Not my realty

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Almost a week after the tragedy here in Ojo the helicopter is back and keeping an eye on things here.  The news has given conflicting information but they have finally settled on a version they and the government are comfortable with.  Two bodies were found earlier in the week and a government official was interviewed on TV and said they were not two of the federal police officers they were looking for; they were “two other random bodies”.  I couldn’t help but chuckle at the callousness with which he announced that they were two other random bodies.  Dead bodies popping up here have become as common as traffic accidents.  The news can’t even keep track with all the ones that are found, let alone with all the people who go missing.  However, today it was announced that the two bodies found near here were in fact two of the seven federal police officers that went missing; no mention was given of the remaining five.  So all we can do is assume and speculate that the helicopter remains here in hopes that maybe the other five are still alive.  Although in a place like this, under war and under siege it is difficult to keep hope of finding them alive.  People here go about their days and accept that this is just the way life is now but I refuse to accept that this is my reality.