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British military trains Mexican troops and spies in partnership with HSBC
Mexican army soldier at the Independence Day Parade, September 16, 2013 in León, Guanajuato, Mexico [Tomascastelazo/Creative Commons]

BRITISH officers have trained over a hundred Mexican troops in “strategic leadership,” despite moves by the country’s newly elected socialist President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (Amlo) to distance himself from Western foreign policy.

Mexican and British military figures atop the HSBC headquarters in Mexico City

A “particularly strong cohort” of Mexican soldiers, pilots, sailors and spies were invited on a five day course held at the HSBC Tower in the heart of Mexico City’s financial district from March 11 to 15.

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