Utah murder trial ends with guilty verdict for Burmese Muslim refugee

It was a trial that riveted readers of The Salt Lake Tribune for the last couple of weeks, but barely made news outside of Utah.  Esar Met, a Burmese Muslim man, was arrested in 2008 for the brutal sexual assault and murder of a 7-year-old Burmese girl in their Salt Lake City apartment building.   A … Continue reading Utah murder trial ends with guilty verdict for Burmese Muslim refugee

Defense rests without calling a witness in Utah refugee murder trial

Final arguments will be today. For new readers, see our previous posts on the trial of Burmese Muslim, Esar Met, who is accused of murdering a 7-year-old Burmese Karen Christian girl in the apartment building where both were resettled by the US State Department and its Utah contractors. Apparently, the defense could find no one … Continue reading Defense rests without calling a witness in Utah refugee murder trial

Utah medical examiner: Little girl suffered “excruciating pain” before dying from tear to heart

For new readers, visit our previous post on the case of a Burmese Muslim (Rohingya?) refugee, Esar Met, who is charged with the 2008 murder of a 7-year-old Christian (Karen) refugee girl in their Salt Lake City apartment building. This is the latest on the trial that is expected to run until January 24th.  From … Continue reading Utah medical examiner: Little girl suffered “excruciating pain” before dying from tear to heart

Utah murder might not have happened if US State Department had not placed Burmese Muslim in Christian apartment

Why are we resettling so many Muslims?  Why any Muslims at all? It ultimately falls on the US State Department to have some understanding of Muslim/Christian tensions among the refugees they resettle in America even if it was Catholic Community Services or the International Rescue Committee (federal contractors in Utah) who ultimately placed Muslim Esar … Continue reading Utah murder might not have happened if US State Department had not placed Burmese Muslim in Christian apartment

Maine: Somalis/others protest welfare rule change proposal

Update January 13th:  More here by Daniel Greenfield at Frontpage mag. Leftist community organizers bused them in to the state capital from Portland and Lewiston, the twin hubs of the Somali/immigrant centers in Maine. The Portland Press Herald story begins with an immigrant success story, a man who made it in Maine having come from … Continue reading Maine: Somalis/others protest welfare rule change proposal