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 audio or watch on video with the links 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.
This is why independent journalism is not only important but necessary to discover the real players in the machinations of governments and corporate power. That is precisely the reason Substack has been attacked since it's inception.
Do you have any thoughts on the timing of this leak? They (DEA etc) have had the taped conversation and knowledge of the payments for at least a decade.