The following excerpt is in *There can be no 'either/or'. We need both civil liberties and security. * By Aunohita Mojumdar. Kabul, 28 November, 2008 (a little lower on the page; also other editorials) http://www.himalmag.com/Bombay-Attacks_fnw7.html
In a way Mojumdar's Either-Or fits in with Kierkegaard's thoughts in Enten-Eller, namely duty and responsibility. The reason to this particular article is simply because it may help us see the discourse differently. Please fee to have your own biases but at the very least look at the following paragraph's closely. — venantius j pinto ** (excerpt) *Get real* Unfortunately those who could demand accountability will never do so because of their own vested interests. For the political establishment, blaming the external enemy comes as a convenient tool not only to absolve it of the lapses in ensuring citizen security but also to mask the general failures of governance. A population which can be made paranoid about the external hand will not seek much accountability domestically. The media, which could hold both the security agencies and the political parties to account, will not, because for the most part, reporters covering security issues act as loud speakers for the claims of officials with absolutely no independent investigation or corroboration whatsoever. Indeed, in the infantile realm of security reporting in India, getting well planted leaks from officials of the security agencies has replaced hard-headed journalism, scrutiny, analysis and scepticism, the sine qua non of good reporting. The 'closer' a reporter is to officials, the better his or her stock in the office. Growing up as a journalist in India it was very clear to all of us reporters that any claim of an ISI or terrorist hand would make it to the front pages no questions asked, a good 'exclusive' that would get you play in the paper and also shore up your credentials with the bosses. No one would ever be asked to corroborate or verify the information and certainly even if you made up the story sitting in your chair in the office, no government agency was ever going to make a fuss. (excerpt)
