Chiapas Massacre Shakes Mexican Democracy

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Mexico's President Zedillo has reached the midpoint of his term, but any celebration over increased economic prosperity has recently been overshadowed by a massacre in Chiapas that left 45 Indian men, women and children dead. Is this escalation in political feuding violence a geographically isolated incident or does it indicate a greater trend of democracy failing in Mexico? And how will our Southern neighbor's continuing struggles affect us?
DR. ALEJANDRO CARRILLO: General coordinator of communication for the Mexican federal government.RICARDO PASCOE: A founder and congressional representative of the Revolutionary Workers' Party (PRD). Executive Vice President, Foundation for Democracy--a think tank based in Mexico City. DAN LUND: Director General of MORI, Market and Opinion Research International, a London based polling firm. DENISE DRESSER: Professor of political science at ITAM, the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico.FRANK DEL OLMO : Columnist for the Los Angeles Times.RAUL HINOJOSA : Professor at School of Public Policy and Social Research and research director for North American Integration and Development Center at UCLA, where they specialize in US/Mexican relations. GINA ALTIZER: Public Relations Specialist for the Southern California Red Cross Blood Services.LIN NEUMAN : Asian Program Coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists, based in New York City.

topic: RED CROSS BLOOD SHORTAGE

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Host:

Warren Olney

Producer:

Frances Anderton