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To allow/permit Mexico to operate in their fashion as they conduct their country in association with the drug cartels is just humiliating to BOTH sides of this border. We enable them by befriending them.
Seal the border until they act like somebody.
"illicit fentanyl" is somewhat vague, but the intention is clear
to create a pretext for a military attack on Mexico (or possibly even Canada)
Trump needs a distraction from his extreme and unpopular domestic policies
ttps://www.thehandbasket.co/p/trump-fentanyl-weapon-of-mass-destruction-executive-order-draft-scoopThe heads of the US Departments of Commerce, Defense, Justice and State received a copy of a draft executive order (EO) likely sometime last week stating that President Trump would be designating “illicit” fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, The Handbasket is first to report.
At a meeting of the Policy Coordination Committee (PCC) hosted by the Homeland Security Council (HSC) on Friday, March 14th, the departments discussed the draft, per a copy of the post-meeting read out shared with me. By this week, the draft was shared with additional employees in the Department of State, per a source there.
Here is the text of the draft in its entirety, a copy of which was also shared with me:
The EO may be published as early as next week, the Department of State source tells me, but the timeline isn’t confirmed. The source speculates the purpose is a combination of designating fentanyl cartels as terrorist organizations and creating justification for conducting military operations in Mexico and Canada.Executive Order Designating Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction
March __, 2025
By the authority vested in me as President by the Cons ution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), and section 301 of le 3, United States Code.
I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, find that the sustained influx of synthetic opioids, such as illicit fentanyl, has profound consequences on our Nation, including by killing approximately two hundred Americans per day, putting a severe strain on our healthcare system, ravaging our communities, and destroying our families. Synthetic opioid overdose is the leading cause of death for people aged 18 to 45 in the United States.
The flow of illicit fentanyl into the United States through illicit distribution networks has created a national emergency, including a public health crisis in the United States, as outlined in the Presidential Memorandum of January 20, 2025 (America First Trade Policy), Proclamation 10886 of January 20, 2025 (Declaring a National Emergency at the Southern Border of the United States), and Executive Order 14157 of January 20, 2025 (Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists).
Accordingly, immediate action is required to address this national crisis and finally end this unsustainable crisis.
I hereby determine and order:
Section 1. As President of the United States, my highest duty is the defense of the country and its citizens. I will not stand by and allow our citizens to be poisoned by illicit drugs from other countries that are flooding into our country, having our law trampled upon, our communities to be ravaged, or our families to be destroyed. Accordingly, I declare illicit fentanyl to be a Weapon of Mass Destruction as defined in 50 U.S.C. Section 2902
Section 2. Within 14 days of the date of this order, the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall take all appropriate action, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to make operational recommendations to implement this order.
Section 3. General Provisions. Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
1. the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
2. the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
3. This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
4. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or en ies, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House, March_, 2025.
To allow/permit Mexico to operate in their fashion as they conduct their country in association with the drug cartels is just humiliating to BOTH sides of this border. We enable them by befriending them.
Seal the border until they act like somebody.
Mexico is fighting a hot war on the cartels right now, Sheinbaum is no shrinking violet
I think Trump likes her
https://www.msn.com/en-us/crime/gene...nt/ar-AA1BbpGW
ttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/mexican-cartel-leader-rafael-caro-quintero-is-being-arraigned-today-here-s-what-to-know/ar-AA1zZnfU
She'd better have a better SS than Trump has, or, they'll carve her liver in front of her.
you should read up on Sheinbaum
she's a very good politician and whip smart
Peacemaker Trump has been rattling the saber
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2025...st-mexico.htmlUntil now, most of the countries the US has targeted with drone strikes have been comparatively small in terms of population, with Pakistan (pop: 250 million), Iraq (45 million) and Yemen (40 million) being notable exceptions, and economic size.
Mexico, by contrast, is a G20 economy with a population of around 130 million and an economy slightly smaller than Russia’s. More important still, it shares a 1,954-mile (3,145 km) land border with the US — the busiest on the planet. No less important, there are an estimated 37 million people of Mexican origin living in the United States, making them the largest Hispanic origin group in the U.S., accounting for 60% of the total Hispanic population. And many Mexican cartels also have a large presence there.
In other words, the blowback from this war will inevitably find its way across the US border. As the Ukraine war has shown, drone warfare is a massive leveller, allowing smaller or technologically less advanced nations or even non-nation actors to project power and defend themselves effectively against larger adversaries. As the following clip from Ioan Grillo’s docu-feature on Mexico‘s cartel drone, they include Mexico’s drug cartels.
As DePetris concludes in his op-ed, the idea that the US military should be prosecuting a war against the cartels, apparently under serious consideration by senior Trump officials, has three major drawbacks: “it’s risky, counter-productive and utterly bone-headed.”
Even the normally war-loving Atlantic Council cautions that a unilateral military action against Mexico would come with serious risks attached, especially given the capacity of Mexican drug cartels to retaliate against US targets:
Mexican cartels are not merely criminal organizations; they operate as paramilitary en ies with deep financial resources, global supply chains, and sophisticated logistical networks that extend into the United States. It is unlikely that such groups would passively absorb US attacks. Instead, as history shows, cartels are highly likely to retaliate both pre-emptively and reactively. They possess a substantial capacity for terrorism that, when coupled with their established presence within the United States, could escalate conflict far beyond what proponents of a purely military solution may anticipate.
During the first two years of Trump’s first presidency (2017-19) there were 2,243 drone strikes , compared with 1,878 in Obama’s eight years in office, according to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. In 2019, Trump revoked a 2016 Obama executive border requiring US intelligence officials to publish the number of civilians killed in drone strikes outside of war zones. Judging by his government’s recent actions in Yemen, Trump continues to have a soft spot for drone strikes.
Less rattling, more action. Mexico is a s nation that exists with their Drug Cartels an equal branch of their gov't. It's just accepted by their populace, our Presidents (one after another) and the American people.
paramilitary strikes in Mexico are on the table
because it's Mexico's fault we can't quit the fentanyl
the peacemaker in chief is currently threatening Venezuela and Nigeria
The Trump administration has begun detailed planning for a new mission to send U.S. troops and intelligence officers into Mexico to target drug cartels, according to two U.S. officials and two former senior U.S. officials familiar with the effort.
The early stages of training for the potential mission, which would include ground operations inside Mexico, has already begun, the two current U.S. officials said. But a deployment to Mexico is not imminent, the two U.S. officials and one of the former U.S. officials said. Discussions about the scope of the mission are ongoing, and a final decision has not been made, the two current U.S. officials saidhttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...rme-rcna241167Unlike in Venezuela, the mission being planned for Mexico is not designed to undermine the country’s government, the two current and two former U.S. officials said.
Under the new mission being planned, U.S. troops in Mexico would mainly use drone strikes to hit drug labs and cartel members and leaders, the two current U.S. officials and two former U.S. officials said. Some of the drones that special forces would use require operators to be on the ground to use them effectively and safely, the officials said.https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...rme-rcna241167In Mexico, Sheinbaum already has allowed the CIA to expand surveillance flights, which began during the Biden administration, NBC News has reported. Under her leadership, Mexico has deployed 10,000 troops to the U.S. border, increased fentanyl seizures and extradited 55 senior cartel figures to the U.S.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum unequivocally shut down President Donald Trump’s threat of U.S. military strikes within her country to combat drug cartels.
“It’s not going to happen,” Sheinbaum said on Tuesday, during her morning press conference.
https://animalpolitico.com/internaci...-centroamericaThe U.S. aviation regulator warned Friday of "military activity" in the airspace of certain regions, especially near Mexico and several countries in Central and South America, and urged extreme caution.
The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) warning mentions "potentially dangerous situations," which could also disrupt satellite navigation systems, and covers a period of sixty days.
Jingoistic jackassery like this will likely be appreciated for what it is in Mexico -- this sh!t reads like a C- junior high essay
Ulysses Grant said about the Mexican-American War:
Abraham Lincoln thought the war with Mexico was a land grab for slavery and illegally commenced:For myself, I was bitterly opposed to the measure, and to this day regard the war, which resulted, as one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation.
https://www.nmag.gov/wp-content/uplo...sentatives.pdfSome, if not all, of the gentlemen on the other side of the House, who have addressed the committee within the last two days, have spoken rather complainingly, if I have rightly understood them, of the vote given a week or ten days ago, declaring that the war with Mexico was unnecessarily and uncons utionally commenced by the President.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings...-american-war/Today marks the 178th anniversary of our Nation’s triumph in the Mexican-American War—a legendary victory that secured the American Southwest, reasserted American sovereignty, and expanded the promise of American independence across our majestic continent.
Guided by the steadfast belief that our Nation was destined by divine providence to expand to the golden shores of the Pacific Ocean, following the bloody War of 1812, the United States was confidently advancing westward and boldly emerging as a continental superpower unlike anything the modern world had ever seen. The people of Texas declared independence from Mexico in 1836, and by the spring of 1846, they voted to join the United States—forcing a reckoning over unsettled border disputes. That April, Mexican forces launched an ambush along the Rio Grande, killing 11 and wounding 6 American troops.
With the promise of Manifest Destiny beating in every American heart, President James K. Polk took swift action to defend our Nation’s security, our dignity, and our sovereign borders. In May of 1846, the United States declared war on Mexico, with two American ans—Generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott—leading the charge. Despite being vastly outnumbered in battle, American forces consistently reigned victorious through their superior military strategy, modern military capabilities, and steadfast devotion to protecting the national interest. After a series of victories in the Mexican territories of California and New Mexico, in a triumphant victory for American sovereignty, the United States heroically captured the capital of Mexico City in September of 1847—paving the way to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on February 2, 1848, formally ceding 525,000 square miles of new land to the United States, representing 55% of pre-war territory.
Since taking office as the 47th President of the United States, guided by our victory on the fields of Mexico 178 years ago, I have spared no effort in defending our southern border against invasion, upholding the rule of law, and protecting our homeland from forces of evil, violence, and destruction. My Administration is halting the flow of deadly drugs entering our country through Mexico, ending the invasion of illegal aliens along our southern border, and dismantling narco-terrorist networks all across the Western hemisphere. I have secured historic trade deals with El Salvador, Argentina, Ecuador, and Guatemala, allowing greater and more streamlined market access. We stopped a hostile foreign power from controlling the Panama Canal. We are reestablishing American maritime dominance. And we are aggressively pursuing an America First policy of peace through strength and will continue to reassert the Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine to ensure the Hemisphere remains safe, prosperous, and free. We will never waver in putting our people, our interests, and our country first.
On this anniversary of one of our Nation’s earliest displays of military might—and particularly as we celebrate 250 glorious years of American independence—we honor the memory of the brave men who gave their lives in service to our Nation. One hundred and seventy-eight years later, their legacy lives on in our enduring strength, our commitment to sovereignty, and the unmatched power of the American spirit.
Republicans don't blow dog whistles anymore, they shout into megaphones
“Guided by our victory on the fields of Mexico 178 years ago, I have spared no effort in defending our southern border against invasion, upholding the rule of law, and protecting our homeland from forces of evil, violence, and destruction”
(the Mexican-American War was not a defensive war, it was an imperialistic war with a bull pretext)
US agencies operating in Mexico without telling the federal government
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-sh...b39b9d480fd46eMexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday she would demand explanations after four U.S. and Mexican officials died in an accident over the weekend, adding she was unaware of collaboration between the U.S. and the local government in northern Chihuahua.
Sheinbaum said she wanted to ensure no laws were broken after Sunday’s deaths, which the state attorney general said happened while the officials were returning from an operation to destroy clandestine laboratories in a rural area.
The U.S. Embassy on Monday declined to identify who the U.S. officials were or which en y of the U.S. government they worked for, but said the officials were “supporting Chihuahua state authorities’ efforts to combat cartel operations.”
“It was not an operation that the security cabinet was aware of,” Sheinbaum told journalists. “We were not informed; it was a decision by the Chihuahua government.” She said they must have authorization from the federal government for such collaboration at the state level “as established by the Cons ution.”
https://www.reuters.com/legal/govern...es-2026-05-07/The U.S. Department of State has started a #review of the more than 50 Mexican consulates operating in the United States, a State Department official said on Thursday.
The move, which comes amid tense relations between Mexico and the U.S., could result in the closure of some diplomatic offices, the official said.
"Department of State is constantly reviewing all aspects of American foreign relations to ensure they are in line with the president's America First foreign policy agenda and advance American interests," Dylan Johnson, assistant secretary of state for global public affairs, said when reached for comment.
"Hondurasgate"
The United States and Israel, with the help of Honduras, are allegedly positioning themselves on the geopolitical chessboard to control spheres of influence in Latin America. The news outlet Diario Red en América Latina and the website Hondurasgate have revealed, in an investigation based on leaked audio recordings, the interventionist intentions of leaders of the global right. One piece of evidence, released at the end of April, claims that former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, pardoned by Donald Trump from his 45-year sentence for drug trafficking — with the support of the Republican president himself, his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei, and the current Honduran administration — are conspiring to create a channel for disseminating fake news with the intention of spreading misinformation and destabilizing the governments of Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico.The conversations, according to the source, originated from WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram. They were recorded between January and April 2026. The website that released the 37 recordings, making them available in their entirety, details that each file was analyzed using the Phonexia Voice Inspector protocol, a forensic suite from the Czech company of the same name, founded in 2006 and deployed in more than 60 countries by intelligence agencies, law enforcement, banks, and media outlets.
https://english.elpais.com/internati...ernments.html#
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