US NM: Poet, Tour Seek Peace In Mexico

Albuquerque Journal, 18 Aug 2012 – LAS CRUCES – Mexican poet Javier Sicilia called for a moment of silence for the victims of his homeland’s drug violence, a potent reminder of the anguish that spawned a cross-country Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity that made a stop here Friday. Since the murder last year of his son, Juan Francisco, a seemingly random victim of bloody fighting between warring drug cartels, Sicilia has emerged as a powerful critic of the war on drugs, corruption in Mexico and that nation’s law enforcement approach to drug consumption.