You really need to put on your Bizarro World filter to parse this Washington Post story celebrating the U.S. takeover of Mexican law enforcement and intelligence apparatus exciting new spirit of cooperation engendered between the U.S. and Mexico by the convenient pretext mutual enemy, the narco-cartels:

But now, for the first time, the U.S. and Mexican armed forces regularly exchange classified intelligence in real time, often through Mexican officers embedded at the U.S. Northern Command in Colorado Springs and at an interagency task force in Key West, Fla. The task force, which is responsible for military satellite and maritime surveillance over the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, relays information to the Mexican navy and air force to interdict drugs moving north.

In addition, Mexican technicians are using U.S. government software to help build Platform Mexico, a computer network housed in a new five-story bunker at the edge of Mexico City. When the facility opens next week, the network will connect Mexican authorities with U.S. law enforcement databases. The most useful information, such as traces of weapons used in crimes, is being translated into Spanish.

Rest easy everyone, now that Johnny G-Man is taking over from those lazy and corrupt Federales, I'm sure there will be a triumphant ending to the Drug Wars before this week's episode is over. See you in the funny papers.

And if you believe that, you'll have no problem accepting that the son of a major narco boss turned witness for the state, killed himself while in protective custody. Open and shut, nothing to see here folks.