Author Archives: Mash

A Baby Named Cyclone

Posted on November 18, 2007 by Mash

[Cross posted at Daily Kos, Never In Our Names, Taylor Marsh, and Diatribune] Cyclone Sidr battered Bangladesh last Thursday taking an yet unknown number of lives in its path. The latest official reports put the death toll over 2000.  No … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, Human Rights | 11 Comments

What Say You Mr. Bush?

Posted on November 17, 2007 by Mash

Someone please explain to me why we bombed into the Stone Age the most secular Arab country in the Middle East while kissing and holding hands with the most backward ruling elite in perhaps the entire world. Please justify this Mr. Bush: … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Human Rights | 5 Comments

A Few Words About Bangladesh

Posted on November 16, 2007 by Mash

I was born in a country called Bangladesh – a country half a world away. I live today in the United States. I have never felt as disconnected from the land of my birth as I do today. It is … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh | 13 Comments

Bangladesh Genocide Archives – Newspaper Reports: Bangladesh Observer

Posted on November 16, 2007 by Mash

The following are newspaper reports on the Bangladesh Genocide from the Bangladesh Observer newspaper. The news reports chronicle the evidence of the genocide as they begin to emerge following the liberation of Bangladesh on December 16, 1971. [Note: This page will be updated … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Liberation War | 9 Comments

An Advisor, A Building, And The Media

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Mash

About two weeks ago I wrote about allegations against a Bangladeshi military government Advisor’s husband and company. At the time I wrote about the odd silence of the Bangladeshi media in (not) reporting on the story. Today, all that changed. The New … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, Media | 4 Comments