Did La Barbie Finance AMLO?
I do a video explainer on the explosive accusations against the Mexican president
I had a report prepared for readers but after a bombshell breaking story last night by three media outlets I felt I had to to update readers and comment on this issue first. The story, which was reported by ProPublica, DW, and Insight Crime, alleges that the DEA launched an investigation into narco funding of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s 2006 election campaign.
AMLO has said the accusations are defamatory and there are forces working against him. The issue sharply divides supporters of the president and his detractors but I try to take a line down the middle here and analyze the facts. You can listen to my commentary on video (above) or on pure audio (below). (Back with my regular report tomorrow).
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This is very puzzling especially considering the sources of this information. ProPublica is a non-profit organization but certainly not neutral and definitely aligned with the politics of the foundations and private equity firms that support them. Insight Crime is also a non profit organization that is funded heavily by the Open Society Foundations which I think has not been criticized enough as an open political arm of the CIA. DW is wholly funded by the German government and is bad as the BBC in printing bogus planted government stories. This is as if the DEA planted the story making it seem as if a retired agent had released the story. The questions are whether the United States, CIA and DEA were upset with the lack of cooperation from AMLO through his presidency and also are they fearful of the Morena party conducting negotiations with the cartels. It is bizarre.
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Ioan- Listened to this one time with my full attention peaked. Very intricate web. A couple of questions:
1) Understand that AMLO may have not have had the $$ to finance the 2008 election so the thesis makes sense. Fund the campaign in exchange for favorable treatment later on.
2) Is El Barbie still being held by Mexican authorities? I had in my mind that he had been released to serve the rest of his time in the US. I may be wrong. Should all this be true and he's still Mexico, I wouldn't give his life span much more time.
Lastly, this seems like AMLO is being framed, but whom, I don't know, but certainly his detractors. Like you I don't think it will rub off on Shienbaum. She is far above the nitty-gritty, but may tarnish his role in MORENA party elder which I believe he seeks to play.