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Re:Drug cartel ‘narco-antennas’ make life dangerous for Mexi... by rumanator on Saturday July 18, 2020 @06:41AM (#23880443)
Just to underline the fact that Mexico is a narcostate, when the US announced that they would declare Los Zetas as a terrorist organization, Mexico's president intervened to block that classification.
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Re:Drug cartel ‘narco-antennas’ make life dangerous for Mexi... by ceejayoz on Saturday July 18, 2020 @09:53AM (#23881384)
To be fair, wouldn’t you?

Folks know what happens to countries the US deems to contain terrorists.

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Re:Drug cartel ‘narco-antennas’ make life dangerous for Mexi... by rumanator on Saturday July 18, 2020 @05:56PM (#23885180)
> Folks know what happens to countries the US deems to contain terrorists.

Obrador's excuse was that he feared that officially recognizing los Zetas as a terrorist organization would tarnish Mexico's reputation. This alleged fear of the US only fits if they feared an outsider intervened to put a stop to the mafia's dominance.

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