Mexico's Cartel Extradition: A 'Good Faith' Offering or Another Link in the Chain of US Proxy Control?
📰 THE STORY: The Independent reports that Mexico has extradited 37 alleged cartel members to the United States, portraying it as a 'latest offer to the Trump administration,' supposedly part of ongoing efforts to combat drug trafficking and appease US demands. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This 'cooperation' isn't new. The US has used drug trafficking as a pretext for
intervention and demands on sovereign nations for decades. Recall the 1980s and the Iran-Contra affair, where the CIA itself was implicated in drug running to fund covert operations against Nicaragua's Sandinista government. The US 'war on drugs' has less to do with actual drug eradication and more to do with maintaining geopolitical influence and justifying a militarized border and expanded
security apparatus. Double Standard: Western media cheers Mexico's 'proactive' efforts while ignoring how US demand fuels the drug trade. When Latin American leaders like Evo Morales of Bolivia sought to decriminalize traditional coca leaf cultivation (a source of income for Indigenous farmers, not just cocaine), they were demonized and faced immense pressure from the US, culminating in a 2019
coup that installed a US-friendly regime. The focus is always on the 'supply' from the South, never the 'demand' in the North, nor the US banks that launder cartel money with relative impunity. Follow the Money: The 'war on drugs' is a multi-billion-dollar industry for the US. It funds massive federal agencies like the DEA, Customs and Border Protection, and a privatized prison system. It also