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talkpoliticsAs exotic as it may sound, the news is also scandalous and potentially dangerous. And quite telling. The umpteenth escape of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, this time from the tightly guarded jail in Altiplano. No one really understood exactly when he had managed to run away. No one had noticed that he had been digging a mile-long tunnel for weeks. Nobody saw or heard anything. Yeah right. Does anyone really believe that story?
If we weren't talking of the boss of the Sinaloa cartel, whose hands are directly and/or indirectly stained with the blood of thousands of people, the news would've probably become a curious part of Mexican folk lore. Or a Latino telenovela. There are many of those around. But this sensational escape is probably not so sensational when you think about it - certainly not as sensational and amazing as the Mexican authorities are trying to present it. If anything, it's giving yet another hint of the true scope of the omnipresent incompetence and corruption that reigns south of the border.
Even the Mexican state doesn't believe that the warders and management of that jail didn't know anything of Guzman's escape plans, and didn't notice a thing. That's bullshit. Dozens of staff members from the jail were interrogated, several were instantly fired... you know, scapegoats are easy to find, especially among the lower ranks. Chop a few heads here and there, and send them rolling downhill. No problem. But there's a need of something much more than just sacrificing a few pawns. This won't fix anything, and it won't give answers to the question how that escape was possible. Some US media have come up with info that the US government had recently warned the Mexicans about El Chapo's escape plans, but the Mexican government immediately countered with a refutation of that claim. And now they'll not only have to look for the fugitive, but also prove that they didn't really know a thing about his plans.
The Mexican president, Enrique Pena Nieto who's currently on a visit in France, has said that the case is "an insult to Mexico". However, his assurances that he'll do his best to find out if any state officials were involved in the escape, are sounding more depressing rather than encouraging. Because all this reminds too much of the case with the missing students from Ayotzinapa, which remains unsolved to this day. And it remains yet unknown to what extent the local authorities, the police, and possibly even the military were involved in the cruel hijacking and subsequent murder of those 43 youngsters.
Sure, the Greek debt drama will inevitably continue to be the leading story for Europe. And Iran's new course will probably be the leading story for the rest of the world for quite a while. Those issues won't get down from the current agenda soon. But as far as North America is concerned, what remains is to see if the public attention will be successfully deflected away from the fact that Mexico is fast becoming a failed state at this point - with all the implications that this brings for both that country and the entire region.
I don't know if Donald Trump is being a fucking imbecile or the most honest and wisest man on planet Earth when he's saying those awful things about Mexicans - but I guess I can at least see where his argument is coming from.
If we weren't talking of the boss of the Sinaloa cartel, whose hands are directly and/or indirectly stained with the blood of thousands of people, the news would've probably become a curious part of Mexican folk lore. Or a Latino telenovela. There are many of those around. But this sensational escape is probably not so sensational when you think about it - certainly not as sensational and amazing as the Mexican authorities are trying to present it. If anything, it's giving yet another hint of the true scope of the omnipresent incompetence and corruption that reigns south of the border.
Even the Mexican state doesn't believe that the warders and management of that jail didn't know anything of Guzman's escape plans, and didn't notice a thing. That's bullshit. Dozens of staff members from the jail were interrogated, several were instantly fired... you know, scapegoats are easy to find, especially among the lower ranks. Chop a few heads here and there, and send them rolling downhill. No problem. But there's a need of something much more than just sacrificing a few pawns. This won't fix anything, and it won't give answers to the question how that escape was possible. Some US media have come up with info that the US government had recently warned the Mexicans about El Chapo's escape plans, but the Mexican government immediately countered with a refutation of that claim. And now they'll not only have to look for the fugitive, but also prove that they didn't really know a thing about his plans.
The Mexican president, Enrique Pena Nieto who's currently on a visit in France, has said that the case is "an insult to Mexico". However, his assurances that he'll do his best to find out if any state officials were involved in the escape, are sounding more depressing rather than encouraging. Because all this reminds too much of the case with the missing students from Ayotzinapa, which remains unsolved to this day. And it remains yet unknown to what extent the local authorities, the police, and possibly even the military were involved in the cruel hijacking and subsequent murder of those 43 youngsters.
Sure, the Greek debt drama will inevitably continue to be the leading story for Europe. And Iran's new course will probably be the leading story for the rest of the world for quite a while. Those issues won't get down from the current agenda soon. But as far as North America is concerned, what remains is to see if the public attention will be successfully deflected away from the fact that Mexico is fast becoming a failed state at this point - with all the implications that this brings for both that country and the entire region.
I don't know if Donald Trump is being a fucking imbecile or the most honest and wisest man on planet Earth when he's saying those awful things about Mexicans - but I guess I can at least see where his argument is coming from.
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Date: 26/7/15 07:40 (UTC)He's saying the truth. There are entire states (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-25774430) within Mexico now exhibiting all the main traits of a failed state.
As for the US, it's amazing how worked up they can get about countries thousands of miles away, while there's a huge problem at their doorstep.
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Date: 26/7/15 14:14 (UTC)Nothing in your post supports Trumps comments.
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Date: 26/7/15 17:08 (UTC)Okay... as you say...
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Date: 29/7/15 21:46 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 30/7/15 05:35 (UTC)