Geopolitics
El Mencho Operation Likely Conducted Without Mexican President's Full Knowledge or Preparation
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Danger Close | The Fourth Option Podcast: Ed Calderon
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"It seems that at a high level, the presidency wasn't, wasn't ready for this event. And if it was ready for this event, it did a dismal job in responding to the after-burning of the country, basically. I think this was probably an urgent, um, intelligence, uh, event where the United States probably shared some live actual intelligence, and it was like go or no-go type thing."
Calderon revealed that the recent military operation killing cartel leader El Mencho appears to have been executed without full presidential coordination, suggesting a rogue high-level Mexican military decision based on urgent U.S. intelligence. The Mexican president was conducting open-air events during the operation with no security protocols, indicating she was unaware of the imminent strike that would trigger nationwide cartel retaliation killing 25 National Guard members.
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- Danger Close
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- Danger Close | The Fourth Option Podcast: Ed Calderon
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