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The New York Times leaves Omar García Harfuch in an untenable position. By reporting that the CIA provided the intelligence and planning while Mexican authorities performed the actual killing, Washington has effectively stripped Harfuch of his "sovereignty" shield. His categorical denial now stands exposed as a potential cover-up for a proxy assassination designed by the U.S. and executed by his own forces. Harfuch is now in a critical bind: he must either admit he lied about the extent of U.S. involvement or confess that he lacks control over the kinetic operations occurring on his own turf. This leak is a targeted demolition of his 2030 "bridge-builder" persona, signaling that the Americans no longer value him as a protected asset. By shifting the responsibility for the kill back to Mexico while claiming the intellectual credit, the U.S. has paralyzed Harfuch, leaving his presidential aspirations tethered to a scandal that both the Mexican left and Washington can now use to dismantle him at will. nytimes.com/2026/05/12/wor…
























