[StJacques]

Pay attention to the dates for the above-threatened actions revealed in the article, because they tell you everything about what is going on here. The period November 25 - December 1 is the presidential transition in Mexico City. In yesterday's thread we addressed the possibility of an APPO-Lopez Obrador alliance working together to disrupt the presidential transition. Today APPO is sending the signal that it intends to do its part to provide the "provocation" (provocación) the Mexican leftists continue to search for in their drive to mobilize their followers. Everyone knows that if violence erupts in Oaxaca between the federal authorities and APPO during that week that the true focal point of its impact will be in Mexico City where Lopez Obrador is trying to gather thousands to protest Calderon's taking office.

If Lopez Obrador can get his provocación in Oaxaca, he can create really serious problems for everyone in Mexico City. That is the danger here.

Tempers are continuing to flare in Mexico City about the PRD's warning not to hold the transition ceremony on the legislative grounds of San Lazaro. The PRD promised "to hinder at all costs the taking of office of Felipe Calderon as President of the Republic." There is real anger among the PAN delegates to the Congress and even the PRI members are beginning to speak in rather harsh tones to their fellow PRD legislators. There is just all kinds of stuff up in the Mexican press. But that's where the focus of what's going on is right now -- in Mexico City. Even with what you read of APPO in Oaxaca in the above article, it still comes down to playing a part in Lopez Obrador's challenge to Calderon's assumption of the presidency.

[StJacques]

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[PghBaldy]

I hope there are no people are harmed. I hope the innocents are protected from the thugs.
This has gotten little coverage on Fox (the only TV news I watch).

[Alia]

Thank you for the update, StJacques.

[GodGunsGuts]

Gee, the Communists are taking over in Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and now they are launching a revolutionary offensive against Mexico...and all we get out of the MSM are stories about "spontaneous" unrest supposedly rooted in fundamental social tensions. Big surprise.

[kidd]

Thanks for the news.
There is not a peep of this in the MSM.

You guys are the only channel for this news in America, although Liddy recognizes your work.

I will be very interested in developments over the next week.

[norton]

thanks as always.

[Shuttle Shucker]

Hi Saint:

I hope this finds you well. FYI: Cardenas withdraws before Felipe takes the presidency:

http://www.el-universal.com.mx/notas/388134.html

In other news, Wal-Mart's bank just got the go-ahead in Mexico (even as I think it was told "no" up here in the states):

http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/388172.html

[Shuttle Shucker]

In other news, Mexican Lefties criticize Calderon for not pledging to do enough to change how monopolies still dominate (and I think help ruin) Mexico:

http://www.mexiconews.com.mx/miami/22029.html

For once I'm in agreement with them!

[piasa]

Just bumping this because this is so familiar considering what happened in the 2016 transition here.