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Posted: 6/11/2011 7:32:46 PM EST
Relatives of people who disappeared react during a rally in support of the peace caravan led by Mexican poet Javier Sicilia in El Paso, Texas June 11, 2011. Mexicans arrived to this border city after a week-long procession through Mexico to protest the country's bloody drug war, led by Sicilia, a crusading poet whose son was murdered by suspected cartel hitmen. Human rights activists and families of victims of violence formed a peace caravan and piled into 13 buses and more than two dozen cars to set out on a 12-state tour that ended in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most violent drug war city on the U.S. border. The primary goal of the pact is to halt the violence of the drug war via a "peaceful revolution", said Sicilia. REUTERS/Gael Gonzalez (UNITED STATES - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY POLITICS)
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Posted: 6/11/2011 7:28:22 PM EST
REFILE - CORRECTING COUNTRY IN CAPTION TO UNITED STATES
A supporter of the peace caravan led by Mexican poet Javier Sicilia holds a banner reading 'No more blood' during a rally in El Paso, Texas June 11, 2011. Mexicans arrived in this border city after a week-long procession through Mexico led by Sicilia, a crusading poet whose son was murdered by suspected cartel hitmen, to protest the country's bloody drug war. Human rights activists and families of victims of violence formed a peace caravan and piled into 13 buses and more than two dozen cars to set out on a 12-state tour that ended in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most violent drug war city on the U.S. border. REUTERS/Gael Gonzalez (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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Posted: 6/11/2011 7:26:54 PM EST
Mexican poet Javier Sicilia listens to victims of violence during a rally with supporters of his peace caravan in El Paso, Texas June 11, 2011. Mexicans arrived to this border city after a week-long procession through Mexico to protest the country's bloody drug war, led by Sicilia, a crusading poet whose son was murdered by suspected cartel hitmen. Human rights activists and families of victims of violence formed a peace caravan and piled into 13 buses and more than two dozen cars to set out on a 12-state tour that ended in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most violent drug war city on the U.S. border. The primary goal of the pact is to halt the violence of the drug war via a "peaceful revolution", said Sicilia. REUTERS/Gael Gonzalez (UNITED STATES - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY POLITICS)
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Posted: 6/11/2011 7:24:47 PM EST
REFILE - CORRECTING COUNTRY IN CAPTION TO UNITED STATES
A placard lies on the floor during a rally of supporters of the peace caravan led by Mexican poet Javier Sicilia in El Paso, Texas June 11, 2011. Mexicans arrived in this border city after a week-long procession through Mexico led by Sicilia, a crusading poet whose son was murdered by suspected cartel hitmen, to protest the country's bloody drug war. Human rights activists and families of victims of violence formed a peace caravan and piled into 13 buses and more than two dozen cars to set out on a 12-state tour that ended in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most violent drug war city on the U.S. border. REUTERS/Gael Gonzalez (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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Posted: 6/11/2011 7:21:58 PM EST
Supporters of the peace caravan led by Mexican poet Javier Sicilia hold a banner during a rally in El Paso, Texas June 11, 2011. Mexicans arrived to this border city after a week-long procession through Mexico to protest the country's bloody drug war, led by Sicilia, a crusading poet whose son was murdered by suspected cartel hitmen. Human rights activists and families of victims of violence formed a peace caravan and piled into 13 buses and more than two dozen cars to set out on a 12-state tour that ended in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most violent drug war city on the U.S. border. The primary goal of the pact is to halt the violence of the drug war via a "peaceful revolution", said Sicilia. REUTERS/Gael Gonzalez (UNITED STATES - Tags: CIVIL UNREST PROFILE)
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Posted: 6/11/2011 7:21:30 PM EST
REFILE - CORRECTING COUNTRY IN CAPTION TO UNITED STATES
Mexican poet Javier Sicilia (C) arrives at a rally with supporters of his peace caravan in El Paso, Texas June 11, 2011. Mexicans arrived in this border city after a week-long procession through Mexico led by Sicilia, a crusading poet whose son was murdered by suspected cartel hitmen, to protest the country's bloody drug war. Human rights activists and families of victims of violence formed a peace caravan and piled into 13 buses and more than two dozen cars to set out on a 12-state tour that ended in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most violent drug war city on the U.S. border. REUTERS/Gael Gonzalez (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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Posted: 6/11/2011 7:20:08 PM EST
REFILE - CORRECTING COUNTRY IN CAPTION TO UNITED STATES
Supporters of the peace caravan led by Mexican poet Javier Sicilia attend a rally in El Paso, Texas June 11, 2011. Mexicans arrived in this border city after a week-long procession through Mexico led by Sicilia, a crusading poet whose son was murdered by suspected cartel hitmen, to protest the country's bloody drug war. Human rights activists and families of victims of violence formed a peace caravan and piled into 13 buses and more than two dozen cars to set out on a 12-state tour that ended in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most violent drug war city on the U.S. Border. The placard reads, "No more blood". REUTERS/Gael Gonzalez (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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Posted: 6/11/2011 7:20:04 PM EST
Supporters of the peace caravan led by Mexican poet Javier Sicilia attend a rally in El Paso, Texas June 11, 2011. Mexicans arrived to this border city after a week-long procession through Mexico to protest the country's bloody drug war, led by Sicilia, a crusading poet whose son was murdered by suspected cartel hitmen. Human rights activists and families of victims of violence formed a peace caravan and piled into 13 buses and more than two dozen cars to set out on a 12-state tour that ended in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most violent drug war city on the U.S. border. The primary goal of the pact is to halt the violence of the drug war via a "peaceful revolution", said Sicilia. REUTERS/Gael Gonzalez (UNITED STATES - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY POLITICS)
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Posted: 6/11/2011 7:13:16 PM EST
Supporters of the peace caravan led by Mexican poet Javier Sicilia attend a rally in El Paso, Texas June 11, 2011. Mexicans arrived in this border city after a week-long procession through Mexico led by Sicilia, a crusading poet whose son was murdered by suspected cartel hitmen, to protest the country's bloody drug war. Human rights activists and families of victims of violence formed a peace caravan and piled into 13 buses and more than two dozen cars to set out on a 12-state tour that ended in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most violent drug war city on the U.S. Border. The placard reads, "No more blood". REUTERS/Gael Gonzalez (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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Posted: 6/11/2011 7:06:57 PM EST
A supporter of the peace caravan led by Mexican poet Javier Sicilia holds a banner reading 'No more blood' during a rally in El Paso, Texas June 11, 2011. Mexicans arrived in this border city after a week-long procession through Mexico led by Sicilia, a crusading poet whose son was murdered by suspected cartel hitmen, to protest the country's bloody drug war. Human rights activists and families of victims of violence formed a peace caravan and piled into 13 buses and more than two dozen cars to set out on a 12-state tour that ended in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most violent drug war city on the U.S. border. REUTERS/Gael Gonzalez (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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Posted: 6/11/2011 7:00:14 PM EST
A placard lies on the floor during a rally of supporters of the peace caravan led by Mexican poet Javier Sicilia in El Paso, Texas June 11, 2011. Mexicans arrived in this border city after a week-long procession through Mexico led by Sicilia, a crusading poet whose son was murdered by suspected cartel hitmen, to protest the country's bloody drug war. Human rights activists and families of victims of violence formed a peace caravan and piled into 13 buses and more than two dozen cars to set out on a 12-state tour that ended in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most violent drug war city on the U.S. border. REUTERS/Gael Gonzalez (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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Posted: 6/11/2011 6:56:54 PM EST
Mexican poet Javier Sicilia (C) arrives at a rally with supporters of his peace caravan in El Paso, Texas June 11, 2011. Mexicans arrived in this border city after a week-long procession through Mexico led by Sicilia, a crusading poet whose son was murdered by suspected cartel hitmen, to protest the country's bloody drug war. Human rights activists and families of victims of violence formed a peace caravan and piled into 13 buses and more than two dozen cars to set out on a 12-state tour that ended in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most violent drug war city on the U.S. border. REUTERS/Gael Gonzalez (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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Posted: 6/11/2011 6:51:13 PM EST
A supporter of the peace caravan led by Mexican poet Javier Sicilia holds up a placard reading "No to Merida Initiative" during a rally in El Paso, Texas June 11, 2011. Mexicans arrived to this border city after a week-long procession through Mexico to protest the country's bloody drug war, led by Sicilia, a crusading poet whose son was murdered by suspected cartel hitmen. Human rights activists and families of victims of violence formed a peace caravan and piled into 13 buses and more than two dozen cars to set out on a 12-state tour that ended in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most violent drug war city on the U.S. border. The primary goal of the pact is to halt the violence of the drug war via a "peaceful revolution", said Sicilia. The Merida Initiative, as it is called, will pay for inspection equipment like scanners, helicopters and surveillance aircraft as well as canine units to support interdiction. It will also finance training and technical advice to support law enforcement
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Posted: 6/11/2011 1:27:47 AM EST
Mexican poet Javier Sicilia (L) holds up the final document for the "national pact" in Ciudad Juarez June 10, 2011. Hundreds of Mexicans arrived to this border city after a week-long procession through Mexico to protest the country's bloody drug war, led by Sicilia, a crusading poet whose son was murdered by suspected cartel hitmen. Human rights activists and families of victims of violence formed a peace caravan and piled into 13 buses and more than two dozen cars to set out on a 12-state tour that ended in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most violent drug war city on the U.S. border. The primary goal of the pact is to halt the violence of the drug war via a "peaceful revolution", said Sicilia. REUTERS/Gael Gonzalez (MEXICO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY POLITICS)
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Posted: 6/11/2011 1:25:53 AM EST
A demonstrator from El Paso, Texas marches in support of the peace caravan led by Mexican poet Javier Sicilia, in Ciudad Juarez June 10, 2011. Hundreds of Mexicans arrived to this border city after a week-long procession through Mexico to protest the country's bloody drug war, led by Sicilia, a crusading poet whose son was murdered by suspected cartel hitmen. Human rights activists and families of victims of violence formed a peace caravan and piled into 13 buses and more than two dozen cars to set out on a 12-state tour that ended in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most violent drug war city on the U.S. border. REUTERS/Gael Gonzalez (MEXICO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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Posted: 6/11/2011 1:24:56 AM EST
Mexican poet Javier Sicilia shows the final document for the "national pact" in Ciudad Juarez June 10, 2011. Hundreds of Mexicans arrived to this border city after a week-long procession through Mexico to protest the country's bloody drug war, led by Sicilia, a crusading poet whose son was murdered by suspected cartel hitmen. Human rights activists and families of victims of violence formed a peace caravan and piled into 13 buses and more than two dozen cars to set out on a 12-state tour that ended in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most violent drug war city on the U.S. border. The primary goal of the pact is to halt the violence of the drug war via a "peaceful revolution", said Sicilia. REUTERS/Gael Gonzalez (MEXICO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY POLITICS)
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Posted: 6/11/2011 1:14:07 AM EST
Mexican poet Javier Sicilia (C) holds a Mexican national flag during a rally to sign the "national pact" in Ciudad Juarez June 10, 2011. Hundreds of Mexicans arrived to this border city after a week-long procession through Mexico to protest the country's bloody drug war, led by Sicilia, a crusading poet whose son was murdered by suspected cartel hitmen. Human rights activists and families of victims of violence formed a peace caravan and piled into 13 buses and more than two dozen cars to set out on a 12-state tour that ended in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most violent drug war city on the U.S. border. The primary goal of the pact is to halt the violence of the drug war via a "peaceful revolution", said Sicilia. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo (MEXICO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS SOCIETY)
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Posted: 6/11/2011 1:06:41 AM EST
Mexican poet Javier Sicilia (C) embraces bishop Raul Vera after signing the "national pact" in Ciudad Juarez June 10, 2011. Hundreds of Mexicans arrived to this border city after a week-long procession through Mexico to protest the country's bloody drug war, led by Sicilia, a crusading poet whose son was murdered by suspected cartel hitmen. Human rights activists and families of victims of violence formed a peace caravan and piled into 13 buses and more than two dozen cars to set out on a 12-state tour that ended in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most violent drug war city on the U.S. border. The primary goal of the pact is to halt the violence of the drug war via a "peaceful revolution", said Sicilia. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo (MEXICO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY POLITICS)
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Posted: 6/11/2011 1:00:37 AM EST
Mexican poet Javier Sicilia (L) holds up a pen after signing the "national pact" in Ciudad Juarez June 10, 2011. Hundreds of Mexicans arrived to this border city after a week-long procession through Mexico to protest the country's bloody drug war, led by Sicilia, a crusading poet whose son was murdered by suspected cartel hitmen. Human rights activists and families of victims of violence formed a peace caravan and piled into 13 buses and more than two dozen cars to set out on a 12-state tour that ended in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most violent drug war city on the U.S. border. The primary goal of the pact is to halt the violence of the drug war via a "peaceful revolution", said Sicilia. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo (MEXICO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY POLITICS)
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Posted: 6/11/2011 12:54:44 AM EST
Mexican poet Javier Sicilia (L) looks on after signing the "national pact" in Ciudad Juarez June 10, 2011. Hundreds of Mexicans arrived to this border city after a week-long procession through Mexico to protest the country's bloody drug war, led by Sicilia, a crusading poet whose son was murdered by suspected cartel hitmen. Human rights activists and families of victims of violence formed a peace caravan and piled into 13 buses and more than two dozen cars to set out on a 12-state tour that ended in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most violent drug war city on the U.S. border. The primary goal of the pact is to halt the violence of the drug war via a "peaceful revolution", said Sicilia. REUTERS/Gael Gonzalez (MEXICO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY POLITICS)
