Monday, July 25, 2016

Ne Win: A Political Biography, by Robert Taylor--

Good lord, nearly $100 for this piece of junk.

Do not touch with a long pole except to hoist author and subject with their own petard.


I have an anecdote from c. 2001 at SAIS in DC, when Burmese dissidents stole Robert Taylor's coat and wallet--

It was November and very cold.

I happened to be sitting in the 2nd row behind RT and Steinberg, another junta apologist, and he was shivering as he asked S where he could buy a new coat. He told S his credit cards were also in his wallet and all were taken from the coat rack.

Surely this testifies how universally detested this man is.

KMKaung
7-25-2016




Former 1988 activist--US scholar MinZin arrested in China--NYT

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/us/politics/china-arrests-us-scholar.html?unlocked_article_code=1.plA.-7tb.2M_-DNpSDzOv&smid=em-share