Quotes of the Day

Mexican poet Javier Sicilia reads a poem dedicated to his slain son in downtown Cuernavaca, Mexico, Saturday April 2, 2011.
Wednesday, Apr. 06, 2011

Open quoteWe are sick and tired of you politicians ... because in your struggle for power, you have torn asunder the fabric of the nation.Close quote

  • JAVIER SICILIA,
  • a Mexican poet and columnist whose 24-year-old son was murdered by a drug cartel, in a letter accusing President Felipe Calderón of not adequately addressing crime and violence; Sicilia has called for nationwide protests on Wednesday
Photo: AP Photo/Antonio Sierra | Source: AFP