U.S. sought extradition of 'El Chapo,' Mexican official acknowledges (2 weeks before escape)

Los Angeles Times ^ | July 17, 2015 | By Tracy Wilkinson and Tony Perry

[Brad from Tennessee]

[ the whole thing is theatre, then the Mexican authorities have him locked up tight somewhere else because they fear what h could testify about their corruption, right? Then why would they let him come&go as he pleased?]

El Chapo doesn't want to go to the U.S. either so he would willing hide out in a safe house or a military installation or some remote ranch.. The U.S. wants him and they can apply all kinds of pressure—cut off counter narcotics police grants, shut down ports of entry, deport more illegals. So the were a couple of options: fake his death or have him “escape.”

[fr1]

Why not be careful with that razor before it cuts you.

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It has served me well in the past, and the cuts to my face have healed quickly.

Why not follow your nose and apply some simple horse sense?

[fr1]

Good enough theory. I suppose we’ll simply have to wait & see if it’s valid.

But the fact remains... on the face of it, the best theory obeys Occham’s Razor. He simply escaped, having bribed a bunch of guards (and threatened or kidnapped family). Under such conditions, what would you do? I know what I’d do.

[rovenstinez]

In Mexican circles, the conspiracy theory is that he was SPRUNG from prison the same date that Peña Nieto announced he had merged the Social Services Programs, Social Security IMSS, and the State Employees Social Security, and headed towards a road of some kind of privatizing. This was to deflect attention at selling the spoils of a STATE institution.

[fr1]

I’m afraid I do not understand your post, nor the implications of it. It seems to point to utter disaster, but I can’t make “heads nor tails” of it.

[IMR 4350]

Anybody want to bet they use this clown’s escape and Trump’s comments about illegals as excuses for cross border raids?

Maybe even an excuse for an increase in ISIS coming across the border.

Perfect setup to blame “right wing extremist” for ginning up violence with illegals.

Sometimes things are just too convenient to be “Just a Coincidence”.

I have a feeling this is one of those times.

[UCANSEE2]

So, the Mexican government was “sending him to us.” The U.S. was demanding him so we could punish him here.

Or because the Dems needed someone besides Hillary to run for President.