Monday, February 23, 2026

THINGS GETTING FRISKY IN MEXICO

By Bob Walsh

 

Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, commonly known as "El Mencho," killed in military operation, triggering blockades in M...


Thee is widespread violence going on in Mexico right now.  Major highways were closed down.  Air lines quit flying into Mexico.  The violence seems to be largely between the cartels and the government, with bystanders getting caught in the middle now and again.

The mess seems to have been triggered by an action against the cartels by the government, supported by U S intelligence.  

It remains to see if the elected government or if the cartels are the real, functional government in Mexico.  I strongly suspect that in much of the country it is the cartels. 

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