Fred Burton, Vice president for Counterterrorism and Corporate Security for the STRATFOR intelligence company spoke to Al Jazeera on the impact of the US government policy towards drug cartels. <br /><br />Burton says the US government's focus on fighting terrorism has hindered efforts to combat corruption among US border officials and police.<br /><br />"So many FBI agents have been reassigned to counter-terrorism missions, that the corruption cases have languished for many years," he said.
