DR. JOSE MANUEL MIRELES IS FREE… NOW THE TEST!

Nearly three years and Dr. Mireles is out of political prison. For those of you that know me, I’ve followed this man since the day his Autodenfensa came up on the radar. Back then, my discussions on his movement and what it might mean for Mexico could not be talked about. Back then, opinions on what his group indicated for Mexico was…………let’s just say sensitive. But that was over five years ago and a great deal has changed in Mexico. The Drug Lords have been rounded up. The Mexican Government is in full control of the countryside. Mexico is no longer a cousin to Afghanistan, where the government only rules in small areas and only during the daylight. Mexico…..the land of Vampires……maybe Tarantino was on to something? Okay, enough of the literary comedy.   The new and improved Mexico…what a joke!

Refresher:

For those of you who never read my post about the good Doctor, here is a quick, cheat sheet version of what took place…………………a way………….simplistic review.  Mexico’s history of unrest and revolution had and it seems still has a point of origin. Dr. Mireles’ Autodefensa originated in that same, general area. No one knew this better than the Mexican government. At first the government ignored the Autodefensa groups, much like they did the drug gangs. It wasn’t taking place inside the gated communities of Mexico City so why did the government care. The “outlands” were for the common folk. Funny, somewhat the same way the coastal Elitist in the US look at the “flyover country”.  Think about that for a minute. Anyway, as time went on, the status of these groups began to grow and grow quickly. Before they knew it, the Mexican Government was potentially facing a 21^st century version of Poncho Villa. Dr. Mireles was beginning to worry them. He was beginning to rally the common poor and that would not be tolerated. Simply put, the good Doctor was seen as more of a threat to the Mexican government that the Drug Lords.  The problem seemed to grow worse by the day. Soon, it was obvious the Mexican Government could no longer just kill him, although they did see the value in letting the Drug Gangs doing so. That didn’t happen and that didn’t make Mexico City happy. Mireles’ popularity even grew to the point that taking him into custody for a trumped up charge seemed too risky. His stature was growing by the day and the folks in Mexico City became more and more worried. Finally, a breaking point was reached. The risk taking the good Doctor into custody outweighed where is popularity might take him. The Drug Gangs were attempting to mimic the Autodefensa concept in hopes of destroying the public’s trust in them. To some extent this worked and several of the lesser known Autodefensa groups were infiltrated. Even the good Doctor’s organization had its Traders. To the Mexican government it seemed like the ideal time to make their move. Charges were made, and the primary mission of the Mexican government became the capture of this new Poncho Villa. Oh..Ya.I forgot the crashed aircraft attempt on him, but that’s okay as it didn’t work.  Off to prison goes the Doctor and then a very detailed disinformation program was launched to destroy this growing legend. His wife even became part of the program against him, but that was the Doctor’s fault. He should have kept his pants on. Doc! A Woman Scorned!! There you have it. The down and dirt, snapshot of the good Doctor.

Now the big test:

What happened? What made the Mexican government release him? Was it social pressure? I don’t think so. If that amount of social outcry was still out there, then the Mexican government, who feared him three years ago, would still fear him to the point of not releasing him. What else could have convinced Mexico City to turn lose the one man who could bring about a revolution in Mexico? Did the Mexican government convince themselves Dr. Mireles was no longer a threat? Has his allure with the Mexican Farmers and poor fade away? By the way, please don’t feed me that line about how the Mexican Legal System was at work here. Please don’t try to paint this as Mexico’s version of “blind Justice”. Come up with rational counters to what I say or just go read the sports page. Now, back to my point. If the Mexican government came to the conclusion it was “safe” to release him, that still doesn’t answer the question of why? Why Release him if his appeal really has dissipated with his base? If that’s true, why not just keep him in prison until he dies from natural causes? Well, that statement might just be the reason he was released. Anyone who has followed the good Doctor knows his overall health condition. Perhaps the Mexican government realized his death in prison would be spun as the government killing him. Perhaps he is less dangerous on the streets than becoming a Martyr in Prison? As important as it is to understand why Dr. Mireles was released, it’s more important to contemplate what happens next.

Can Doctor Mireles reinvigorate his old base? Can he light the flame of resistance? Will the people rally around him once again? If there is any one question the Mexican government must worry about, it’s the issue of, “now what”? Where does he go? Who does he link up with? Just how close will the government keep tabs on him?

Two years before Doctor Mireles’ movement became a reality, I was one of those who warned some of my cohorts in DC what might take place in Mexico. I was one that watched the Arab Spring and stated, “What will trigger the Mexican version of this event”? The day the Mexican government announced the Mexican military would take to the streets of Mexico to battle the violence tearing the nation apart, I made the announcement Mexico was now on the road to revolution.

Are the people of Mexico no longer willing to stand up to a totally corrupt government? Are they unwilling to fight for what is left of simple lives? If the government of Mexico believes this and they decided to put the new Poncho back on the streets, they have made a deadly mistake. A mistake that might set into motion the next round of real fear in Mexico City. The fear of their own people….the people who live beyond the walls around Mexico City.

Doctor Mireles. I have some advice for you. Stay away from government invitations for meetings. Be careful who approaches you, seeking your support. Last but not least…..keep you pants on man! Leave the lovely revolutionary girls alone.

Mireles is out and everyone should be paying attention.  

NORTH KOREA, CHINA, US AND THE CONCEPT OF SANCTIONS.

 https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-north-korean-venture-shows-how-much-sanctions-can-miss-1494191212

Vacation!!!! They actually said vacation? “Okay kids…..get in the car…we are heading to the city dump for a Picnic”!!!!!  A Company spokesperson looks a report in the face and says, “We sent a team of our people to North Korea for vacation”! Sorry. I just had to get that out there. As I read this story, it’s the one point that stopped me dead in my tracks!

Sanctions. I’ve said it time and time again. Worthless! Without true commitment they are simply worthless or in the case of the US, just a process the government uses to fool the public into thinking they are actually doing something. Here is what angers me to the point of walking away from this post today. All of the elitist politicians who stand in front of a camera and tell their public they are taking, “strict measures” know the real story. They understand just how easily the intelligence community and the financial agencies can detect what is really taking place. Just read the story attached and you will see who knows what and when.  Yes, I know the political rebuttal is always based on, “we are moving cautiously on this important issue”! Double speak. Simple smoke and mirrors to appease the voters. They know full well the ineffectiveness of so called sanctions. The legal loopholes are written by whom? Right! Them! As you read this story, pay attention to just how easy it was for this company and countless others like them to skate the rules. Rules made by the same political leaders who announce sanctions.

Where are we on North Korea?

 Once you have read the attached story, ask yourself, where are we on North Korea? My answer, we are right where the corporate and political leaders want us to be. Sitting there believing everything we are told. More sanctions…… more names identified …… more loopholes. From day one, these sorry excuses for leaders we call politicians know full well the sanctions route is a dead-end road.

In the past, I’ve called this “kick the can”. It’s what Clinton did on this same issue. It’s what every US President after him did. It’s what Trump will most likely do. It seems making money and keeping your trade partners happy is far more important than a madman getting his hands on nuclear weapons.

I applaud the Wall Street Journal for exposing the myth behind the process called sanctions. As for North Korea, if this is the game the world has been playing over the issue of their weapons program, I’ve have one demand for political leadership. Every so called political leader must have all of their children who are of military service age assigned to a combative unit and must be mobilized in the time of conflict. If we have to send military service members to their death in the name of the games political leaders play, then their children must be on the front-lines.  You think they fight term limits? Wait to someone makes my concept known to them.

Sanctions! Worthless in the hands of the corrupt. 

RUSSIAN “SAFE ZONES” AND VODKA!

So, I’ve read the “plan” and the new releases for the announced “Safe Zones” the Russians came up with for Syria. Yes, I know it was “joint” plan with Turkey and Iran, just don’t ask the Turks or the Iranians what their input was, given they don’t know! But, anyway…..I’ve read this “plan” and it most certainly tells me one thing. The consumption of vodka by the Russian General Staff is alive and well!

A safe zone that incorporates the Golan Heights and has Iranian military officers as controllers? Really……Really? So who in the Israeli government agreed to this concept? Name me the person who attended the “Joint” planning session the Russians had for this delusional answer to the Syrian Civil War. Who in Moscow listened to this concept and thought, “Demetri…. You are a geniuses…that is it….we have solved the problem of war in Syria”! Answer? Nobody! Nobody thought this plan had or has a chance in hell of taking shape. So, here comes the real question. Why? Why did the Russians make such an outrageous announcement?

Desperate.

Just how troubling has the Syria ordeal become for the Russians? Has anything changed? If the Russian actions in Syria were based on their anger over Western actions in Eastern Europe, NATO expansion, then perhaps they are sending yet another statement? It’s impossible to believe the Russians would not understand the Israeli reaction to a “safe zone” near them run by Iranians. It’s impossible. It will not happen.

Anger.

Are the Russians once again angry about something? Is the Safe Zone concept simply a tit for tat for Macedonia? Was that event that important to the Russians? Yes….yes it was and yes, it is! The issue for them is not just Macedonia, it’s the continuation of NATO’s movement. It’s an issue of Albanian vs Serbs. Yes, it’s important to the Russians, very important. Is it important enough to force the Turks and the Iranians into a false relationship? To make a NATO member hold hands with the US’s enemy, Iran? Is it important enough to announce an event that the Israelis simply will not stand for? By the way, a “no fly zone” will not be honored by the US and it certainly won’t be honored by Israel.

So, what took place here? A Vodka driven hallucination or a deliberate tit for tat in the ongoing issue of Eastern Europe?  As much as the Russian General Officer Staff loves good Vodka, my bet is tit for tat is the answer. 

THE CIA PLOTTED TO KILL THE “GREAT LEADER”??? OR MAYBE NOT!

If you have read this story in the past day or two, you have to ask yourself a basic question. Is it true or not? Would the US plot the assassination of a nation’s leader? Yep. Just take a look at Chile if you need a very good and successful example. Would the US plot the assassination of the Little Fat Man? Why not? If you can kill one man and save the lives of hundreds of thousands of others, why not? Somehow the vision of water getting on the wicked witch and the Place Guards thanking Dorothy, comes to mind!

My favorite game:

What if?

What if North Korea is right in their statement? Just how much further to the edge does that push the Little Fat Man? By the way, mouthing off to the Dragon….AGAIN… this week was not just stupid, it’s now getting scary, but that is a discussion for another day. The fact the CIA had not comment is interesting. If the story is true, then how will North Korea react? If the story is true, did the world jut get closer to a conflict on the Korean Peninsula?

What if?

What if the story is a complete fabrication? Why? Why would the North make up such a story? Could it be the Little Fat Man, LFM from here on out, trumped up the story….sorry…couldn’t resist…. To incite his loyal citizens. Incite them for what? What would he be trying to prepare them for? Is he looking for the groundwork or justification for some event? Is the next test coming or something worse? Why fabricate a story as elaborate as this one? Why so many details? Why put out such a story the same week you apparently slap your master in the face? If he made it up, does he really thing the Dragon won’t be able to see through the story? Here’s one for ya! What if the Dragon knew LFM was going to fabricate such an event? Not out of the question, but I would be surprised if it were so.

The fact of the matter is, North Korea has made public a very serious accusation and yes, they are a nation that has a history putting out very elaborate stories. It’s also a fact, the US and South Korea seem to have little to say about the North’s accusation. Again, not an unusual response to North Korean statements, but these are not normal times. At the end of the day, we know this. Ether the story is true or it is not true. My fear is the “ Not True” answer is more dangerous than the “True” answer!

THE TSAR AND THE DONALD SPEAK…AGAIN… NOW WHAT?

On May 1^st Secretary of State Tillerson speaks to his Russian counterpart. On May 2^nd, a phone call takes place between the Tsar and The Donald. It seems the topic of Syria was the primary issue, with a sidebar on the issue of North Korea. At the end of that meeting, the US announces they will send yet another representative to the meetings taking place on the 3^rd and 4^th of May, but they are not sending Ambassador Krol. On the 3^rd of May, the Syrian opposition announces they will not attend! I have one word……….deja vu……………… or as the great Yogi Berra once said, “It’s déjà vu all over again”!

So, why? Why did the US once again agree to attend yet another round of worthless meetings on the issue of Syria? Did The Donald not want the Russians to push out yet another round of press releases stating the US was not cooperating on the issue of Syria? That’s old news and nobody reads old news anymore. Did the Tsar say something this time The Donald wanted to hear? He knows all too well the US wants no part of any deal that shows any level of cooperation with Iran….period! The Tsar has left the Iranians out of the conversation in the past, so did he add something to the pitch this time? Why is Ambassador Krol not attending this time? Did he not bring value add to the last meeting? Did he feel as if the event was a waste of time? Did The Donald want to send a message by not sending someone at the Ambassador level? Is anything going to come of this next round of “talks”? No and everyone knows the answer is no!

The Call:

What was the phone call really all about? How often do these level of phone calls take place? Let’s face it. If the staffs of ether of these world leaders didn’t want the world to know they were talking, we would never know. For all we know, they talk every day. “ Yo… Vlad…did you watch the Yankees last night? What a game”! Who knows how often they talk, but we do know one thing; Syria is not the primary reason they talk.

Two underlings set the stage for a discussion. That’s the typical pathway to world leaders talking, so no big issue there. Well, maybe!  The statement was made a secondary conversation was held on the topic of North Korea. Who’s secondary topic? The Donald’s or the Tsar’s? My bet is the primary topic for the US was North Korea and the Primary topic for the Tsar was Syria. A trade. They both traded topics! Okay, so what? Why does any of this rise to the level of someone commenting about it? Well, here is my pitch. If this “talk” signifies anything, it shows The Donald is not the complete, insane, unpredictable, illogical, attention deficit disorder egomaniac that CNN and other Western media groups make him out to be. He does talk to the other most powerful man in the world. He does talk issues that are vital to the US and to other Super Powers! They do have the ability to “talk” when it’s important! Credit? Will the US leftwing media give him credit? Of course not! After all, he’s a complete crazy person….just listen to MSMBC or CNN. They will mention his name at least a thousand times a day!

Yes, two world leaders talked yesterday. Yes, the topics were important to the stability of the rest of the word. Yes, the liberal media will continue to paint a picture of The Donald and the Tsar being complete madmen. That’s their job; to push the liberal, passivist progressive agenda. The news? Well, that is of little importance when you have two world leaders you are trying desperately to destroy. 

AND THEN…THERE WAS MONTENEGRO.

Once again, it’s very easy to overlook an event in the world when so many other critical topics are consuming the headlines. It’s times like these when it becomes very easy to overlook a moment in history that could be key to future, larger events taking place. Sometimes, it’s the little things that lead up to much more important and drastic bigger things! A few small rocks start down the hill, collide with other rocks and the next thing you know, it’s a full blown landslide! Or, pick this one. “ The straw that broke the Camel’s back”!

Montenegro. Why would the news from this little country in Southern Europe matter to the rest of the world at a time when rumors of nuclear war on the Korean Peninsula are once again running rampant? How could little Montenegro become so important as to catch the eye of those tracking what is taking place in the world? Is Montenegro worth worrying about? Short answer………..yes!

Once again. Expansion is the key:

Who cares about the future of Montenegro, besides the people of Montenegro? Moscow does! What has been the driving force behind many of the actions of the Russians for over fifteen years now? If you guessed NATO expansion, you win the prize! Montenegro’s population, like most of that part of Europe, is divided. All you have to do is look at the issues of the 90s and you should understand just how polarized Montenegro or any of its neighbors continue to be. NATO expansion into a nation that has a true split in loyalty is not a well thought out plan. If the leaders of the West want the theory of the West attempting to create a greater Albania to gain traction in Montenegro, then support a vote on NATO alignment without the people getting to vote on the issue.   

When The Donald came to office, it was rumored that he and the Tsar would have this Bromance and during this dating game many of the underlying issues between the US and Russia would be worked out.  At first, The Donald’s statements about NATO sounded encouraging and the Russians may have thought they were winning the game. But, then, reality set in. The Donald got to the White House and found out who really pulls the strings in the world. The next thing we know, Montenegro is being taken in by NATO. So, the Bromance that never was there in the first place, now seems more distant than just last week and you can thank the events in Montenegro for that. Bad news for the US Democrats, but the truth is, they are off the theory of the Bromance and on to one of Donald the Madman!

I’ve said it before and I will say it again and again. The drive behind the Tsar and just about everything he does is based upon the reemergence of the Russian Empire. An Empire that cannot be guaranteed as long as the old antagonist of Western Europe are in a position to keep the Russians from their place as an equal. It’s been going on in Europe for hundreds of years and it’s not going to change anytime soon!

Has Montenegro been manipulated into being just another thorn in the Tsar’s side? Yes? Is there good reason for this? Well, that depends on who you ask. Would the West give a hoot about Montenegro if it were not for the situation Europe is in with Russia? Silly question! Does that prove that Montenegro is a pawn in a larger game? Absolutely! It’s a game nations, all over the world, have been playing for thousands of years.

Montenegro is a small rock tumbling down a hill…..colliding with the other small rocks of Eastern and Southern Europe. At the bottom of the hill is village. That Village’s name is called stability. When those rocks arrive, the Village may not survive.

Ask yourself this? What did you gain by Montenegro jumping onto the NATO wagon? What is the grand plan?