When Frank G. Wisner, the former Ambassador to Kosovo treks around the world he’s a diplomatic deal-maker, frequently wearing a dark blue suit and a conservative tie.
The figures are mind-boggling. Since 2007, the death-by-homicide total has risen to 43,792, dwarfing Mexico’s drug-related 28,000 murders. The fear among Venezuela’s people is palpable. Violence is no longer an extraordinary episode but a part of daily life.
It’s a sordid picture: heads of police chiefs found severed and packed in ice – ruthless mayoral assassinations – women and children caught in the crossfire.