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MEXICO'S SINALOA GOVERNOR INDICTED BY WASHINGTON — SHEINBAUM REFUSES TO BEND
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The Guardian: Mexico's cartel crackdown hits the top — but will it fuel Jalisco violence?
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
The Guardian takes the most analytical angle in the British press: 'Mexico's cartel crackdown hits top ranks — but will it fuel Jalisco violence?' Indicting a cartel leader or political ally does not necessarily reduce violence — it can trigger succession wars. The Independent is distracted on this day by the Comey indictment — Trump's administration charging a former FBI director. Two major indictments on the same day: a Mexican governor by Washington, and an American ex-official by Trump. Two political instruments of justice, two different audiences.
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