If the anti-government protests raging across this city were meant to capture the eye of the entire world by keeping the vast Estadio Azteca two-thirds empty, then it failed more spectacularly than the opening ceremony lit up this big old stadium.
Ten thousand troops, the national guard and police were waiting, armed and ready, at the approaches to the complex.
Four helicopters circled above the highway. Two of them of the Black Hawk variety. Armoured vehicles were on standby. Talk about a ring of steel.
Maybe most of the new-age revolutionaries thought better of charging the barricades. All except a hundred or so,
To provide well-rounded coverage and a breadth of insight across various events, we rely on contributions from several staff writers, each bringing their own area of expertise to our publication.
