Wednesday, April 15FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA, PALESTINE WILL BE FREE

Tag: U.S. and Saudi and Rohingya

Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, USA

Why U.S. and Saudi Arabia Back Rohingya in Myanmar

NOVANEWS By Sara Flounders Global Research   Featured image: British colonial forces in Myanmar, known at the time as Burma. Demonstrations, protests and online petitions have appeared worldwide to defend the struggle of the Rohingya people who have been driven from Myanmar into exile. What is of concern is that political forces with no history of or interest in defending the rights of these oppressed people, including the U.S. and Saudi regimes, have joined this effort. While he was threatening People’s Korea, Iran and Venezuela in his United Nations speech, U.S. President Donald Trump also demanded that the U.N. Security Council take “strong and swift action” to end violence against Myanmar’s Rohingya population. U.S. government officials, including U.S. Ambassador to the U...