Monday, May 24, 2010

Great tribulation

How's this for eerie?
I am listening some particularly "dread" REGGAE, including "Two Sevens Clash" by Culture and "Great Tribulation" by Hugh Mundell while reading the GLEANER newspaper's online coverage of KINGSTON RIOTS:

"Violence rocked sections of the Corporate Area all day yesterday, as armed men brazenly took on the security forces in a sustained attack on police stations in anticipation of the apprehension of Tivoli Gardens don Christopher 'Dudus' Coke."

The U.S. views Dudus as a drug lord and wants him extradited to face charges.

The poor of Kingston's notorious Tivoli Gardens slum view Dudus as a benefactor and community enforcer.

In the absence of regular, government policing and welfare, Dudus and his gang fill the void.

The recent violence has even upset the usual (and usually violent) political divisions in the country.

More from the Gleaner:

"Gunshots rang out incessantly, causing residents in both People's National Party and Jamaica Labour Party strongholds to scurry for cover."

As I listen to the music, I wonder how many tourists in their secluded, all-inclusive resorts even know what is simmering just beyond their gates.

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