FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1
PROGRAM # 8729 12:00 PM PT
Mexico Edition.
Fifteen days after the failed capture of Ovidio Guzmán, son of “El Chapo” Guzmán, and in an unprecedented news conference, the Obrador administration gave a broad explanation of the operation that was carried out, stating that it was to comply with an extradition request by the US government. Mexico’s Secretary of Defense explained how the military was quickly overcome by the Sinaloa Cartel both in men and in weapons. In that scenario, the head of the Defense said they had the dilemma between sacrificing the surrounded officers and put the civilian population at risk, or release Ovidio Guzmán. President Obrador stood by his decision and condemned the corporate media for criticizing the operation so hard and intensely. Radio listeners participate with their opinion. Most agreed with Obrador’s decision to withdraw the military forces to avoid a blood bath and questioning the motives that the Mexican media have, pointing out the deep-rooted “chayotero” tradition (the purchase of favors from journalists) cultivated by previous regimes. Martha Elena Ramírez hosts this edition from Mexico City.
Guests: (audio segments) General Luis Cresencio Sandoval González, Secretary of National Defense, Mexico City; Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Constitutional President of Mexico, Mexico City.
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