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Cartels kidnap bus passengers for gladiatorlike fights to the death

In the absence of justice society rapidly devolves into the dark heart of humanity. The Mexican government admits to investigating less than five percent of murders. Life has become worth so little in Mexico that the violence, which started as a result of economic and political forces, now clearly has an independent, sadistic component.

I’ll be live tweeting tonight at 6:30 pm EST during the airing of “Profits and Impunity”, Fault Lines first episode of the new season on Al Jazeera English.

ajfaultlines: In this image released by Mexico’s Defense Department, SEDENA, on Sunday, June 5, a makeshift armored truck is displayed after it was seized on June 4 in the city of Camargo, Mexico. According to Mexico’s Defense Department, two makeshift armored trucks were found in a clandestine shop that was being used to create these vehicles. from “Mexican drug traffickers’ latest weapon: ‘monster’ narco-tanks,” June 7, 2011, Christian Science Monitor

ajfaultlines:

In this image released by Mexico’s Defense Department, SEDENA, on Sunday, June 5, a makeshift armored truck is displayed after it was seized on June 4 in the city of Camargo, Mexico. According to Mexico’s Defense Department, two makeshift armored trucks were found in a clandestine shop that was being used to create these vehicles.

from “Mexican drug traffickers’ latest weapon: ‘monster’ narco-tanks,” June 7, 2011, Christian Science Monitor

(Reblogged from ajfaultlines)
Becky on Flickr.Via Flickr: Resident in a mental institution outside of Juarez. Behind the scenes shots from ‘Profits and Impunity’ today’s episode of Fault Lines on Al Jazeera English. The show’s producer, Andrea Schmidt, and I will be live tweeting during the episode today beginning at 6:30 pm EST. View high resolution

Becky on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Resident in a mental institution outside of Juarez.

Behind the scenes shots from ‘Profits and Impunity’ today’s episode of Fault Lines on Al Jazeera English.

The show’s producer, Andrea Schmidt, and I will be live tweeting during the episode today beginning at 6:30 pm EST.

Guerrero-2 on Flickr. Via Flickr: Tuba player at a graveside memorial in Guerrero. Behind the scenes shots from an upcoming episode of Fault Lines on Al Jazeera English. View high resolution

Guerrero-2 on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Tuba player at a graveside memorial in Guerrero.

Behind the scenes shots from an upcoming episode of Fault Lines on Al Jazeera English.

Murder in the Afternoon-7 on Flickr.Via Flickr: A cop has just been assassinated in the SUV. He was shot in broad daylight at a major intersection on his way home from work. The white van has just shown up to collect his body. On this Saturday there will be 16 murders in Juarez. View high resolution

Murder in the Afternoon-7 on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
A cop has just been assassinated in the SUV. He was shot in broad daylight at a major intersection on his way home from work. The white van has just shown up to collect his body. On this Saturday there will be 16 murders in Juarez.

Self Portrait 1 on Flickr. Via Flickr: Graveside tuba player at a memorial service in Guerrero, Mexico. Behind the scenes shot while filming an episode for Fault Lines, which begins season three next week on Al Jazeera English. View high resolution

Self Portrait 1 on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Graveside tuba player at a memorial service in Guerrero, Mexico.

Behind the scenes shot while filming an episode for Fault Lines, which begins season three next week on Al Jazeera English.

Juarez-2 on Flickr.Miguel, mentioned at the screening tonight, is a fixer and journalist in Juarez. View high resolution

Juarez-2 on Flickr.

Miguel, mentioned at the screening tonight, is a fixer and journalist in Juarez.

BECKY In a make-shift asylum just outside of Juarez Becky shares an emotional moment with a doll. In the upcoming episode of Fault Lines, Impunity and Profits, we go in the mental institution and profile an unbelievable act of compassion. In the Asylum on Flickr. View high resolution

BECKY

In a make-shift asylum just outside of Juarez Becky shares an emotional moment with a doll. In the upcoming episode of Fault Lines, Impunity and Profits, we go in the mental institution and profile an unbelievable act of compassion.

In the Asylum on Flickr.

Juarez-2-2 on Flickr.Via Flickr: Cameraman and friend, Snorre Wik, working in a mental institution just outside of Juarez. This episode of Fault Lines airs next week on Al Jazeera English. View high resolution

Juarez-2-2 on Flickr.

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Cameraman and friend, Snorre Wik, working in a mental institution just outside of Juarez.

This episode of Fault Lines airs next week on Al Jazeera English.

Murder in the Afternoon on Flickr. Downtown Juarez. A cop has just been assassinated. His corpse still in the SUV. Investigators, hiding their identities, comb over the scene. The billboard in the background says something about the people here being noble.

Murder in the Afternoon on Flickr.

Downtown Juarez. A cop has just been assassinated. His corpse still in the SUV. Investigators, hiding their identities, comb over the scene. The billboard in the background says something about the people here being noble.