The AMLO Doctrine, or How to Love Your Way Out of a War
AMLO's conference highlights Tamaulipas security gains but is overshadowed by Ayotzinapa protests. He condemns them as politically motivated while vowing to keep the case open. AMLO also criticizes past corruption and emphasizes his 'hugs, not bullets' security approach.
The sun is a brutal, unforgiving disk in the early morning sky above Tamaulipas. It beats down on the heads of the assembled dignitaries on the parade ground – the governor, the military commanders, and somewhere, in the well-guarded shadows, the watchful eyes of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
This is a Morning Conference, AMLO-style, but the venue has changed. It's a show of support, of solidarity – or perhaps a not-so-subtle reminder of who really holds the reins of power in a state long held hostage by forces darker than the desert night.
