They are changing America by changing the people
Whoa! This article from the Jakarta Globe earlier this week was stunningly frank. By the way, I am behind on my updates on the Rohingya situation; there are a dozen or more stories every day, and it’s hard to keep up. Here is where we are: more Rohingya boatmen are coming ashore in Thailand and … Continue reading Rohingya: Not as important as the Palestinians?
A major international incident is developing over the alleged inhumane treatment by the Thai military of Burmese Rohingya Muslims attempting to enter Thailand illegally. It is a terribly long story now, so if you are a new reader, see our Rohingya Reports category to catch up. An extremely critical editorial in The Economist last week, … Continue reading Editorial calls for Obama to halt military operations with Thailand over Rohingya incident
This (below) is part of a comment (press release) from a group called the Rohingya Boat People Watching Group that we received in response to my angry post on Friday about Time magazine whitewashing the Rohingya story. I don’t completely understand what is going on, actually maybe I don’t understand it at all! The group appears to … Continue reading Comment worth noting: Rohingya group accuses UNHCR of creating recent boat men crisis
I just wanted to be done for today, to relax on a Friday night, instead I am steaming mad. A little while ago I got an “e-update” from our favorite refugee industry lobbying group, Refugees International, lamenting the plight of the Rohingya illegal aliens trying to get into Thailand. I will grant that if the reports … Continue reading The Rohingya: Time magazine now and then
Until this whole issue blew up in the last couple of weeks, I bet the Washington Post had never even heard of the Rohingya Muslims. Now, the recent controversy over Thailand’s handling of the Rohingya boat-men-illegal-aliens has the WaPo declaring Premier Abhisit Vejjajiva is a patsy of the rightwing military. Now, I don’t know enough about … Continue reading WaPo says handling of Rohingya exposes new Thai premier as rightwinger