Dhimmi Dean Resigns at Columbia

The dean who invited Amadinedjad and Khadafi to speak at Columbia has resigned, full write up at Captains’ Quarters.

The Dean of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University has abruptly left her position after her invitation to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad got cancelled by University president Lee Bollinger. Lisa Anderson resigned from her position, and the big question on campus is if Bollinger’s intervention caused it or whether the exposure of her politics drove the decision.

Waziristan Pact Update: Karzai Calls it Fruitless

President Hamid Karzai is stating that attacks are up and that the Afghan Taliban are using the border province as a staging area. I would think attacks would go up if the Afghan Taliban were flushed from Waziristan, but you have to suspect that Karzai would not make this statement without intel or proof to back up the claim that Taliban forces are crossing the border.

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Waziristan Pact Update: Karzai Calls it Fruitless

In previous posts I’ve extended the potential that the Waziristan peace pact in Pakistan with the local tribes and Pakistan Taliban might work given time, but it’s certainly not looking good for my theory, and Bill Roggio’s getting close to a free dinner next time he’s in KC.

President Hamid Karzai is stating that attacks are up and that the Afghan Taliban are using the border province as a staging area. I would think attacks would go up if the Afghan Taliban were flushed from Waziristan, but you have to suspect that Karzai would not make this statement without intel or proof to back up the claim that Taliban forces are crossing the border.

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Freedom For Burma

John Bolton has warned the military junta ruling Burma (aka Myanmar) that we will be pushing for a security council resolution in the UN soon if changes are not made.

Aung San Suu Kyi.jpgJohn Bolton has warned the military junta ruling Burma (aka Myanmar) that we will be pushing for a security council resolution in the UN soon if changes are not made. From Kyodo News:

John Bolton, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, told the Security Council on Friday that he intends to press for a resolution on Myanmar later this year if the current situation does not change.

“The regime should understand that the Security Council believes that the time has come for the suffering of the Burmese people to end and for democratic change to begin for the benefit of all the Burmese people and peace and stability in the region,” Bolton said in comments before the other council members.

“We intend to work for a Security Council resolution later this year,” he added if the present situation did not change. “As part of this effort, we will consult fully with other members of the council, and hope all of them can support a resolution at an appropriate time.”

Among key concerns are the fact that Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, also a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and leader of the opposition National League for Democracy, has spent 10 of the last 17 years in confinement and has been held under house arrest since May 2003.

Although the NLD won the 1990 general election by a landslide, it was blocked by the military junta from taking power.

“Eyewitnesses to the tragedy in Burma and other experts painted a grim picture,” he said, noting that the country has one of the most severe HIV/AIDS epidemics in Asia and that there are forced relocations and conflicts with ethnic minority groups.

Moreover, there are labor practice violations, human trafficking problems, as well as drug issues, and the continued detention of large numbers of political prisoners, the U.S. envoy said.

The Military Junta government (AKA SLORC /SPDC) is also ramping up their military might, and has positioned forces on the border with Thailand, where the recent military coup occurred. The effect of the coup on the millions of Burmese/Karen refugees living just inside the borders of Thailand is unknown at present.

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