Moldovan police stand by while nationalists attack gay pride celebrants

Ah the smell of dictatorship in the morning. And these people aspire to closer ties with the EU? That'll be the day. And we're worried about marriage - not that we shouldn't be, but it's shocking the contrast that these guys can't even hold a parade without hundreds of thugs threatening their lives while the police watch and do nothing. Kind of amazing how that scene could describe any of a myriad of civil rights struggles throughout history: the thugs, the victims, the policy idly standing by. Andy Towle has an update.