Posts Tagged ‘Violence in Juárez’
Boots on the Ground
The operation’s staffing level remains at 7,500 soldiers and 2,300 federal police officers, Torres said… Deaths had dropped to around one or two a day in March but are now averaging about seven homicides daily. More than 130 people have been killed so far this month. More than 2,300 people have been killed since January [...]
June 30th, 2009 by Matt Lindsey
Shadows in the Desert
Bring me the music for the revolution It puts my mind at ease, to know We’re the problem, we’re the solution The cure and the disease But life is trying to force me Force me to trust I’ve done all I can I’ll do what I must Ben Harper I used to sleep at night. [...]
June 10th, 2009 by mmlindsey
The Desert Flux
Living on the border of the U.S. and Mexico is like living in a constant state of flux. Leaving Mexico requires a Mexican military checkpoint, then usually after an incredibly long wait, a U.S. checkpoint. Driving into Mexico these days means that you will first be checked by the U.S. Border Patrol, then Mexican Fed/Border [...]
May 25th, 2009 by Misty Lindsey
Juarez. A day in the life…
The darkness of our world will try to smother the light, so we have to surround ourselves with people who make us shine brighter. -Irresistible Revolution Saturday morning. We woke up a little frazzled from the week of relentless office-work we had been doing, stuffed into our dark little office that could have as easily been in any [...]
April 24th, 2009 by mmlindsey
War on Drugs?
We came across this super interesting video on El Paso’s online newspaper. It is a commentary about the so-called “War on Drugs” from a veteran reporter who has been working the streets of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez. The video is 63 seconds long and worth your time. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOtgCTm78eM&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fnewspapertree%2Ecom%2F&feature=player_embedded]
April 19th, 2009 by Matt Lindsey
Border Land
A world where half of the people live in extreme poverty is neither just nor secure. Our security depends on more than military might; it depends on other people’s security, well-being, and a hope that replaces anger and fear. We simply cannot and will not beat “swords into plowshares” (remove the threats of war) until all people can [...]
August 30th, 2008 by mmlindsey
Wide-eyed
Between weakness and power, the desert… -Diaz We live in an oasis of violence, a desert town, a border town. Shimmering with blood, Ciudad Juarez, MX, is our sister in misery. This border town is the chalkstone in the cartel’ s business and ground zero of a deadly war. Heavy armored patrols of Mexican and Federal police roll [...]
July 4th, 2009 by Matt Lindsey