Summary
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum criticized Donald Trump’s executive order to label drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, emphasizing Mexico’s sovereignty and rejecting U.S. military intervention.
Trump’s order, part of broader measures on border security, could allow asset seizures and sanctions against cartels but faces skepticism for its effectiveness.
Experts warn it may complicate asylum claims, as migrants paying cartels for passage could face disqualification.
Critics see the move as political posturing, while some victims’ families hope the designation will bring justice and highlight Mexico’s cartel violence.
I swear I’ve seen this movie before. It was based on some book by a guy named Tom… /s
Is there any legitimate argument that cartels aren’t terrorists? They seem to have successfully terrorized the local population in to compliance. They run militias and have military equipment.
Trump’s order, part of broader measures on border security, could allow asset seizures and sanctions against cartels
In foreign borders?
You make it sound like they haven’t done this before.
Experts warn it may complicate asylum claims, as migrants paying cartels for passage could face disqualification.
That sounds like a win-win for the Führer.
Only if they follow up by shutting down gun stores because they’re aiding and abetting terrorist organizations by knowingly selling ridiculous amounts of arms that ultimately wind up in terrorist cartel hands.
US authorities didn’t even bother prosecuting specific individuals from HSBC’s US branch involved in money laundering for cartels, HSBC’s US branch only had to pay a fine.
To be fair, $1.9 billion + $665 million in civil penalties is a good sized fine for laundering $881 million (that the Feds know of).
I’m sure HSBC won’t make that mistake again, unless the profit motive overrides the risk again.
do you mean the amount of american guns going over the border?
Yes.
Very clever. Very very clever. Labelling them as terrorists gives the US the grounds for invading a country, as it has done before. As Russia did with Ukraine by claiming it’s infested with nazis.
Unfortunately it’s not clever enough, as some regular dude like me can see right through it. But I guess being more clever is not necessary anymore.
Anyone laying odds for how long it’ll take for Trump to decide to invade Mexico? I’d give it two quarters, max.
Predicting he’ll call Mexico an “American protectorate” or some other bullshit before/during/after he invades.
If Mexico becomes part of the US at least we’ll get rid of a lot of the immigration controversy, right? Right?!
it won’t be an invasion.
it will be a special military operation.
Special Freedom Operation.
I mean it only makes sense to own the land with shores on the gulf of America.
Can EU just declare maga as terrorist, then invade us to liberate us?
If your country has anyone in it that the US has decided to call “terrorists,” better start massing troops.
