The leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel had spent decades evading justice. He was brought down in an operation in the mountains of Jalisco that has sparked a violent reaction in various states across the country
Cartels and mafiosos are immoral criminals who would “work” with anyone in an unprincipled fashion, anyone who thinks they just have sympathies for “the left” is missing the big picture. They don’t really care about the ideology, they care about power, access to sell their product, and control. If that involves working with the CIA, they’ll work with the CIA. If the CIA starts turning against them , they’ll turn against the CIA. If it involves working with corrupt state officials, the cartel will work with them. If the state turns against the cartels, they’ll turn against the state and start killing members of the Mexican military (which is already happening). Criminal non state organisations like the cartels are inherently unprincipled and opportunistic in matters like this.
They have a fundamentally comprador character too, because the CIA/state department/special operations cohort uses them for plausible deniability and to launder money. You could say the function of the so-called “war on drugs” and this new focus on “narco-terrorism” only exist to create cartels and mafiosos, who can then be used to further imperial ambitions.
They don’t really care about the ideology, they care about power, access to sell their product, and control. If that involves working with the CIA, they’ll work with the CIA. If the CIA starts turning against them , they’ll turn against the CIA.
Manuel Noriega was just like that, he changed sides many times during the Cold War, only for the US to cut all ties and invade Panama under some vague cause of reestablishing democracy.
It’s so annoying too, because latam chuds claim cartels only work with the leftist parties. It makes me lose my fucking mind
Cartels and mafiosos are immoral criminals who would “work” with anyone in an unprincipled fashion, anyone who thinks they just have sympathies for “the left” is missing the big picture. They don’t really care about the ideology, they care about power, access to sell their product, and control. If that involves working with the CIA, they’ll work with the CIA. If the CIA starts turning against them , they’ll turn against the CIA. If it involves working with corrupt state officials, the cartel will work with them. If the state turns against the cartels, they’ll turn against the state and start killing members of the Mexican military (which is already happening). Criminal non state organisations like the cartels are inherently unprincipled and opportunistic in matters like this.
They have a fundamentally comprador character too, because the CIA/state department/special operations cohort uses them for plausible deniability and to launder money. You could say the function of the so-called “war on drugs” and this new focus on “narco-terrorism” only exist to create cartels and mafiosos, who can then be used to further imperial ambitions.
Manuel Noriega was just like that, he changed sides many times during the Cold War, only for the US to cut all ties and invade Panama under some vague cause of reestablishing democracy.