
Murder City
Ciudad Juarez and The Global Economy's New Killing Fields
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Charles Bowden
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By:
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Charles Bowden
Caught in the crosshairs of Mexico's warring cartels, Juárez is the border city that most brutally exposes the lies that we tell ourselves about globalization, NAFTA, immigration, corruption, and the war on drugs. Once known only as the place where women disappear, its murder rate exceeds that of Baghdad and Mogadishu. In this heartbreaking, disturbing, and unforgettable examination, award winning-writer Charles Bowden takes an axe to the myths about the war on drugs—myths perpetuated by Mexico, the U.S. government, and the media.
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"Bowden calls himself a reporter, and in a pure sense of the word he really is one. He is also an authentic talent.” (The New York Times Book Review)
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He describes the story in his factual, monotone voice, so it's important to get engaged in the story, listen closely, or you may miss key pieces of the book.
This may be on purpose by Bowden, to illustrate the casual savagery, lack of law enforcement, American involvement and Mexican government interests which exists in Juarez.
I found I had to go back over parts to catch back up on the story, as it sometime is a little difficult to stay on top of it, with the slow, unchanging pitch in narration.
However, Bowden's account of the conditions in Juarez are chilling, and his first person description is even more credible. He describes the lawlessness of a city under siege from a citizen's perspective, having interviewed and spent time with innocents living in this city during the writing of this book.
He uses the experiences of real people, for example, Miss Sinaloa, a beauty queen abducted by a Mexican drug cartel and eventually freed only to be placed in a mental institution, as a backdrop to his story. He educates us on the rise of the Mexican cartels, the power and pure brutality which they possess, and the influence on authority and government which allows free range activity south of the border in Juarez.
This book is somewhat of a primer and close-up look into the changing political landscape which includes now includes the drug cartels as a financial power base in Mexico. Its an interesting listen and will bring anybody who reads it up to speed on a situation in Mexico which has escalated in notoriety and presence over the last 7 years.
I would recommend it to readers interested in this topic.
A Good Primer for Any Reader
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Love Bowden
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Charles Bowden is the Man
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This book predicts the violence thats taking place now here in America. This book establishes how lack of morality, decency, and love breaks down a society. To the conservative in the US - I say, you are a hypocrite for only paying lip service to your beliefs, you are a hypocrite for your racist ideas and lack of conviction in God. To the liberals I say, you are the breeding ground for evil, for you lack the same beliefs and conviction but worse you enable indignity by perpetuating weakness.
Ciudad Juarez is a place where only wolves survive, they eat ppl, communities, love, families, all that is good. Bowden strips down any falsehoods, any hopes for a good ending, he simply delivers the bad news. Essentially declaring that wolves and sheep eat the same sin, they are complicit in carrying out organized slaughter at the expense of their own souls.
Time is near in the US where similar forces will commit same atrocities, where belief will be hard to come by. When all you’ll hold dear is the breath in your lungs and the clothes on your back, where your future is far less guaranteed.
America’s future In a nutshell....reap what we sow.
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Makes a thinking person wonder 'Who will be next?'
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fascinating collection of tales of despair
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Charles Bowden reading his own work is compelling & unflinching; a voice from the grave long before his untimely demise this year. If you're a fan of Bukowski, Hunter S. Thompson, William Burroughs, or Tom Waits, his voice will seem familiar and welcome, warning of a realtime Dystopian Present that can be Our Future.
Required Reading In A Post NAFTA World
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very interesting
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Bowden is one of a small number of journalists who have been willing to spend time in the city during its time of demise. This is a page turner filled with stories and observations from the streets. People interested in true crime will find it great. Others concerned about narco-traffic and what it is capable of doing will be disturbed. Those who will take the time to listen will be warned of what is possible.
Well written and the reading is excellent. You may not agree with the conclusions, but your eyes will be opened.
Listen Up!
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Sobering
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