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.]

Monday, March 04, 2013

Syria Massacre: Government Forces Accused Of Executing 72 People In Malkiyeh

The Syrian opposition has accused government forces of having executed 72 people and burned their bodies in a village near the embattled northern city of Aleppo.

President Bashar al-Assad's "terrorist regime executed 72 people after a raid on Malkiyeh village near the town of Sfeira in the east of Aleppo province," the National Coalition charged in a statement issued Thursday.

It said at least 49 of the bodies had been identified after the killings carried out on Monday.

"These repeated massacres carried out by the regime's death squads show a criminal methodology clearly aimed at sowing terror and hatred between Syrians," the country's main opposition group said.

The Aleppo Press Centre, run by a network of anti-regime activists, said children, women and elderly people were among the victims, who it said were targeted on charges of having collaborated with rebel fighters.

"Cases of rape and torture were recorded and houses burnt down," it said, giving the names of 49 people including seven children aged between eight months and 12 years.

"Twenty-three other people have not been identified because their bodies were too badly burnt," it said.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights spoke of reports of "dozens of civilians killed in Malkiyeh" after a government raid aimed at securing access for reinforcements to Aleppo international airport.

The Britain-based Observatory called for the United Nations to investigate the case, for which there was no independent confirmation.

Original Article
Source: huffingtonpost.com
Author: Agence France Presse

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