Ayotzinapa: Necropolitics and the Media Become Judge and Jury

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“In a tragic incident in Egypt, Mexican tourists were attacked. I deeply regret that people have lost their lives,” tweeted Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto on September 13, shortly after the news was released that a caravan of Mexican tourists was violently attacked by Egyptian security forces. Over the next week Peña Nieto went on to tweet over a dozen more times about these tragic events in Egypt, sending his condolences to families and promises to assist the victims.

Each of these tweets represents 140 characters more than those which Peña Nieto was willing to extend to the Ayotzinapa rural teaching college students. These students known as Normalistas were forcibly disappeared by state security forces on September 26, 2014, in Iguala, Guerrero and to date, their whereabouts are unknown. The same night three of these students were killed, one of whom was found with his face torn off, and three bystanders. Two days after this attack, the president cancelled a trip he had planned to Guerrero and remained silent on the issue for over a week.

The news quickly spread about the attack and thousands took to the streets and social networks to denounce what they called “Narco Politics” where the thin line that separated organized crime and the government was blurred long ago. Peña Nieto found himself on the defensive and officially addressed the nation, promising to investigate what happened, although the resources he dedicated didn’t reflect this compromise.

“We still remember your indifference during the first weeks of our tragedy,” read a statement by the families of the 43, released three days before the year anniversary as they prepared for a meeting with Peña Nieto.

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“In a tragic incident in Egypt, Mexican tourists were attacked. I deeply regret that people have lost their lives,”- tweeted Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto on September 13, shortly after the news was released that a caravan of Mexican tourists was violently attacked by Egyptian security forces. Over the next week Peña Nieto went on to tweet over a dozen more times about these tragic events in Egypt, sending his condolences to families and promises to assist the victims.    Each of these tweets represents 140 characters more than those which Peña Nieto was willing to extend to the Ayotzinapa rural teaching college students. These students known as Normalistas were forcibly disappeared by state security forces on September 26, 2014, in Iguala, Guerrero and to date, their whereabouts are unknown. The same night three of these students were killed, one of whom was found with his face torn off, and three bystanders.  Two days after this attack, the president cancelled a trip he had planned to Guerrero and remained silent on the issue for over a week.    The news quickly spread about the attack and thousands took to the streets and social networks to denounce what they called “Narco Politics” where the thin line that separated organized crime and the government was blurred long ago. Peña Nieto found himself on the defensive and officially addressed the nation, promising to investigate what happened, although the resources he dedicated didn’t reflect this compromise.  “We still remember your indifference during the first weeks of our tragedy,” read a statement by the families of the 43, released three days before the year anniversary as they prepared for a meeting with Peña Nieto.  This content was originally published by teleSUR at the following address: 
"http://www.telesurtv.net/english/opinion/Ayotzinapa-Necropolitics-and-the-Media-as-Judge-and-Jury-20150926-0009.html". If you intend to use it, please cite the source and provide a link to the original article. www.teleSURtv.net/english
“In a tragic incident in Egypt, Mexican tourists were attacked. I deeply regret that people have lost their lives,”- tweeted Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto on September 13, shortly after the news was released that a caravan of Mexican tourists was violently attacked by Egyptian security forces. Over the next week Peña Nieto went on to tweet over a dozen more times about these tragic events in Egypt, sending his condolences to families and promises to assist the victims.    Each of these tweets represents 140 characters more than those which Peña Nieto was willing to extend to the Ayotzinapa rural teaching college students. These students known as Normalistas were forcibly disappeared by state security forces on September 26, 2014, in Iguala, Guerrero and to date, their whereabouts are unknown. The same night three of these students were killed, one of whom was found with his face torn off, and three bystanders.  Two days after this attack, the president cancelled a trip he had planned to Guerrero and remained silent on the issue for over a week.   This content was originally published by teleSUR at the following address: 
"http://www.telesurtv.net/english/opinion/Ayotzinapa-Necropolitics-and-the-Media-as-Judge-and-Jury-20150926-0009.html". If you intend to use it, please cite the source and provide a link to the original article. www.teleSURtv.net/english