Tag Archives: The U.S.A.

Actress at the Heart of Odyssey Controversy was Born in Mexico

Posted on May 28, 2026 by Allan Wall

The Odyssey movie, by Christopher Nolan, is scheduled to be released on July 17th, and there’s a lot of buzz about it. Left: Odyssey movie poster. Source: IMP Awards Right: Odyssey Producer/Screenwriter/Director Christopher Nolan. Source: Ralph_PH One of the controversial … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture | Tagged Africa, Barack Obama, Barack Obama Sr., Christopher Nolan, Guerrero state, Kamala Harris, Kenya, Luo Tribe, Lupita Nyong'o, Mexican Citizenship, Movies, Taxco, The Odyssey Movie, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

El Chapo Guzman’s Nephew Arrested in Mexico

Posted on May 28, 2026 by Allan Wall

In January of 2017, Joaquin “el Chapo” Guzman, one of the two leaders of the Sinaloa drug cartel, was extradited to the United States, and he’s still there, locked up in the ADX Florence supermax prison in Colorado. Drug cartels … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged ADX FLorence, Colorado, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Los Chapitos, Noroeste newspaper, Omar Garcia Harfuch, Sinaloa Cartel, Sinaloa state, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

Is Mexico’s MORENA Party Meddling in the U.S. Midterms?

Posted on May 23, 2026 by Allan Wall

The MORENA party is the most powerful party in Mexico. The president is of that party, the Congress is run by that party, the judiciary is dominated by MORENA. It’s even more amazing when you realize that MORENA has only … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Politics | Tagged MORENA, Simon Levy, The U.S.A., University of California Berkeley | Leave a comment

Mexican Drug Cartels in Africa

Posted on May 21, 2026 by Allan Wall

May 18th-28th is Africa Week in Mexico. According to a press release from the SRE (Mexican Foreign Ministry) on the first day of Africa Week, Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco “highlighted Mexico’s commitment to strengthening its political, economic, academic, and cultural … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged Africa, ASAFRICOM, CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación), Dagvin Anderson, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sinaloa Cartel, The U.S.A., U.S. Congress | Leave a comment

Senator Inzunza Detained; 3 of the Sinaloa Ten Now in U.S. Custody

Posted on May 20, 2026 by Allan Wall

The Sinaloa Ten are ten officials or former officials of the state of Sinaloa under indictment by a U.S. federal court for collusion with the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa drug cartel. (Click here for the list). As of my … Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption, Crime | Tagged Drug cartels, Drug Enforcement Administration (D.E.A.), Enrique Inzunza Cazarez, San Diego, Sinaloa Cartel, Sinaloa state, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

Mexico’s Indictment Crisis: Two in U.S. Custody

Posted on May 16, 2026 by Allan Wall

Mexico’s indictment crisis continues and now there are actually two of the indicted in U.S. custody. A U.S. federal court indicted ten Mexican officials and former officials, all from the state of Sinaloa, for involvement with the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa … Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption, Crime | Tagged Drug cartels, Enrique Diaz Vega, Enrique Inzunza Cazarez, Gerardo Merida Sanchez, Nogales Border Crossing, Ruben Rocha Moya, Sinaloa, Sinaloa Cartel, Sonora, The U.S.-Mexican Border, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

Indictment Crisis Threatens Unity of the Mighty MORENA

Posted on May 8, 2026 by Allan Wall

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s political party is MORENA, the Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (National Regeneration Movement). Amazingly, the MORENA party has only existed as a political party for 12 years, since 2014. It was founded by Sheinbaum’s predecessor President Andres Manuel … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged AMLO, Ariadna Montiel, Claudia Sheinbaum, Lenia Batres, Martí Batres, MORENA, Ruben Rocha Moya, Sinaloa state, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

The Sinaloa Indictment Saga Continues

Posted on May 7, 2026 by Allan Wall

As reported in a previous article, on April 29th a U.S. federal court indicted ten Mexican officials and former officials, all from the state of Sinaloa, for involvement with the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. There may be more indictments on … Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption, Crime, Foreign Policy, Politics | Tagged Claudia Sheinbaum, Donald Trump, Drug cartels, Los Chapitos, Mexican Congress, MORENA, PAN, Ricardo Anaya, Ruben Rocha Moya, Sinaloa Cartel, Sinaloa state, SRE (Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

Cinco de Mayo

Posted on May 4, 2026 by Allan Wall

Cinco de Mayo – May the 5th, is the Mexican holiday celebrating the Mexican victory over the French army on May the 5th, 1862, at Puebla, east of Mexico City. Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day, as many … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, History, Tourism and Travel | Tagged Battle of Puebla 1862, Benito Juarez, C.S.A., Charles de Lorencez, Cinco de Mayo, Emperor Napoleon III, France, French Intervention, Ignacio Zaragoza, Puebla, The U.S.A., U.S. Civil War | Leave a comment

Governor Rocha of Sinaloa Says He’s Innocent; Takes Temporary Leave of Absence from Governorship

Posted on May 2, 2026 by Allan Wall

On April 29th, a U.S. federal court indicted ten Mexican officials and former officials, all from the state of Sinaloa, for involvement with the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. [See U.S. Court Indicts Ten Mexican Officials and Former Officials for Cartel … Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption, Crime | Tagged Claudia Sheinbaum, Ruben Rocha Moya, Sinaloa state, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment