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August 29, 2008

Border Land Struggle Turns Bloody in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

by Kari Lydersen, Upside Down World, Canada - The Anapra region of Ciudad Juarez is dry and dusty, the road leading there lined with junkyards. In spring, fierce winds blow dust so thick it stings the skin and fills the ears and nostrils of residents scurrying to tend their pigs and chickens on small farms dotted with shacks made from cinder blocks, scraps of wood and box springs.

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