Where-o-where is Kofi now?
Well we had better open our borders to this wonderful culture.
I did take various college and "continuing education" classes at a university in CA though.
One of their required-reading books was "I, Rigoberta Menchu."
Read it. You'll instinctively know it's BS *AS* you read it. Guatemalans lost a lot (all?) of my sympathy when they used her as their cause. Turned out to be BS, BTW.
Here's a url:... there are others...
http://www.boundless.org/1999/departments/isms/a0000074.html
as i can observe, every country with emphasis towards the welfare and security of women always enjoy the benefit of prosperity...
It sickens me to read this story. Guatemala is a beautiful country, lush and green, mountainous and very welcoming when we were there.
In 2003, we traveled to pick up our son. It was a dream come true, an adoption to make us a family of 3. I found the people to be welcoming and warm, both in Guatemala City and in the outlying areas of Antigua and a Mayan village.
True, I did see some jack-booted gun-toting guys in doorways, and that gave me pause.....
It's a country that is in the midst of "finding itself"....there was a long civil war, ugly battles and raging fights. Today, it's a country with a lot of government upheaval, of rogue factions trying to take over....but the peaceful and stable are making headway.....slowly but surely.
I think about the woman who gave birth to my son. So young and in such a dangerous place. She made a huge sacrafice so that he could have a life worth living, and for that I am eternally grateful. I pray for her safety and for the safety of others in Guatemala.
Now repeat after Kofi Annan: "all cultures are equal...all cultures are equal...all cultures are equal..."
Perhaps they don't take it seriously. But it is strange that the reporter could not find someone in the police or government to comment on the problem.
It is also strange that the reporter cites the number of women murdered, but fails to tell us how many men were killed during the same period of time.
I doubt that this is a "fair and balanced" report.
They only want to do the femicides that Americans don't want to do.