How China Is Fueling the Mexican Cartel Wars (with Ed Calderon) - Change Agents with Andy Stumpf

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  • Ed Calderon is a security specialist and instructor with extensive operational and law enforcement experience combatting Mexican drug cartels. Born in Tijuana, Ed spent years in Mexican law enforcement agencies specializing in counternarcotics, anti-abduction efforts, and high-risk close protection for high-profile individuals. He has since consulted and trained agencies including the FBI, BORTAC, Navy SEALS, and intelligence service agents. Today, he also hosts the Manifesto Radio Podcast.
    Today on Change Agents, Andy Stumpf talks with Ed about China’s ties to Mexican drug cartels and how the narco wars are being used to destabilize the U.S.
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  • @thisisironclad
    @thisisironclad  3 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

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  • @natejackson4791
    @natejackson4791 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +206

    Every single interview this man does, he tells of how things continue to snowball. He is current on all of it.

    • @jasondraughon8825
      @jasondraughon8825 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Something tells me he is still…in some way “active”. Solid dude.

    • @kingjoe3rd
      @kingjoe3rd 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@jasondraughon8825 well, yeah. He's a security consultant that works for the US government.

    • @jesussaves_316
      @jesussaves_316 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yep 👍​@@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist0

    • @lickourballs1atatimeok
      @lickourballs1atatimeok 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Go figure

    • @ChrisYoung-nf2fr
      @ChrisYoung-nf2fr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Is both of these guys are awesome and they care so much about the people in both countries. And they are both Patriots for both both countries God bless them both in their families and I'm both of them the great guys

  • @KonnorKreyest-tn4pw
    @KonnorKreyest-tn4pw 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    I spent two months kicking a prescription to suboxone Valium and adder all. Something told me I had to get off this shit so I could survive and not be a liability. Luckily I had family and a bed. Everyone kept telling me” go to rehab for a year” and I just knew there wasn’t time for that realistically. I remember thinking “am I ever going to believe in myself again?” Can I even do a job interview. And if it’s any consolation by the grace of god I am making it. What I mean to say here is that if you are struggling don’t give up. If you’re watching videos like these and reading these comments then your creator WANTS YOU TO SUCCEED.believe that.
    God bless both of you. Thank you

  • @shawndeeregreen
    @shawndeeregreen 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +293

    Ed Calderon is legit. Love both these guys. Everyone make sure you’re prepped and stay frosty!

    • @Kielforreal
      @Kielforreal 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      💯 %. And I'm praying for the sheep to wake up. Willing to teach.

    • @northsky5629
      @northsky5629 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@Kielforreal nobody cares my guy

    • @Kielforreal
      @Kielforreal 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      @@northsky5629 callous my friend.

    • @stevezy4772
      @stevezy4772 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He may be legit but he is Anti-MAGA and Anti America First. Watch his Lex interview. Lefties have destroyed this country. No need to import more of them.

    • @AdamSmith-ln7fh
      @AdamSmith-ln7fh 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great Michael Bien reference. Co sign and luv and strength to you and your family

  • @chrislovely9136
    @chrislovely9136 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +126

    It blows me away that it's taken this long for this information to start coming out

    • @ivantheterrrible9213
      @ivantheterrrible9213 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Well Ed was guest on Rogan few years ago, but its obvious that didn't hit the right audience. Ever since that Rogan podcast i follow that man, and its incredible.

    • @blackonblack...9244
      @blackonblack...9244 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      People including Ed have been talking about the substance trafficking for a long time and the conclusion that everyone came up with closing the border.

    • @ms7227
      @ms7227 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      And isn’t it amazing that it had to come out from IC instead of the source it should come from!!!

    • @Mithradates_of_Los_Angeles
      @Mithradates_of_Los_Angeles 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I been knowing and have been seeing the snowballing of all this stuff since college- almost 10 years ago- but the average American doesn’t give a f!ck and has no concept of what is going on with our southern border partner
      until now that we’re being invaded and there will be a war and a major future terror and or f.f. Attack will go down very soon because of the porous border and China-Mexico relations

    • @cryingcat687
      @cryingcat687 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      it's crazy you'd believe anything he says after working for the US government lol. Gotta fuel that cold war somehow right?

  • @BoatDoc98
    @BoatDoc98 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +156

    I spent 10 years on the border, specifically in Laredo, TX. I was there from 98 til 07, I saw yhe beginning of the cartel wars on our side. Nothing but respect for Mr. Calderon, he's a wealth of experience & knowledge.

    • @chardi5800
      @chardi5800 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Im guessing you saw a lot of your partners sell guns to the cartels

    • @lickourballs1atatimeok
      @lickourballs1atatimeok 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's been going on in California for many many years the drug cartel is operated marijuana Farms, for money to fortify their strength in America

    • @fuqwhatyouthink4465
      @fuqwhatyouthink4465 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That wasn't the beginning but ok

    • @jnkoa33
      @jnkoa33 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It was the beginning for him

    • @thxcbo
      @thxcbo 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@fuqwhatyouthink4465it was the beginning that how ik u don’t know anything. 2000s was when cartels started battling, before that (Guadalajara cartel) Mexico was mostly calm

  • @FishHuntFreedom
    @FishHuntFreedom 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    I love any podcast that features Ed Calderon. Dude is an absolute wealth of knowledge and has “been there, done that”. Nothing but respect for this guy.

    • @thisisironclad
      @thisisironclad  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Thank you so much for your kind words! Ed Calderon is indeed an incredible guest and we're lucky to have him on Change Agents

  • @AcuteStressResponse
    @AcuteStressResponse 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +56

    Thank you Ed Calderon for the education.

    • @thisisironclad
      @thisisironclad  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Thank you for your kind words! I'm grateful that Ed Calderon's expertise resonated with you.

  • @teenieteenez
    @teenieteenez 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    This man is a hero. I really hope, for our sake, people start hearing what he's saying and actually LISTENING. Be safe, Sir and thank you.

  • @misterjaliscoelmascabron9327
    @misterjaliscoelmascabron9327 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

    I'm mexican born..raised in an area in orange county for 40 years..alot the people believe its ok to deal drugs. ..alot of people listen to corridos that speak about drug trafficking..so its a problem when you glorify it..till someone you care is involved with a cartel and gets dealt with

    • @misaelaguirre1701
      @misaelaguirre1701 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Here in Chicago was full of Gangs in the outskirts of Chicago now its pretty much dead and looked down up on atleast for the, Hispanic Americans, so it's getting pretty good now, never stop educating your kids works along way 💪

    • @jacobperez8921
      @jacobperez8921 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Yup! For people of narco corridos, it’s all fun and games until shit gets real and one of their loved ones get kidnapped or killed. This is not a game and people should not be promoting or following this culture.

    • @AdrianRodriguezAIR
      @AdrianRodriguezAIR 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No digas mmdas Mary Jane. Here in Mexico we don't glorify the Narcos. Stop, idk in the US but in Mexico the people are involved with cartels due to necessity or pressure from the cartels.

    • @donchikis3575
      @donchikis3575 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If the USA wasnt full of homeless junkies there wouldn’t be a market to even draw money and power from its an internal problem within the United States, blaming just one side is nothing but ignorance.

    • @donchikis3575
      @donchikis3575 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Its not about songs😂ridiculous.

  • @rp1645
    @rp1645 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Thank you for having this guest on. When he talks about Arizona and the SEX trafficking, my gosh, like he said this is NOT new. This is the US, American must do your part and NOT support or pay any money into supporting this exploration of these poor children.

    • @happygilmore1844
      @happygilmore1844 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Tim Ballard exposed most if not all of it

    • @Doxymeister
      @Doxymeister 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      A lot of people have been talking about this issue for a good long time now, despite constant accusations of sensationalism and fear-mongering. Every one of them important. The more the better. Kudos to these guys!

  • @davids1716
    @davids1716 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +87

    Please get Ed back in person.
    There is so much more to be had from a proper dialogue.
    Nonetheless that was a powerful episode. Things he’s been prophesying for seven or eight years are to coming to be accepted fact. He’s got a good record and is a man worth listening to.

    • @thisisironclad
      @thisisironclad  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Hey! Thanks for the comment! We'll try to get Ed back in person soon for an even more engaging discussion. So glad you found the episode powerful!

    • @davids1716
      @davids1716 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@thisisironclad
      I’ve watched a lot of Ed Calderon‘s public appearances and Andy, as is the norm both here and on Cleared Hot, elicited from him elements of his backstory that I’ve never heard anywhere else. Putting them to them in a room without the sound problems would be an epic very long form episode. Ed’s got so much to offer and Andy’s interview style would work well to draw out more of this extraordinary man’s life that has not come to the fore yet elsewhere.
      Hope you can make it happen.
      Keep up the great work, believe me it’s impactful .

  • @jaydoe5654
    @jaydoe5654 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    There is a very similar Canadian version of this story.
    Sam Cooper wrote a book called "Wilful Blindness" about Chinese nationals in Vancouver Canada. Hockey bags of cash, casinos, fentanyl, guns, bribes, our favorite politician etc etc.

    • @tylergooden2183
      @tylergooden2183 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Canada is captured by China. It’s basically a Chinese colony

  • @abakedcup2235
    @abakedcup2235 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    My best friend, my brother died April 6th 2023 from a drug overdose. I have a part of my family that is from mexico, who came to america in the early 20th century. This an entirely personal conflict for me.

    • @abakedcup2235
      @abakedcup2235 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@alexander-iu8rr ironically, he and you have the same name. His name was Alex

    • @oldmanemptyhouse7659
      @oldmanemptyhouse7659 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Me too bro i lost my step sister to that sh!t

    • @obtuseangler768
      @obtuseangler768 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I'm a Canadian that helped move a lot of cocaine a decade ago, so this is personal for me in a different way.
      Fentanyl showed up in 2012 in northern Canada in fake percocets and oxy 80's...I was out of the game by 2013.
      I realize the harm I did now that I've grown up and it'll will be a regret I die with because I won't let it go away, I don't deserve to. Honesty keeps the chin up.
      I'm sorry you lost your brother😢...sending you lots of love

    • @robd2287
      @robd2287 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The drug addict (USA) living next door to the drug dealer (Mex). This will never stop even the drug dealing Ronald Reagan wanted this 😎

    • @bbiancini
      @bbiancini 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I am sorry sir.

  • @Babbarkhalsa84
    @Babbarkhalsa84 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    I hope Andy gets all the success and support from us the viewers. So Underated.

  • @BornOfFireNSteel
    @BornOfFireNSteel 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    This episode and the interview Ed did on the Shawn Ryan Podcast were pure fire. Ed's experience is insanely powerful. As someone who lives in Arizona, less than 30 minutes from the border. This hits hard.

  • @idaknott3310
    @idaknott3310 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    Wow, Ed spoke of something that I haven't heard anyone else talk about. About 3 yrs ago, I saw men dressed head to toe in black tactical gear, weaponry & dark face shields. They were lined up in front of armored military vehicles. Nobody could tell you if they were Mexican or Chinese, but they were at the US/Mexican border. This is some worrisome $hi+ for sure! Stay safe young man 🙏

    • @keithqueen352
      @keithqueen352 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Operation fast and furious, look it up.

    • @idaknott3310
      @idaknott3310 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@keithqueen352 Okay, is this something that I should google, or cast a wider net?

    • @keithqueen352
      @keithqueen352 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @idaknott3310 Google should suffice. Here's the abridged version; the Obama administration was selling American arms to Mexican cartels. This one actually got picked up on by mainstream media and Attorney General Eric Holder, who evidently allowed this to happen, got a slap on the wrist.

  • @MyOpinyin
    @MyOpinyin 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    big shout out to ed and his bravery. one of the few objective dudes talking about whats happening in mexico

  • @alexoienundertheveil4742
    @alexoienundertheveil4742 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    I'm a Mexican and a citizen of the United States from birth and I would hate to see the US military invade Mexico it would be so awful and sad cause such a large amount of the Mexican population in Mexico are great and the nicest people you will ever meet and want Nothing to do with the cartel and drugs they just want a better life and to survive may God help all of us on both sides

    • @myhearthurtsihatemyself4313
      @myhearthurtsihatemyself4313 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It has to happen I got fucking picked up by the Jalisco cartel twice and my ass got saved by the locals real shit parents are from Mexico but this is outta hand fr it’s a disaster no security and the real Mexican people actually knows it will never never end you can see it on there faces

    • @user-nx1mt4gj5v
      @user-nx1mt4gj5v 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That will never happen NEVER follow the money

  • @sole__doubt
    @sole__doubt 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    This whole cartels dealing fentanyl is rather unique. Typically drug dealers dont want to sell a drug that kills their customers. Think about it from a purely business p.o.v. You just want to make money and sell your product to your customers for as long as possible. This whole fentanyl issue is much more like terrorism than standard drug dealing.

    • @perc3136
      @perc3136 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Fentanyl doesn't kill everyone right away just like with H , ive been addicted to the fake fetty pills before and never overdosed like some of these kids doing them for the first time... lots of people want fentanyl in their shit now. Lol

  • @user-zi1sr1qr2p
    @user-zi1sr1qr2p 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Andy and Ed are more than the REAL DEAL. They're Warriors we need to pay attention to. Ed, I can't count the times I woke up in the bushes South of Tijuana with a Mariachi band playing over me. Wild times in the 90s. Spiritus Invictus and Semper Fi Brothers.

    • @jonathanramos8414
      @jonathanramos8414 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The cartels were very much just like mob families in those days before they turned into paramilitaries

    • @jonathanramos8414
      @jonathanramos8414 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Los zetas pretty much started the hyper militarization and violence of the Mexican cartels. Because they were gafe operators of the Mexican army

  • @ashog1426
    @ashog1426 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    History is happening as we live Ed gives priceless info

    • @thisisironclad
      @thisisironclad  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Ed is amazing! Thanks for watching Ashog

  • @jasondraughon8825
    @jasondraughon8825 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I see Ed, I click. Very simple. Very good.

  • @theflyingsmiley01
    @theflyingsmiley01 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I was blown away when he said "yeah Mexico locked down the ports but ships were still coming in." My God that is crazy!!!

  • @carlswenson5403
    @carlswenson5403 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    Welcome to America Mr. Calderon. Glad to have you

  • @cmnieman1
    @cmnieman1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    I grew up in south San Diego and through my lifestyle got to see the underbelly of that area. China and Cartels have a long standing relationship long before fentanyl. They worked together in organ harvesting for decades. If we face China, Iran, North Korea, and Iran we will be sharing a border with an axis ally. The cartels could take over Mexico in a heartbeat with a little electronic warfare support from China. Everyone that hasn't pushed a secure border is going regret it really soon. The problem for American's is they're too short sighted and focused on quickest gratification they can get, when our enemy like China looks at the next 100 years than 4 or 8.
    PS - I actually worked with Ed from time to time in 2008-2010 when things started getting really bad down there.

    • @CarlosHernandez-jb8kn
      @CarlosHernandez-jb8kn 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Pay back is a bitch!
      Los 100 años de humillacion a China se la estan cobrando 2 siglos despues..no se quejen.

    • @JJ-fq4nl
      @JJ-fq4nl 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well China remember the Opium War that the British took years to drug addict an entire country bringing it down on its knees when it was still Imperial China. Which allowed Britain & Japan (who took advantage of a drug addicted population to invade also) to take land & colonize. China still had an opium addiction problem after WW2 & after the Chinese Civil War that the communist won. The communists just executed the addicts to finally end the opium addiction problem that was 100 years in the making from being tricked & forced to trade with Britain. Everyone knows it’s impossible to invade America physically. It’s a lot easier to let Americans destroy themselves since America has never, ever had a culture of unity for being American.

    • @orlandosanchez1613
      @orlandosanchez1613 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yeah you dont know what youre talking about..

  • @lenr7068
    @lenr7068 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I have been watching this situation build up slowly. I believe it is going to go down. Be ready so you don't have to get ready. Peace and love y'all.

  • @richardhull7021
    @richardhull7021 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Andy thank you for having Ed on.Great show.God Bless.

    • @thisisironclad
      @thisisironclad  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for watching Rich! Sending blessings your way also 💪

  • @SSNPingjockey
    @SSNPingjockey 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Absolutely amazing interview. Give Ed his US citizenship and let him help us combat this war!

  • @hern-t
    @hern-t 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Gotta love Ed. He's the real deal, OG! Thanks, folks.

  • @jjayp1
    @jjayp1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Been listening to every podcast Ed has done for the past 4 years, starting with Adam Carrolla.
    Good stuff.

  • @ELZ-R
    @ELZ-R 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Subscribed! Watched after seeing a TH-cam recommendation and loved it. This explains so much of the absurdity that is occurring on the border, watching from the other side of globe. Keep on Ed 💪🙏

  • @phylogden264
    @phylogden264 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Great job getting facts out. I lucked out-no commercials!! I had decided to listen out of the blue. Glad I did.

  • @dianareddell1496
    @dianareddell1496 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Thank you, Ed. Thank you, Andy.

  • @Aibric
    @Aibric 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    I’d like someone to ask Ed what he thinks about this: If the border crisis is being exploited by China to destabilize America what should we assume it means that the US political establishment is dedicated to keeping the border open, with the full knowledge of what has been coming across? This is not a new thing either, it goes back decades and across both parties. Why do China and the US Government seem to have the same goals regarding the US public?

    • @antoniovasquez9946
      @antoniovasquez9946 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      The US needs to man up and stop blaming other countries for its own problems. It’s a failed nation if it can’t keep its citizens mentally healthy without drug addictions.

    • @casserole2406
      @casserole2406 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The creation and implementation of The New World Order. From what I have researched America has to be taken down through clear and present destabilization due to America being the biggest obstacle in the way of the overall implementation of The New World Order. America is obviously being systematically DESTROYED and it's being orchestrated by the folks at the very top of the government, and whoever is above those folks who are so influential and powerful whom are above the government ie. International bankers, The Bilderberg Group, Rothschild Dynasty, the Rockefeller's, George Soros, probably other global dynastic families (some/most of which are unknown to the public). They want a One World Communist system where everyone is microchipped, only digital currency exists, the global population doesn't exceed 500 million people, cradle to grave surveillance, no guns, no freedom, no rights, a totalitarian communist global system, etc. Destabilization of America and other parts of the world, through mass migration, is simply one vehicle or means at there disposal to create and bring to fruition their vision of the New World Order. The civil war, race war, economic collapse, starvation, mass murder, and ultimately post apocalyptic nightmare which is going to be a result of all these factors overlapping and/or occurring at the same time will turn America into an unlivable Hell on Earth which will result in massive casualties and the majority of countries population dying. Population control will be yet another "positive" outcome for the globalists once the dust settles after the chaos ends. What is going to go down in this country will make the Yugoslav Wars in the 1990's seem like a walk in the park, and/or a picnic. Considering how brutal and devastating the Yugoslav Wars were, one can only imagine how insane experiencing the fall of America will be. The globalists refer to this process as "Order Out of Chaos". I hope this answers your question(s), at least to some degree.

  • @jwtc20c
    @jwtc20c 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    This podcast is pure gold. Generally and in the specific case of the current episode.

    • @davidortega357
      @davidortega357 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Something is going to give from all this open borders there's coming a world War of major proportions unmanageable when the anti christ appears showtime

  • @anthonysinkler4979
    @anthonysinkler4979 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great interview!!Keep up the good work!!

  • @rafaelsegovia6127
    @rafaelsegovia6127 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I love Ed and Andy Stumpf is such a great interviewer and an outstanding active listener.

  • @sheept100
    @sheept100 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Love the opening of the video! Pls keep up the good work to make the world better! Thanks for the positivity and courage u bring to us!

    • @thisisironclad
      @thisisironclad  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Always! Thanks for watching Sheep

  • @jeffreywinter4545
    @jeffreywinter4545 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you for your service and activism. You care for the people on the both side of the border.

  • @thebronzetoo
    @thebronzetoo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great interview.

  • @DownBad21
    @DownBad21 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    But keep ‘em coming, you have a great channel.

  • @John_Connor556
    @John_Connor556 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This is highly valuable info. God bless Andy Stumpf & Ed Calderon.

  • @johntaylor-lo8qx
    @johntaylor-lo8qx 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This is hands down my favorite channel. Keep up the good fight. Every show is so gritty and real, with guests who truly know what they are talking about. Keep it up please ✌️. Thank you for taking your time with the interviews. 🙏

    • @thisisironclad
      @thisisironclad  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dude, your comment made our day! We're stoked to hear that you love our channel. We promise to keep delivering the goods and bringing you the most authentic and gripping stories out there. Thanks for taking the time to watch and support us. We appreciate you! 🙌🔥

    • @johntaylor-lo8qx
      @johntaylor-lo8qx 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@thisisironclad I'm stoked to watch more. This channel is gonna be a big success ✌️

  • @user-kq6ot2dw2q
    @user-kq6ot2dw2q 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Subbed! Incredible interview, i wish it were longer😊

  • @bsmithhammer
    @bsmithhammer 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    Looking forward to this one. And I wish more Americans would pay attention to what Ed Calderon has to say, and the firsthand experience he has to share.

    • @thisisironclad
      @thisisironclad  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      💪

    • @Horsed_Beef
      @Horsed_Beef 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Ed needs to go on more liberal podcasts. He needs to talk to people who downplay the violence in Mexico. Every interview he’s done is with police and military crowds. Needs to go on 60 minutes or something to scream this message to the people in the back.

    • @bsmithhammer
      @bsmithhammer 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@Horsed_Beef Agreed. One has to wonder if there's a reason he doesn't get invited on those shows.

    • @dontbugme7362
      @dontbugme7362 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I first heard Ed on Rogans podcast. He really blew me away.
      So glad to see Andy giving him this exposure to his audience.
      Hey Ed, NICE STACH

    • @dontbugme7362
      @dontbugme7362 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I first heard Ed on Rogans podcast. He really blew me away.
      So glad to see Andy giving him this exposure to his audience.
      Hey Ed, NICE STACH

  • @UltraPlusRD
    @UltraPlusRD 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Ed Calderon is credibility as it highest. 💯

    • @goodluck2522
      @goodluck2522 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dude is a cartel pr guy lol

    • @UltraPlusRD
      @UltraPlusRD 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@goodluck2522 bullshit.

    • @goodluck2522
      @goodluck2522 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @UltraPlusRD No, yeah, you're right, they just happened to let him put all this information out about what they're doing, and they don't ever come after him. Yeah, you're right, he's just too good

    • @balancanramos7956
      @balancanramos7956 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nop

    • @balancanramos7956
      @balancanramos7956 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@goodluck2522 deisnformation only...

  • @thomasfischer6400
    @thomasfischer6400 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    @IC thank you for the offer

  • @lindayeates9422
    @lindayeates9422 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You guys are great. Thank you

  • @NewGoldStandard
    @NewGoldStandard 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Really great content, thank you. And definitely, stay frosty!

    • @thisisironclad
      @thisisironclad  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Always!

    • @NewGoldStandard
      @NewGoldStandard 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@thisisironclad Mate, just hearing Calderon, an obviously smart guy and informed guy, say that we're going to "need Mexico for what's next," should send a chill down everyone's spine... because I think he's right. And, sub'd, by the way. I'm really happy I found this channel. Cheers!

    • @thisisironclad
      @thisisironclad  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Absolutely, it's fascinating to hear perspectives from informed individuals like Calderon. The interconnectedness of nations in addressing global challenges is indeed crucial.We appreciate the support brother. Looking forward to more insightful discussions here. Cheers! @@NewGoldStandard

  • @ericthomas9915
    @ericthomas9915 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I first saw Ed Calderon on the SRS. This guy is the shiznizzle.

    • @nbaWrld96
      @nbaWrld96 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Check out his 2 appearances on joe Rogan a few years back , if you haven’t already

    • @ericthomas9915
      @ericthomas9915 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah I saw those too. I just mentioned SRS because that's what stood out in my mind.@@nbaWrld96

  • @kinan6746
    @kinan6746 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for the invaluable insight.

  • @EO2Mucky
    @EO2Mucky 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    thank you, real

  • @LaMoria.
    @LaMoria. 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Top guest and episode.
    I’d love to see Ed Calderon and Jordan Peterson talking and challenging and exchanging worldly-human perspectives

  • @The_Red_Off_Road
    @The_Red_Off_Road 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    I’m always willing to listen to this guy. Thanks for teaching us some weird life hacks, Ed. My camping trips are much more enjoyable since I now know how to get out of flexcuffs. 😂
    #staypreppedmfs

  • @jakhaughton1800
    @jakhaughton1800 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’ve just discovered your podcast Andy. I’m a great believer in we have two ears and one mouth. You are a very excellent example of this adage. I’m now a follower.

  • @amymegginson-uz7jj
    @amymegginson-uz7jj 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Again, another great interview!

  • @arcangel4940
    @arcangel4940 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    What a crazy world we live in

  • @potterj09
    @potterj09 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Nice to see Ed alive n well. Cool camera filter too, low residual detail.

  • @petiehernande8630
    @petiehernande8630 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Ed Calderon Interviews are always top top

  • @Austin077
    @Austin077 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great podcast boyz Ed should be on more often 🤙

  • @AGameofPwns
    @AGameofPwns 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Tio Ed in the house! Sneakreaper Cartel representing!

  • @alejandrogarcia3227
    @alejandrogarcia3227 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Not sure if you'll test this comment. But thank you so much for having Ed on to talk about the cartels in Mexico and the Chinese govt trying to take advantage of Mexico in order to only help China and undermine the relationship Mexico and the US should have.
    For anyone interested, please look into how China is trying to use lithium mining in other countries most notably Mexico's lithium deposit found in Sonora by the Chinese company Ganfeng. This is after Mexico nationalized lithium as a resource. China is doing everything to only help themselves!

    • @Syrgam
      @Syrgam 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      But they helping my Mexican people more than the USA has so idc

    • @alejandrogarcia3227
      @alejandrogarcia3227 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Syrgam not true... Only meer consumers to or own resources and the Chinese treat Mexico like a tool to get resources from like were done slave African country. Mexico is not and should be a super power that is respected that can trade with other countries. Fuck China and their push of far left politics meant only to be anti American not liberal

    • @balancanramos7956
      @balancanramos7956 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @elmatador1400
    @elmatador1400 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolutely amazing Andy!! Ed is the man

  • @bajajay9818
    @bajajay9818 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I enjoy every interview Ed does.

    • @thisisironclad
      @thisisironclad  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm glad you enjoyed the episode!

  • @uknowitliberty6373
    @uknowitliberty6373 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Let's Go! Let's Go!! Let's Go Patriots!!!

    • @antoniovasquez9946
      @antoniovasquez9946 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It’s funny how the US wants to play victim when it was its own CIA who basically fueled international drug trafficking in the XX and XXI century.

    • @DontBduumb
      @DontBduumb 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Real patriotis will be to help take care of your drug addicts help them to recover and prevent new to get in, that addiction it's not a hobby it's a mental sickness coming from they child hood and broken familys without an good and strong and respectful father figure. THE CAPITALIST COUNTRY is getting supply and demand. If demand persist they will be always someone to supply

  • @3SIXTYPROD
    @3SIXTYPROD 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    China playin the Long game

    • @4thought___
      @4thought___ 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Level china!

    • @JvP-tj9bt
      @JvP-tj9bt 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Haha so oblivious: th-cam.com/video/kMn2L2cp1OU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Hn7JSHRygIhpIMx8

    • @antoniovasquez9946
      @antoniovasquez9946 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      🇨🇳 🫡

    • @3SIXTYPROD
      @3SIXTYPROD 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@4thought___ haa

  • @cochiez
    @cochiez 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow. Great show. Subbed.

  • @tradertrades8471
    @tradertrades8471 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent. Informative.

  • @jonathanramos8414
    @jonathanramos8414 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    The netflix documentary that ed mentioned about the self defense groups in Mexico is called cartel land. It was released back in 2015. If you haven't seen it i highly recommend it. But self defense groups did rose up in michoacan back in 2013 and 2014 to fight the knights templar cartel before being co opted themselves by cartels. Luis chapparo who was on shawn ryan mentioned how he went to down to michoacan to cover the death of one of the original founders who was killed last year hipolito mora.

    • @oldmanemptyhouse7659
      @oldmanemptyhouse7659 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah Cartel Land is a super intense but well made

    • @jonathanramos8414
      @jonathanramos8414 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@oldmanemptyhouse7659 that director was ballsy

    • @jonathanramos8414
      @jonathanramos8414 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@oldmanemptyhouse7659it reminded me alot of restrepo

    • @oldmanemptyhouse7659
      @oldmanemptyhouse7659 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@jonathanramos8414 yes bro I live in what's considered a violent city we had over a 100 murders in a year. There has been months were more have died down there. It's really sad and I feel for the innocent people.

    • @oldmanemptyhouse7659
      @oldmanemptyhouse7659 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jonathanramos8414 yes they were actually in the sh!t as the kids say these days

  • @xrbperformance4290
    @xrbperformance4290 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Fact is, as long as the US keeps pumping $360 BILLION dollars yearly into the drug business there will ALWAYS be someone who will supply, "follow the money" the real problem and only responsible is every person who willingly chooses to spend $ on drugs to have a good time, that $ is the fuel. 52 years of a failed "war on drug" proves it, ALWAYS somebody else steps up for the money on the table.

    • @USandGlobal
      @USandGlobal 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Fact is Mexico itself has a massive drug market so until Mexico fixes itself things won’t change

    • @xrbperformance4290
      @xrbperformance4290 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@USandGlobal Fact is the cartels we know exist solely to supply the US market, thats why they are next door in Mexico (like many factories are also, BMW, VW, Mercedes, Ford Toyota, ect), not because Mexico is their intended market but because location and its cheaper to produce there. Cartels as we know them practically wouldn’t exist in Mexico if it weren’t for the US (same as those other factories).
      Mexico just doesnt have anywhere near the drug problem the US has, and the drugs sold in Mexico happen mostly in tourist places. But I agree with you they have to solve their own internal problems, same as the US. Alcoholics don’t blame the liquor brands for their alcoholism, because we all know its a social and psychological issue. As long as they wants to buy liquor they will buy from one place or an other.
      Drug abuse is just a symptom of something deeper we need to fix in our society, and this war business is a bandaid that we’ve tried n proven time and time again doesnt even work as that.
      We MUST save America from the inside.

  • @kevinhall3449
    @kevinhall3449 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank You Mr C, it is unimaginable to me what you have endured to do the job you did. We all benefited from your accomplishments, and most of us outta contribute much more - somehow- to the major drug problem in the USA and here in Canada.

  • @zzzo4509
    @zzzo4509 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Carry on the good work brother

  • @MrGood0leBoy
    @MrGood0leBoy 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    This shit is legit scary 😨 god bless you Ed, stay safe 🙏

  • @MS-wz9jm
    @MS-wz9jm 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Why do Americans focus on China supplying fentanyl? In Afghanistan the US protected the poppy trade, exporting huge quantities of drugs to the world - when the US left so did the poppy fields and those horrible exports fell 90%. The US was doing the exact same thing as China.

    • @oldmanemptyhouse7659
      @oldmanemptyhouse7659 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You do know there's a difference between Americans and the scumbags that run it ?

  • @I2AT
    @I2AT 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good stuff

  • @southernboy37
    @southernboy37 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Andy you have balls brother hope you stay safe.

  • @keiramorales8116
    @keiramorales8116 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I’m so disgusted. I’m disgusted with what’s happening to our young kids I’m disgusted. I don’t even know if I can handle any more of it. Disgusted.

    • @andrabook8758
      @andrabook8758 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      then why don't you start calling your representatives and making them DO something about it. Bc I recognize this ED dude from Crenshaw's podcast last year and him and all his ''veterans" buddies in congress just spent the last year trying to push more and more legalization of illegal drugs. The problem is getting worse not better, so unless you all want to end up like Mexico, maybe listening to yet another recycled guest, you should go make your representatives do something about this issue, bc they're definitely going in the wrong direction.

    • @oldmanemptyhouse7659
      @oldmanemptyhouse7659 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@andrabook8758they went to Congress to get proven treatments legalized in America. Thanks to those guys many vets have been able to get permanently off of pain meds and SSRI medications. How could you hate on that.

  • @richboz3156
    @richboz3156 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I am not defending Mexico in the drug problem. We always hear, you have to cut off the source. It comes from "China" to Mexico. So, the Mexican border/PORTS need to step up their game. Unless the port police are getting paid to let it come in, it will continue to flood in😢

    • @LuccianoCityOfChamps
      @LuccianoCityOfChamps 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Mexico can barely handle the cartels…hell to the naw they can’t step up their game…too much dirty money being made

    • @andrabook8758
      @andrabook8758 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      No one wants to cut off the source, bc they're too busy trying to legalize and rip you all off. Otherwise they would have cut off the source years ago. Am I the only one paying any attention to the political drug push and the complete lack of concern for human life which accompanies it?

    • @marci3667
      @marci3667 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      When they get off the buses,who they handing envelopes to? Cartel or Border Patrol or both?

  • @jamesschmidlin789
    @jamesschmidlin789 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    *GREAT PODCAST Y'ALL*

    • @thisisironclad
      @thisisironclad  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      We appreciate your kind words! It means a lot to us. 💪

    • @jamesschmidlin789
      @jamesschmidlin789 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@thisisironclad 🤙🏻👌🏼

    • @thisisironclad
      @thisisironclad  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      👊@@jamesschmidlin789

  • @EliteExteriorPaintingCalgary
    @EliteExteriorPaintingCalgary 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Count Me In lost my Son to this

    • @thisisironclad
      @thisisironclad  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      That's really tough. I'm sorry to hear about your son. I appreciate you being open about it. Stay strong.

    • @bbiancini
      @bbiancini 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I am sorry sir.

  • @aerok111
    @aerok111 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Andy, Mexico is now the largest trading partner of the U.S. Look it up.

  • @Zam432F
    @Zam432F 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great pod

    • @thisisironclad
      @thisisironclad  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for watching Zam! I'm glad you enjoyed this episode

  • @zacharybeck6275
    @zacharybeck6275 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Both in one spot, that’s a cool surprise to find 😆🧡

  • @brandonblackfyre5783
    @brandonblackfyre5783 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I wasn't alive or in the streets when "Pablo Escobar" was alive and kicking with the Cartels BUT I do know how the modern Cartels work and how they operate... AND it blows my MIND that over & over again people act oblivious to the fact that these Cartels are NOT in bed with Government agencies in America. People always ask "Why hasn't the US government made these Cartels a terriost organization, even tho they KILL more people then most terrorists organizations that exist in todays world." The first answer is the most OBVIOUS one.
    *WE ARE IN BUSINESS WITH THESE CARTELS. How many times do we need to hear or SEE these Cartels working with the CIA and government agencies to make BILLIONS of dollars a MONTH. Why would you make your business partner a terriost organization, which then means you would HAVE to declare WAR on these Cartel Organizations, when you make BILLIONS on BILLIONS of dollars with them.*
    *Americas Government and the Chinese Government are fighting for the right to do business with these Cartels. Theres tons of Cartel leaders and Whistleblower CIA agents that have come out and said They work with the CIA and other government agencies all the time.*

  • @em34ev3r
    @em34ev3r 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Honestly, I don't blame the cartels as much as I blame the American incessant appetite for drugs.

    • @adamcuneo7189
      @adamcuneo7189 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I partially agree, Americans are the ones asking for the drugs, but the cartels aren't just trafficking drugs, they are also trafficking illegal aliens into the U.S.

  • @alanraymundo
    @alanraymundo 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hey Andy, it is great that you are talking about this heavy problem shared by both our countries (Mexico and US). Please, please consider having on "Gafe 423". He is a former Mexican special forces now turned podcaster with endelss, mind blowing stories and insights on the drug war (for instance, how he encountered former US special ops now working for cartels). I don't think he speaks English, but I'm sure you could have someone translating. Thanks again for bringing more light on this problem

  • @Cheap_Flights
    @Cheap_Flights 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for speaking the truth

  • @TheLosrodri
    @TheLosrodri 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    44:07 - these are highly provocative, explosive claims, I wish the guest would provide some specific examples, and maybe even a little actual context surrounding some of these. For example: how many prisons? Which specific countries? Can you provide a specific example - how about the most egregious case? When? Etc etc etc

  • @ivanpena6774
    @ivanpena6774 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Calderon El Mas Chingon ☝️👑🤟👑💜❤️‍🔥💪🇺🇸💪🇲🇽

  • @donkeywhistler
    @donkeywhistler 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    remarkable interview with a remarkable person

  • @peterquinn3424
    @peterquinn3424 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Ed is a rad dude. ☠️🐍

  • @andyayala9119
    @andyayala9119 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    30% for the big guy

  • @Californiansurfer
    @Californiansurfer 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    ❤ United States gun industry best paying customer is Cartels.

    • @USandGlobal
      @USandGlobal 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not even close 😂 US citizens are. Seems Mexicos gun bans didn’t work 💀

    • @oldmanemptyhouse7659
      @oldmanemptyhouse7659 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Not even close bro

    • @Californiansurfer
      @Californiansurfer 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@oldmanemptyhouse7659 ignorance is bliss.

    • @danielmoreno657
      @danielmoreno657 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes there's a "Vice" interview where they interview a cartel member at the end of the interview he basically says "Thanks Americans for selling us guns without you we wouldn't survive"😂

    • @oldmanemptyhouse7659
      @oldmanemptyhouse7659 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Californiansurfer it's called facts dude

  • @user-vs6cb3pb4m
    @user-vs6cb3pb4m 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks.

  • @ttdenadaabba2149
    @ttdenadaabba2149 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Real people for a change.

  • @TheChillje
    @TheChillje 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Anytime I see "interview with Ed Calderone" I click play. It started with Adam Carolla interviewing him years ago for me and this Alpha male captivates me every single time. Grabbing popcorn. Looking forward to this

    • @blackonblack...9244
      @blackonblack...9244 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A man calling another man, Alpha male that's pretty cringe....

    • @TheChillje
      @TheChillje 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@blackonblack...9244 what’s cringe is your confidence. From an alpha to beta obviously

    • @blackonblack...9244
      @blackonblack...9244 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TheChillje My confidence has nothing to do with your statement of calling another man alpha male. Men don't call other men that, it's just known. It's like a silent code. Recognized.

    • @TheChillje
      @TheChillje 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@blackonblack...9244 ok. You’re entitled to that opinion. Have a good day!

  • @dachunde
    @dachunde 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    John Bolton warned of this in 2009.

    • @andrabook8758
      @andrabook8758 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      everyone's been warning about this bc China keeps telling people about it. Literally everyone knows. Except your politicians and your military, that is. Or maybe just except the ppl who won't find it financially convenient to accept the truth.

  • @Lauri226
    @Lauri226 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent show. Excellent info. Tyvm for bringing this to everyones attn. Ppl dont seem to want to hear the truth they think we exaggerate when we tell them the truth 🤬😪😮🤬😪😮

  • @Yahyia-cv3sx
    @Yahyia-cv3sx 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Gracias, Ed. More of us in both USA & Mexico bneed to learn & train more linguists and interpreters / translators who can communicate in Mandarin & Cantonese.