Wednesday, February 28, 2018

38 Nobel Laureates' Open letter to Erdogan

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/28/nobel-laureates-president-erdogan-turkey-free-writers I don't think it will make any difference. This is the guy invited by Trmp to WH, who oversaw his thugs beat up Turkish American demonstrators in front of Turkish Embassy in DC. http://www.bizpacreview.com/2017/05/19/erdogan-looks-on-as-bodyguard-thugs-assault-protesters-492927 I once did a salon presentation on Orhan Pamuk. 3 people from the Turkish embassy came to heckle me, and deny the Armenian genocide. They left in a huff when my audience of about 20 people chewed them out. I didn't need to call 911. kmk 2-28-2018

myanmar junta says it has retaken Myawaddy police outpost--stay tuned.

https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-says-troops-back-in-border-trade-hub-myawaddy.html