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Caribbean-Latin America
Mexico Will Reject U.S. Designations of Cartels as Terrorists, Says AMLO
2019-11-26
[BREITBART] Mexico’s president announced Monday that he will reject any designation of cartels as terrorist organizations by the U.S. government.

During his morning presser, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) said he would not accept the U.S.’s potential designation of cartels as foreign terrorist organizations‐which could enable direct actions in Mexico.

"We will never accept that, we are not ’vendepatrias’ (nation sellers)," Lopez Obrador said.

The president’s statements come after the relatives of nine U.S. women and kiddies who died in a cartel ambush in Sonora revealed they would be meeting with President Donald Trump
...dictatorial for repealing some (but not all) of the diktats of his predecessor, misogynistic because he likes pretty girls, homophobic because he doesn't think gender bending should be mandatory, truly a man for all seasons......
. The family is expected to ask for some cartels to be labeled as terrorist organizations.

Last week, Tamaulipas Governor Francisco Cabeza de Vaca used the term "narco-terrorism" to refer to the brazen attacks on citizens of Nuevo Laredo by a faction of Los Zetas Cartel called Cartel Del Noreste. Cabeza de Vaca publicly called out Mexico City for past inaction in confronting Los Zetas.

Related:
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador: 2019-11-05 'You need an army to defeat an army': President Trump wages WAR on Mexican drug cartels to 'wipeout monsters' after three American Mormon mothers and six of their children are EXECUTED and their bodies left in burned out SUVs
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador: 2019-10-25 Shootout leaves nine dead in Mexico
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador: 2019-10-22 Mexico sends in troops after failed 'El Chapo' son arrest
Related:
Tamaulipas: 2019-11-18 Gulf Cartel Gunmen Wound Four Mexican Cops near Texas Border
Tamaulipas: 2019-11-02 There was an unspoken pact between narcos and civilians. It broke when El Chapo's son was captured
Tamaulipas: 2019-08-27 Calls to Label Mexican Cartels as Terror Groups as They Grow Stronger, More Violent
Related:
Nuevo Laredo: 2019-08-31 Los Zetas Cartel Attacks Mexican Army Fort near Texas Border (mucho graphico)
Nuevo Laredo: 2019-07-28 Evidence That Trump's ‘Remain In Mexico' Policy Is Working
Nuevo Laredo: 2019-07-25 Hundreds of US returnees dumped in Mexico's Monterrey
Related:
Cartel Del Noreste: 2019-08-31 Los Zetas Cartel Attacks Mexican Army Fort near Texas Border (mucho graphico)
Cartel Del Noreste: 2019-02-21 Congressmen to State Department: We Need to Classify Drug Cartels As Terrorists
Related:
Los Zetas: 2019-08-31 Los Zetas Cartel Attacks Mexican Army Fort near Texas Border (mucho graphico)
Los Zetas: 2019-05-26 Stray Cartel Gunfire Kills 11-Yr-Old Boy in Cancun, Says Family
Los Zetas: 2019-02-21 Congressmen to State Department: We Need to Classify Drug Cartels As Terrorists
Posted by:Fred

#14  fuck the wall, 100 yard mine field , if you make it you can stay
Posted by: chris   2019-11-26 22:13  

#13  Pres. Obradore thinks that the crocodile will eat him last. Well last is coming up pretty soon.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2019-11-26 20:48  

#12  Okay, so we'll just declare mexico to be a terrorist state raze it to the bedrock. Sounds good to me. Take Cartel money, get a hellfire through the window.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2019-11-26 18:43  

#11  Buy some air droppable mine from Putin.
Posted by: Gomez Flugum6633   2019-11-26 18:14  

#10  Oh and finish that Wall. Add a wide Moat while you're at it.
Posted by: Lex   2019-11-26 11:26  

#9  Or threaten to recognize the cartels as the legitimate government of Mexico. They do seem to be running things.
Posted by: SteveS   2019-11-26 11:21  

#8  Bring back Black Jack.
Posted by: Lex   2019-11-26 10:48  

#7  Reject all you want guys. We will do it anyway and strike accordingly.
Posted by: DarthVader   2019-11-26 09:42  

#6  Not terrorists, Chamber of Commerce...
Posted by: Glenmore   2019-11-26 09:39  

#5  Redesignate as Targets.
Posted by: BrerRabbit   2019-11-26 06:48  

#4  Of course he does because as terrorists the US can ignore the border like they ignore the border in 'hot pursuit'. See - incursions into Mexico chasing the Apache in the late 19th Century.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2019-11-26 06:47  

#3  He doesn't think the US can keep him safe. He's the head of a failed state.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2019-11-26 06:46  

#2  Just do a google translate for 'vendepatrias', spanish to english. ☺
Posted by: Dron66046   2019-11-26 04:40  

#1  Failed state.
Narcos = a Rival Sovereign, displacing the government that no longer effectively governs.
Posted by: Lex   2019-11-26 01:21  

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