Outrage, and some hope

This blog finds this outrageous.

BBC: Ivory Coast forces shoot dead six women protesters, witnesses say


This blog also expects every individual and government who quickly and loudly protests every alleged act of violence in places like Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Iraq, Afghanistan - and more recently Egypt, Tunisia, Lybia, Bahrain, etc - to express their outrage as loudly in this circumstance. Especially those who regularly mention "genocide" and "crimes against humanity" in their speeches.

Two weeks ago, David Cameron said "Countries like Britain faced a choice between our interests and our values ... and to be honest, we should acknowledge that sometimes we have made such calculations in the past ... but I say that is a false choice."

Well done, Mr. Cameron, time to put your foreign policy where your mouth is. And time for other world leaders to follow quickly.

PS This news broke out because the event was filmed with a mobile phone and uploaded to YouTube. Another example of how social media is changing history for good.

Will social media change history? (Part III) Yes, it has already

One and a half years ago, I posted this about Iran, concluding that "whether or not this is enough to topple a government remains to be seen, but social media is surely making history and contributing to democracy."

These days, social media - together with email and SMS - is powering leaderless revolutions across North Africa and the Middle East.

Q.E.D.

PS Euan Semple draws an interesting parallel between desire for change in countries and in organisations.