The twin evils of militarisation and dictatorship

Sunday, August 25, 2013
President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s announcement this week that ‘I am no dictator’ (see Daily Mirror, August 21st 2013) may gladden the hearts of his eager sycophants but will do little to placate fears of concerned Sri Lankans that the country’s democratic institutions are being gradually dismantled.
Establishing a new ministry under the purview of the military?