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This year marked the 20th anniversary of the blossoming of democracy around the world, stimulated in part by the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9, 1989. Far from producing much new growth, however, 2009 brought to mind an old folk song: Where have all the flowers gone?
Not to China, which had an anniversary of its own -- the 20th since Chinese students occupied Tiananmen Square in an inspiring call for democracy and liberty, only to be crushed by the army. Looking back, Beijing shows no remorse. In...
In 2009, Global Freedom Had Few Blooms
"If the world, and the USA in particular, offer economic acceptance to China without imposing political reforms to ensure a change in human rights, then within 50 years the way China treats it citizens will become an acceptable international norm."
Neither the WTO or USA made any such demands.
Since then we have seen Mugabe get a standing ovation at the Non-Alignment Movement's meeting in Durban.
Hugo Chavez get an ovation in Copenhagen.
Steve you also forgot to mention
* Hugo Chavez
* Al-bashir in Sudan is still at large and protected...