Andrés Manuel López Obrador remains firm in not investigating former President Felipe Calderón after his former Secretary of Security Genaro García Luna was detained on drug trafficking charges, and because, in any case, that would be the job of the General Prosecutor's Office. However, he did consider that U.S. agencies in Mexico should be investigated.

On Wednesday, the president assured in his morning conference that his administration's priority is "to say things as they are", and in that sense, he added: "And in this investigation, there should be a review of the U.S. agencies working in Mexico and foreign governments".

He recalled the case of Operation Fast and Furious: "Wasn't that agreed? It was wrong for the Mexican government to allow it, but it was agreed with a foreign agency. So, the crimes committed because of that failed operation are a responsibility of both administrations. We have to take that into account".

He insisted on the Calderón issue that his administration will not open an investigation because "it may be misinterpreted as a political motivation", and he affirmed that it is something the General Prosecutor's Office has to deal with. "We promise to cooperate", he said.

He added that a prosecution aimed at former presidents takes a long time. "It will distract us a lot. Justice is for punishing offenders, but also to prevent crimes, and to prevent them from happening again. I'm more worried about public condemnation towards the model that sustains corruption". López Obrador recalled that the people can request for a public consultation on this matter.

"Peace and love for Governors"

On the other hand, this morning the Governors' complaint about being called out the previous day for not attending the security meetings grabbed the spotlight. The President reassured that he is not seeking a quarrel, as he gestured the peace and love symbol.

The Governors of Querétaro and Guanajuato were the ones with the most absences to the morning meetings, and in the case of the former, his state is the one with the highest number of murders this year.

This is not the first time an administration seeks more active participation from the state governments in security matters. However, López Obrador's call still finds resistance, since these two Governors claim that there is no strategy.

In that sense, they have mentioned that "the policies are hollow and there are no results. The sun is not hurried by early risers, nor can we obtain better results", the nine PAN Governors said. The ones with the worst outlook being Diego Sinhue, from Guanajuato; Francisco Cabeza de Vaca, from Tamaulipas; Javier Corral, from Chihuahua; and Carlos Joaquín, from Quintana Roo.

Sinhue, in particular, showed a tougher opposition: "I haven't gone and I will not go to the security meetings", he said yesterday.

López Obrador affirmed that by signaling the Governors out, he is "not trying to harm. We have to speak the truth", and he assured that he respected them highly, but their attendance has to be voluntary, not mandatory.

He said, "I do believe that early risers have an advantage, because bits of luck are handed out early, and those who rise late don't get a ticket".