US Vice-President Mike Pence expressed the Trump administration’s strongest condemnation about Myanmar’s treatment towards Rohingya Muslims. He told Aung San Suu Kyi that “persecution” by Myanmar’s military was “without excuse” in a meeting with her on November14. Mr Pence also pressed Suu Kyi to pardon two Reuters journalists who were arrested nearly a year ago and sentenced in September to seven years in prison for breaching the Official Secrets Act.
Leaders of Southeast Asian nations, who will meet Pence , are also expected to call for those responsible for atrocities in Rakhine State to be held “fully accountable”, according to a statement the Asian countries prepared for a summit.
Suu Kyi responded with a non sequitur—she replied with a statement which essentially means nothing. Of course, this diplomatic sleight of hand was what exactly one would expect from her. She could scarcely say otherwise—that she was completely dependent upon the army for her power and that any attempt to make the army come to heel and take responsibility for its actions would result in ultimately in her dislodgement from the gilded cage which she considers a throne.
Meanwhile, the Rohingyas have shown unwillingness to be repatriated to a country which doesn’t consider them as human beings but as a species of stuffed animals which should be made extinct. Unfortunately, Bangladesh has no other option but to send them home—considering that they are putting a tremendous strain on our resources.
What the ultimate fate of the Rohingya will be in Myanmar is still unknown. At the best most believe that they will be consigned to huge relocation camps which are essentially open air prisons with little recourse to medicine or education. It is fairly certain that the Myanmar government will do everything in its power to not provide any quality education or healthcare to the Rohingyas, lest they breed like rabbits and take over their sacred motherland—a prediction made by hardline Buddhist monks like Wirathu who have closed ties to the military.
We can say with certainty only one thing—that the Rohingyas suffering is yet to end.
Leaders of Southeast Asian nations, who will meet Pence , are also expected to call for those responsible for atrocities in Rakhine State to be held “fully accountable”, according to a statement the Asian countries prepared for a summit.
Suu Kyi responded with a non sequitur—she replied with a statement which essentially means nothing. Of course, this diplomatic sleight of hand was what exactly one would expect from her. She could scarcely say otherwise—that she was completely dependent upon the army for her power and that any attempt to make the army come to heel and take responsibility for its actions would result in ultimately in her dislodgement from the gilded cage which she considers a throne.
Meanwhile, the Rohingyas have shown unwillingness to be repatriated to a country which doesn’t consider them as human beings but as a species of stuffed animals which should be made extinct. Unfortunately, Bangladesh has no other option but to send them home—considering that they are putting a tremendous strain on our resources.
What the ultimate fate of the Rohingya will be in Myanmar is still unknown. At the best most believe that they will be consigned to huge relocation camps which are essentially open air prisons with little recourse to medicine or education. It is fairly certain that the Myanmar government will do everything in its power to not provide any quality education or healthcare to the Rohingyas, lest they breed like rabbits and take over their sacred motherland—a prediction made by hardline Buddhist monks like Wirathu who have closed ties to the military.
We can say with certainty only one thing—that the Rohingyas suffering is yet to end.
