Life in Tijuana under drug cartel violence

Sorry to belabor the point, but since Mr. "Iverson" likes to reprint portions of the Frontera newspaper, maybe he'd like to reprint this quote just covered by the US Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano (as quoted in Frontera tonight): ========= "Pese a la extensa cobertura noticiosa de los hechos de violencia y la guerra contra el narcotráfico en México, la secretaria de Seguridad Interna de Estados Unidos, Janet Napolitano, asegura que los visitantes estadounidenses están seguros en México. “El visitar México ahora, para los americanos, que son razonablemente prudentes, van a estar seguros, no tenemos información que indique que los turistas americanos sean un blanco”, dijo Napolitano durante una conferencia de prensa en la garita de carga de Otay Mesa. “El único temor que tengo es que alguien se vea atrapado, sin deberla, en medio de algún incidente de violencia en Tijuana, pero repito, todos los indicativos son que la gente permanezca en la zona turística y ande con cuidado, no tienen que temer”, agregó la secretaria. http://www.frontera.info/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Not… ======== Basically says that Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano believes that American tourists aren't at all targets, and that they are safe in Tijuana... Hmmmm... who probably understands security better...? A writer for the SD Reader, or....the Secretary of Homeland Security...? Just thought a little balance might be useful.
— April 1, 2009 8:15 p.m.

Life in Tijuana under drug cartel violence

While I guess none of us should be surprised that the Reader is once again allowing "anonymous" individuals masquerading as journalists to write yet another sensationalistic and negative article about Tijuana (Mr. Refried Gringo above has called it what it is), isn't one every three months or so a little too much... Oh, well. Let me suggest that people can actually visit the safe downtown Tourist District of Tijuana -- stretching from Avenida Revolucion to the Tijuana Cultural Center to the wonderful Caliente Casino -- where they'll see for themselves that the above is a misleading portrayal of the very large and diverse City of Tijuana (a city of 1.6 million people, and the second-largest on the Pacific Coast of North America). Want to see another perspective -- visit www.120ThingsToDoInTijuana.org and really learn about Tijuana! It's true that anytime you take a few limited impressions, you can write over-reaching, baised articles like that above that tell only part of the story. If the Reader really wanted to tell a story, the above types of articles could also be told of parts of LA, Oakland, Chicago, New Orleans, Philadelphia, and Washington DC... But, that wouldn't be as sensationalistic I suppose. I wish Mr. "Iverson" good luck on his next trip to Tijuana -- he should enjoy himself more, and relax instead of giving in to his paranoia... Signed, Anonymous, ("I am writing this under a pseudonym — for fear of becoming the next victim...of bad journalism.")
— April 1, 2009 7:40 p.m.