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The Iguala Massacre: Mexico’s President Versus Beyond-the-Law Elites

The Iguala Massacre: Mexico’s President Versus Beyond-the-Law Elites
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is seen during a state visit to the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City, Mexico, on Oct. 17, 2019. Hector Vivas/Getty Images
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For decades, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador—in North American mediaspeak, AMLO—styled himself as a gifted man of the political left who was ... well, special.

Austin Bay
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Austin Bay is a colonel (ret.) in the U.S. Army Reserve, author, syndicated columnist, and teacher of strategy and strategic theory at the University of Texas–Austin. His latest book is “Cocktails from Hell: Five Wars Shaping the 21st Century.”
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