Burma, America, The World, Art, Literature, Political Economy through the eyes of a Permanent Exile.
"We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the oppressed. Sometimes we must interfere. . . There is so much injustice and suffering crying out for our attention . . . writers and poets, prisoners in so many lands governed by the left and by the right." Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize Speech, 1986, Oslo.
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
UN urges Bangladesh to keep borders open as "sailing season" starts -
http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/18839
The monsoon is now ending.
Last "sailing season" saw a large outflux of people seeking employment overseas and political asylum and safe harbor.
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