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. This entire site copyright Kyi May Kaung unless indicated otherwise.
Sunday, June 29, 2025
"Iranians" who have been here 47 years arrested/deported. They never refer to themselves as "Iranians"--they always say Persians.
https://apnews.com/article/iran-immigration-arrests-us-trump-deportations-9a4136657bda3a277125738807848368
One came bc her father was executed by the Shah.
Several supported Aung San Suu Kyi from Burma.
Some came via Teheran after Khomeini returned from Paris in 1979.
I knew then he would pull Iran back to the Middle Ages.
When he died there was pandemonium, his remains almost falling out of coffin as it was airlifted by helicopter.
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The Big Ugly Bill--Musk criticizes--
https://www.aol.com/dramatic-vote-senate-pushes-ahead-124013124.html
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Directed by Miloš Forman Screenplay by Peter Shaffer Based on Amadeus by Peter Shaffer Mozart and Salieri by Alexander Pus...
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https://www.ecoticias.com/en/traffic-lights-fourth-color/10086/