El Chapo Recaptured
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From the Right
Sean Penn’s Meeting with ‘El Chapo’ Reminiscent of ABC’s Miller and Bin Laden Interview, But Legally QuestionableIn a move reminiscent of then-ABC journalist John Miller’s 1998 interview of deceased terrorist Osama Bin Laden, actor Sean Penn has interviewed the Western Hemisphere’s most notorious drug lord and fugitive under legally questionable circumstances.
Only three years before the tragic al-Qaeda terrorist attacks of 9/11, then-ABC journalist John Miller and a small crew traveled under clandestine circumstances through the border regions of Pakistan and into Afghanistan. Their purpose was to interview Osama Bin Laden, who was at the time not as reviled or well known as he would be...
From the Left
Official: Mexico Willing To Extradite El Chapo To U.S.Mexico is willing to extradite drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States, a federal law enforcement official said Saturday, a sharp reversal from the official position after his last capture in 2014.
"Mexico is ready. There are plans to cooperate with the U.S.," said the official, who spoke on condition anonymity because he wasn't authorized to comment.
But he cautioned that there could be a lengthy wait before U.S. prosecutors can get their hands on Guzman, the most-wanted trafficker who was recaptured Friday after six...
From the Left
Mexico: Sean Penn interview helped nab 'El Chapo'The hard work of Mexican law enforcement officials and the lure of Hollywood glitz fueled the triumphant end to a six-month manhunt for the notorious Mexican druglord dubbed "El Chapo," Mexican officials say.
Now the lawyers take over, kicking off the legally arduous effort of extraditing Joaquin Guzmán to the United States, where he faces trafficking charges dating as far back as 2009. Mexican officials had expressed little interest in extraditing Guzmán prior to his July prison escape, preferring that he serve his time in Mexico for crimes there. But...
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