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Juarez: City at War
         


            
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            Juarez, Mexico is currently one of the world's most dangerous places.

This 4-minute documentary for Round 2 of the YouTube and Pulitzer Center "Project: Report" challenge takes a look at how Mexico's current war on cartels is affecting the lives of Juarez residents and the country as a whole.

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BREAKING: Armando Rodriguez, crime reporter for the El Diario newspaper in Juarez, Mexico, was assassinated yesterday, November 13, 2008, while preparing to take his daughter to school. He leaves behind a wife and three children. He was 40 years old. Please see my following special comment for more information and thoughts:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIZnjxZ18jE

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Thanks to Juarez local band, 0P3R4D0R, for letting me sample their song, "Huella" for the intro sequence. They have a great sound born of the border, and I encourage anyone interested in this documentary to check them out here:

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=37857308

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Thanks as well to the following individuals who volunteered their time and frank assessments for this video:

Jose Medina
Pablo Batista
Roberto P.
Oscar Gonzalo

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Check out and vote on all the other Project: Report videos here. This challenge has brought out some outstanding work:

http://www.youtube.com/projectreport

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Video filmed and edited by Torrey Meeks.
http://www.torreymeeks.blogspot.com
http://www.myspace.com/torreymeeks
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               Added: October 25, 2008

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