A new report from Human Rights Watch accuses Western nations of turning a blind eye to "sham" democracies that they find economically and strategically useful. In other news, the Earth is round and revolves around the Sun.
At least we're forcing them to make a pretense of democracy now. I suppose, in a somewhat disheartening way, that counts as progress.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
And Now in the Realm of the Obvious...
Posted by Matt Eckel at 10:47 AM
Labels: Democracy, International Relations
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