The irony of calling drug traffickers “terrorists”… while negotiating with them
Ah, coherence, that word that seems to have been eliminated from the political dictionary. President Claudia Sheinbaum, with the patience of someone explaining algebra to a cat, pointed out the hypocrisy of the US government: first she declares the Mexican cartels “terrorist organizations” and then, as if it were a bad joke, she negotiates with their leaders. Is this diplomacy or a lost episode of Breaking Bad?
El Mayo, the most uncomfortable detainee since guacamole in a formal meeting
Sheinbaum, with that mix of exasperation and elegance that only she masters, demanded that the US Department of Justice share the details of the detention of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada in July 2024. Because, of course, what better way to strengthen the bilateral relationship than by leaving Mexico in the dark about an operation in its own backyard? “We do not defend criminals,” he clarified, while half the country murmured: “Really? Because sometimes it seems like a soap opera.”
And here comes the best: the prosecutor Alejandro Gertz Manero has been requesting information for months as if he were asking for a favor instead of exercising a right. Do you think this is a broken game of telephone? “We want clarification,” Sheinbaum insisted, because nothing says “international collaboration” like Washington’s radioactive silence.
Mexico, for its part, washes its hands more than Pilatos: “We just want to reduce violence,” they say, while the Sinaloa cartel continues to bill more than Netflix. Of course, with a touch of added drama: “Think of Sinaloa!“, as if the state had not been the scene of this narco tragicomedy for decades.
So, in summary: the US criminalizes drug traffickers but winks at them, Mexico demands transparency but does not always practice it, and citizens… well, citizens continue to pay the price. Does anyone else need a pain reliever?
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