Amy Goodman
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Mexican Poet Javier Sicilia Brings Peace Caravan Into U.S. to Condemn Deadly Drug War
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August 16, 2012
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8:12Now PlayingDemocracyNow.org - A peace caravan led by Mexican activists has kicked off a month-long journey across the United States to call for an end of the U.S.-backed drug war. The caravan will criss-cross some 20 states to "call for change in the binational policies that have inflamed a six-year drug war, super-empowered organized crime, corrupted Mexico's vulnerable democracy, claimed lives and devastated human rights on both sides of the border." The caravan is organized by Mexican poet-turned-activist Javier Sicilia, whose 24-year-old son, Juan Francisco, was murdered by drug traffickers. Javier Sicilia joins us from the tour, which has stopped in Phoenix, Arizona.
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