tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post5009319138617629451..comments2024-02-21T08:52:55.878+00:00Comments on Your Freedom and Ours: A good summary of where we are on the Politkovskaya caseHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799545178433498944noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-83722728146707058542011-10-06T12:20:20.065+01:002011-10-06T12:20:20.065+01:00"In a country with an independent judiciary a..."In a country with an independent judiciary and a vital democracy, ties between the criminal underworld and law enforcement agencies would have led to hearings before parliamentary subcommittees..."<br /><br />Kind of makes you worried for the future of EUrope, doesn't it, since the EU is actively anti-democratic, and its judiciary is merely an arm of the regime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-30353512374602079392011-10-06T12:19:40.457+01:002011-10-06T12:19:40.457+01:00"In a country with an independent judiciary a..."In a country with an independent judiciary and a vital democracy, ties between the criminal underworld and law enforcement agencies would have led to hearings before parliamentary subcommittees..."<br /><br />Kind of makes you worried for the future of EUrope, doesn't it, since the EU is actively anti-democratic, and its judiciary is merely an arm of the regime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-6106649236069077822011-10-06T00:52:10.618+01:002011-10-06T00:52:10.618+01:00Oh really? And how many journalists have been kill...Oh really? And how many journalists have been killed in Britain for reporting stories the government and its stooges are trying to conceal? What are those problems their "politburo", which is now called government facing that has to be solved by the corruption and criminal rule, which takes place there? A few celebs having their phones hacked is hardly in the same category.Helennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-16388036532825327572011-10-05T18:32:14.375+01:002011-10-05T18:32:14.375+01:00It could almost be our own "Hackgate" - ...It could almost be our own "Hackgate" - Police officers giving information to outsiders - shocking! Combine that with the functioning of the Italian justice system in the "Foxy Knoxy" case plus the lack of real reporting from (say) Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya (or even the under- reported terrorism in Northern Ireland).<br /><br />We are not that much of a shining example in Western Europe, are we?<br /><br />I wish the Russian system was a great deal more humane, open and decent but if our politburo was faced with their problems, experience suggests that they would not do much better.Edward Spaltonnoreply@blogger.com