Jamaica is a most recent addition to the list of states experiencing open, violent confrontation with centers of power outside the state. In this case Jamaican military and police are attacking a Kingston slum in the current prime minister's electoral district, allegedly controlled by drug lords with ties to the ruling Labor party. Public-private partnership gone wrong?
Here's what
AlJazeera says in a report from today.
Prime minister Bruce Golding "went on television to address the nation. He said the gunmen were making 'a calculated assault on the authority of the state that cannot be tolerated and will not be allowed to continue. The criminal element who have placed society under siege will not be allowed to triumph.'" (from The Guardian)
What happens if representatives of the state can't make good on the state's basic promises?
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