Archive for December, 2009

KILLING FIELDS, WARLORDISM, ELECTION FEVER, AND THE RULE OF LAW

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

57 people dead, including women, lawyers, and journalists just because a group of people wanted to file a certificate of candidacy. Elections hasn’t started yet. Naturally, the international community is appalled. It is reminiscent of Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge, only this time it is not a matter of clashing ideologies but unmitigated greed—for power, [...]