A Tale of Two Cities: Ciudad Juarez and El Paso
Andrew Kennis, Truthout: "Charles Bowden dubbed Ciudad Juarez 'Murder City' via the title of the book he published in 2010, the same year the city suffered 3,110 murders. 'You have come on a very busy day today,' Sandra Rodriguez tells me ... 'There have already been eight murders,' adds Rodriguez as she walks briskly back toward her desk to finish the next write-up. It is just 4 PM."
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Checkout the article, if you're interested. I'm currently reading the book they quote from and it's neither an exaggeration, nor a comfortable read. In other words, definitely check it out if you feel truth is more important than fantasy.
Heavy stuff mate, disturbing, depressing and clearly a huge and tragic set of circumstances. Dovetails in with the tone of the day thus far, stay safe brother.
ReplyDeleteWell at least your on the "safe" side of the fence. Have you ever ventured into Juarez?
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