Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Tuesday, August 09, 2011

NATO rejects growing criticism of airstrike against Libyan TV

BRUSSELS—NATO is rejecting growing international criticism of its airstrike on Libyan television transmitters, saying it has no evidence the attack caused any casualties.

Spokeswoman Carmen Romero said Tuesday that the alliance had not deliberately targeted journalists. She says the alliance “targeted equipment that had been used to incite attacks against civilians.”

Libyan officials say the July 31 airstrike on the state television’s satellite transmitters killed three journalists and injured 15 others.

International journalists’ groups condemned the strikes, saying they violated a U.N. resolution banning attacks on the media. On Monday, the U.N. cultural and educational body also denounced the strike, saying it violated the Geneva Conventions.

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Source: Toronto Star 

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