Dia de los Muertos

Day of the Dead. Usually a festive holiday on the day after Halloween; not this time though. I feel sad for the Country where I was born. I love the United States and I am very proud to be an American citizen, yet I can't help it but to feel sadness and deception from such a beautiful Country. I really, really hope my new beloved home can do something to help my old, in despair one.

Anderson is a very brave person, we all know that from his history covering the news from some of the most dangerous places on Earth -- and enjoying it. But I know Mexico, I know how vicious some people can get to get what they want: money! And that is the most dangerous reason to shoot without seeing or knowing who is in front of them. May God take care of all the Mexicans and of Anderson, and I wish he would finish his business along the border and come back home, our cherished U.S. of A!

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March 27, 2009

Anderson Cooper: At a cartel’s mass grave

Posted: 12:57 PM ET

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Anderson Cooper
AC360° Anchor

We just drove to the outskirts of Juarez. A windswept patch of scrubland where underneath some power lines we found three shallow graves.

Nine people were found here just a few weeks ago. Four men buried in one grave, three men and two women buried in another. The third grave was used for some of their possessions.

I’m told only one of the victims was shot, the rest were beaten. It’s assumed they were victims of a cartel.

Murders here don’t really get solved. There are too many killings, too many suspects, and besides, investigating crimes is how police get killed. They show up at a crime scene, take pictures, remove the bodies, but rarely are the crimes actually investigated.

Often the dead go unclaimed, unidentified. The city buries them in communal graves. No headstones, no names. Just metal signs with serial numbers indicating how many people are in each plot.

Hundreds of men and women. They’ve simply disappeared.

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