BRITT TOWERY: Poet brings attention to drug war next door  —
Javier Sicilia, poet essayist from Cuernavaca, Mexico, held a
peace rally in El Paso this summer. His criticism of the Mexican
government has grown stronger since the death of his son. He
said, "I have begun to learn the names of the 40,000 dead, who
died crying out for justice."  Sicilia also placed some of the
blame on the United States. The drug consumption of the U.S. is
the basic problem. The desire for drugs here is at the heart of
this tragic situation.  Add to the mix that the United States
provides weapons, which are meant to help but only make the
situation worse. Gun shows abound along the border. These gun
sellers and their gaudy shows are legal, but deadly.  The rival
gangs in Mexico are creeps who see only dollar signs. These
"scum of the earth" Mexican bandit-armies have proved that human
life of their own people mean nothing to them. It is now an
undeclared war. There is little prospect of it ending until the
United States makes some