The Horror in Burma

Apparently Aung Sang Suu Kyi is some sort of leader (the title and powers are a little vague) of Myanmar. Ahhh, it will always be Burma to us:

We vaguely remember this woman as a trendy cause celeb in the mid-late 90's and even recall a rally in support of her at our university. She won the the coveted Nobel Peace Prize.

So, via the Guardian,  this is absolutely hilarious:

Oxford council bestowed the freedom of the city on her in 1997, when she was being held as a political prisoner by Myanmar’s military junta. 

The decision to remove the award comes after the Oxford college where Aung San Suu Kyi studied recently removed her portrait from public display.

The governing body of St Hugh’s college decided to remove the painting of the Nobel laureate from its main entrance.

It turns out the sainted Aung San is just another repressive Third World dictator, at best at best a Pervez Musharraf, but given current events more of an Idi Amin:

Meanwhile, a major fundraising appeal has been launched to help the hundreds of thousands of people fleeing violence in Burma. 

The 13 member charities who make up the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) took action to step up their humanitarian relief as more than half a million people sought medical care, food and sanctuary. 

The majority have been Muslim Rohingya people, who have fled to Bangladesh amid atrocities and fatalities in Rakhine state, on Mayanmar’s western coast, following clashes between insurgents and security forces in recent weeks.

Fleeing to Bangladesh? Jesus.

Now, Jews in good standing are supposed to declare their shock and outrage at this apparent ethnic cleansing, call for UN Peace Keepers, and declare Never Again.

We're not a Jew in good standing, We're 44 and cynical and couldn't care less.