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*** 3-Sep-17 World View -- Floods in South Asia kill 1,400 people in four countries
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
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**** Floods in South Asia kill 1,400 people in four countries
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A flooded street in Karachi on Friday (EPA)
Some 45 million people in a region stretching from Nepal and
Bangladesh through India to Pakistan are dealing with "catastrophic"
floods from two months of continuous torrential rain in the worst
monsoon season in years.
Worldwide media have been heavily covering the floods in Texas from
hurricane Harvey, but the floods in South Asia have been far more
disastrous.
Wide-scale flooding stretching across the Himalayan foothills has
caused landslides and washed away tens of thousands of homes and vast
swathes of farmland. At least 1,400 people have been killed.
Elsewhere, hundreds of thousands of homes have been damaged or
destroyed, and many people are facing starvation. In Bangladesh,
1,300 cases of water-borne diseases have been reported. In Mumbai, a
multi-story residential building collapse claimed 33 lives, left 15
injured and dozens more buried in the rubble. In Karachi, at least 23
people have died, mostly due to electrocution. New Daily (Australia) and Reuters
Related: Pakistan appeals for international help with floods (08-Aug-2010)
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**** Kenya's president Kenyatta lashes out as Supreme Court judges as 'crooks'
****
As we described yesterday,
Kenya's
president Uhuru Kenyatta was initially restrained on Friday, after
Kenya's Supreme Court declared that his presidential election victory
was "invalid, null and void" because of electoral committee
irregularities. Kenyatta said that he respected the court's decision,
and called for peace. But that didn't last long, as he began calling
the judges "crooks," saying that there was problem with the court, and
promising to "fix it" after he was reelected.
Isaac Okero, the president of the Law Society of Kenya, on Saturday
condemned Kenyatta's remarks:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"Ominously declaring that they (judges) should wait
> for him (President Kenyatta) after he is successful in the coming
> fresh election is unfortunate and wholly inappropriate remark from
> the Head of State who under the constitution is a symbol of
> national unity, enjoys immunity from criminal and civil
> proceedings and must promote and enhance the unity of the
> nation."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
It's not clear what Kenyatta meant when he said that he would "fix"
the problem with the court once he's elected, but if I were one of the
judges, I would be looking for a way to get out of the country
quickly. The Nation (Kenya)
Related: Kenya's Supreme Court issues 'historic' ruling, overturning presidential election (02-Sep-2017)
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**** Burmese Buddhist attacks on Muslim Rohingyas in Myanmar becoming full-scale genocide
****
Attacks by Burmese Buddhists, led by Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu,
since 2011 as we've been reporting,
are now clearly crossing the line into full-scale
genocide.
Buddhists have been slaughtering Rohingyas, raping women and burning
down villages in a policy to exterminate them. Bangladesh, which
already hosts 400,000 Rohingya refugees, earlier refused to allow any
more to enter, but they've reversed that policy. In the last few
days, 60,000 more Rohingyas have crossed the Naf River into Bangladesh
to flee the Buddhist violence, and more are crossing every day.
However, even that path is dangerous, as Burma's army on foot and in
helicopters are shooting dead any Rohingyas they seen fleeing to
Bangladesh, leaving numerous dead bodies in the river.
When the Rohingyas do reach the Bangladesh side, they can turn around
and see their villages being burnt to the ground, and other Rohingyas
being shot to death.
This is rapidly turning into a full-scale genocide, similar to last
century's Nazi Holocaust of the Jews, Stalin's Holodomor in Ukraine,
and Pol Pot's Killing Fields in Cambodia. The only difference between
these is the methods used to implement the "holocaust." BBC
Related: Violence between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar/Burma escalates dramatically (28-Aug-2017)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan,
Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, Isaac Okero, Law Society of Kenya,
Myanmar, Burma, Ashin Wirathu, Rohingyas, Bangladesh, Naf River
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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- Floods in South Asia kill 1,400 people in four countries
- Kenya's president Kenyatta lashes out as Supreme Court judges as 'crooks'
- Burmese Buddhist attacks on Muslim Rohingyas in Myanmar becoming full-scale genocide
****
**** Floods in South Asia kill 1,400 people in four countries
****
A flooded street in Karachi on Friday (EPA)
Some 45 million people in a region stretching from Nepal and
Bangladesh through India to Pakistan are dealing with "catastrophic"
floods from two months of continuous torrential rain in the worst
monsoon season in years.
Worldwide media have been heavily covering the floods in Texas from
hurricane Harvey, but the floods in South Asia have been far more
disastrous.
Wide-scale flooding stretching across the Himalayan foothills has
caused landslides and washed away tens of thousands of homes and vast
swathes of farmland. At least 1,400 people have been killed.
Elsewhere, hundreds of thousands of homes have been damaged or
destroyed, and many people are facing starvation. In Bangladesh,
1,300 cases of water-borne diseases have been reported. In Mumbai, a
multi-story residential building collapse claimed 33 lives, left 15
injured and dozens more buried in the rubble. In Karachi, at least 23
people have died, mostly due to electrocution. New Daily (Australia) and Reuters
Related: Pakistan appeals for international help with floods (08-Aug-2010)
****
**** Kenya's president Kenyatta lashes out as Supreme Court judges as 'crooks'
****
As we described yesterday,
Kenya's
president Uhuru Kenyatta was initially restrained on Friday, after
Kenya's Supreme Court declared that his presidential election victory
was "invalid, null and void" because of electoral committee
irregularities. Kenyatta said that he respected the court's decision,
and called for peace. But that didn't last long, as he began calling
the judges "crooks," saying that there was problem with the court, and
promising to "fix it" after he was reelected.
Isaac Okero, the president of the Law Society of Kenya, on Saturday
condemned Kenyatta's remarks:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"Ominously declaring that they (judges) should wait
> for him (President Kenyatta) after he is successful in the coming
> fresh election is unfortunate and wholly inappropriate remark from
> the Head of State who under the constitution is a symbol of
> national unity, enjoys immunity from criminal and civil
> proceedings and must promote and enhance the unity of the
> nation."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
It's not clear what Kenyatta meant when he said that he would "fix"
the problem with the court once he's elected, but if I were one of the
judges, I would be looking for a way to get out of the country
quickly. The Nation (Kenya)
Related: Kenya's Supreme Court issues 'historic' ruling, overturning presidential election (02-Sep-2017)
****
**** Burmese Buddhist attacks on Muslim Rohingyas in Myanmar becoming full-scale genocide
****
Attacks by Burmese Buddhists, led by Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu,
since 2011 as we've been reporting,
are now clearly crossing the line into full-scale
genocide.
Buddhists have been slaughtering Rohingyas, raping women and burning
down villages in a policy to exterminate them. Bangladesh, which
already hosts 400,000 Rohingya refugees, earlier refused to allow any
more to enter, but they've reversed that policy. In the last few
days, 60,000 more Rohingyas have crossed the Naf River into Bangladesh
to flee the Buddhist violence, and more are crossing every day.
However, even that path is dangerous, as Burma's army on foot and in
helicopters are shooting dead any Rohingyas they seen fleeing to
Bangladesh, leaving numerous dead bodies in the river.
When the Rohingyas do reach the Bangladesh side, they can turn around
and see their villages being burnt to the ground, and other Rohingyas
being shot to death.
This is rapidly turning into a full-scale genocide, similar to last
century's Nazi Holocaust of the Jews, Stalin's Holodomor in Ukraine,
and Pol Pot's Killing Fields in Cambodia. The only difference between
these is the methods used to implement the "holocaust." BBC
Related: Violence between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar/Burma escalates dramatically (28-Aug-2017)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan,
Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, Isaac Okero, Law Society of Kenya,
Myanmar, Burma, Ashin Wirathu, Rohingyas, Bangladesh, Naf River
Permanent web link to this article
Receive daily World View columns by e-mail
Contribute to Generational Dynamics via PayPal
John J. Xenakis
100 Memorial Drive Apt 8-13A
Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone: 617-864-0010
E-mail: john@GenerationalDynamics.com
Web site: http://www.GenerationalDynamics.com
Forum: http://www.gdxforum.com/forum
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