
I feel so sorry for the innocent people who live there and have to suffer daily in that lawless society and a country controlled by evil.
America is next.
Your country Is the evil Your government yes us government is the evil you don't know or you don't anthersten or you don't want to now
Your next because of J and it's NGOs that advocate for replacement migration
The thing i’ve noticed about Ed is that he has a very deep and nuanced understanding of the deep seated corruption of mexican law enforcement which has led to the complete transformation of mexico into a narco-state, and of the total failure of the american war on drugs. His analysis of the situation on both sides of the border seems to always lead to the conclusion that attempts to solve the problem under the current paradigms is futile. But every time i’ve heard him be interviewed, he never misses a chance to be critical of center left (for lack of a better term) policies and reconfigurations to the overall strategy to end cartel violence. If the solution to a problem has shown to be ineffective for decades, shouldn’t we be looking for new ones? He goes so far as to criticize a democratic government for being against extra judicial incarceration based on insufficient evidence, but i digress.
Men who choose to be police or military are typically conservative / authoritarian. So, no surprise, but I agree that he seems blind to the fact conservative Mexican regimes have been just as corrupt as the others.
UssA the same on the border 😊
I been watching alot of these things. This is the first time I've commented. This man is so smart and interesting. He is a good man.god bless
He’s cia lot he’s saying is a lie
Ed man the way you express yourself is on point 💯mis respetos been out in the field 🫡 saludos desde Seattle
One if not the best Podcast ever aired on U Tube. My biggest Respekt!!!!
USA should hire Ed to address cartel issues
They already know what they are doing. US corrupt government is part of the organized crime
They did already he is CIA
Jimmy. This guy smiles all the time he is relaying his story’s 😢
In United States the corporations who make donations to fund campaigns do exactly the same thing
💯
The most informative, articulate, interviewee with regards to the cartels I have ever heard in my life. Thank you Ed!!!
Ed touches on the fact that Mexico is ONE VIOLENT COUNTRY. When I went to where my dad was from, as a boy, carring a pistol, I was "one of the boys". At elleven, I had a 5in 1911. And I learned right away I was to protect my family. But the "genetic memory" he called it always mystified me. Note: The Mex Army was known to be absolutely brutal against common peasant citizens in lawless villages.
I had to stop listening after an hour because it was impacting me a little to much. I started to think in such fatalistic, anxious, helpless, and terrified way. I can't even phantom how it was for Ed living this in first hand. It really moved me since I'm Tijuanense, born and raised. I was just a kid when all of this part of the Mexico's history happened. But even when I can't barely remember about it, I can confirm things haven't changed but somehow worsen. It made me question myself how me and my family lived through this, and still do in a way, in shock.
Now as an adult and as an Internationalist it opened a new whole perspective. Once one of my friends said ''In other countries they use the army for war, in Mexico they use it for the narco'' and that sentence will stay with me forever.
It's tough hearing about this but necessary. I can only say that I truly admire Ed for being so vocal and thank this guy for giving him the platform to share with us his experiencies!
My wife and I lived in Rosarito from 2011 to 2018. We saw first hand what Mr Calderon is saying! I really appreciate his common sense view on the situation! Our leaders are allowing/causing a Hamas type situation, that our young, national treasures, are going to have to go fight, bleed and die for! 👎
thank you for enlightening the public about these contemporary issues in our world. things that should be hidden in the shadow but reveal it in the light
He should do an undercover on this side of the border…. Where magically the big fish buyers don’t exist!!! 😂
This is perhaps the most important video I have watched this year, and I watch a lot of stuff. thanks for producing it and providing all of this information and the "reality check."
Good interview. When could you interview an informant to talk about how guns are crossed illegally to Mexico and all the US bussines involved. Thank you!
They dont give a fuck ab guns
Great show. Saw you on Matt cox, but didn't know you had your own show so glad you got recommended. Looking forward to seeing more shows. Ed Calderon is always a good interview on any show he goes on.
Ed always has amazing stories and experiences
WE WERE BECOMING LIKE THEM!
Great interview and fantastic info
Been having an on and off starring competition with Amado Carillo Fuentes for tha past 3 hours. Lol
"It was dehumanizing" "Hey guys here is my comedy tour"
Idk if it is the same situation as the Fast and Furious guns, but there is another situation with the ATF organizing a sell and tracking weapons to make a bust, then losing track of basically all the weapons heading into Mexico.
The were arming the Sinaloa cartel they didn't lose anything
The CIA has been involved in drug trafficking for decades
@sociallypatterneddefect9580 then I'm referring to separate incident with the ATF. They purposely tagged guns with the intent of stopping the sale or catching the seller. I guess something went wrong and they lost track of a portion of guns. I'll have to look more into it been a while since I heard this.
@@zsutton6687 yup that's the one they pretended that's what they were doing but they were arming the rival cartels of the zetas because the zetas already had training and weapons
@@sociallypatterneddefect9580 makes sense lol
integrity: doing the right thing when no one else is watching or will ever know.
You guys have to do a episode with el gafe423 he was part of the "gafes" one of the special forces group in mexico an he has some crazy inside storys from the time that he was being part of the military in mexico. Saludos desde tijuana
I'm constantly looking for Ed interviews. He's such an interesting individual with tons of knowledge.
Dang it man. You guys could have given us a lot more than this. U really didn’t give us any action, it’s only my opinion. God Bless you and your families!!!
You have to pay for that. 😂
Ed's safety has to be considered as well
Great interview! Sad topics oh lord plz be with this man an his family. Thank u for this im suppose to be asleep an its 4am an cant this is very interesting. Im in san antonio south tx an its bad here
Drugs aren’t legal in Portugal. It’s decriminalize, but not legal.
One of the positives is they have rehabilitation centers instead of prison or jail, but you can still go to jail if your a dealer.
If your a dealer they send the army to find you in the Azores
Rehab? Instead of jail? Lots of luck😂😂 you’re very naive
DRUG-TREATMENT WORKS ! Jail just teaches how to be MORE of a CRIMINAL , and RECRUITS for GANGS .
@@JCdoulos74why is that funny? Rehab instead of jail makes perfect sense to me and if you have a better idea lets hear it genius.
great interview! Unintentionally stumbled upon it.
This story strangely reminds me of the movie "The Gangs of New York" but its taking place in real life in Mexico and its so much worse. 😮
One of the best interviews I've seen
I totally disagree with his analysis on the role of the Mexican Army and while it is true that the biggest area where the government hasn't advance is security, the level of violence and crime is simply unacceptable there's a well thought out plan and a strategy while one can disagree with it you can't say that the government isn't doing anything, is important to understand and remember that at the beginning of the current administration after an evaluation the president felt that the federal police, couldn't be trusted and had to be dissolved, is easy to criticize the over reliance from the President on the Army, one of the most trusted Mexican institutions, and his call to stop the violence embodied by his Abrazos no balazos strategy but without a federal force to combat organized crime there was not a lot anyone could have done, apparently his strategy is to create the National Gard and leave a professional federal force established so the next administration has the man power to in a more forceful way go after the criminal organizations, and there's not an Army take over, the Mexico is going to become Venezuela is just wrong
Nothing of this would be happening if his uncle Felipe Calderón have'nt stole the presidency from amlo in 2006.
He’s cia
Thank you for sharing this interview. I just wish that my late father could have listened to this interview. My hair stood on end just hearing more or less what my late father had predicted in the late 80’s would happen in Mexico at the turn of the 20th century into the 21st century. Seems like not much has changed since my maternal grandparents left Zacatecas during the revolution led by Pancho Villa during the early 1900’s.
This guy reminds me of some of the special forces guys ive worked with in Brazil
Back in the 90s Mexican SF got a lot of experience in Colombia and Brazil