Comments on: Uighur http://www.mlah.us/2008/08/06/uighur/ The “culture” that has evolved here isn’t conducive to sissies Tue, 7 Feb 2012 14:08:59 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Jeanna http://www.mlah.us/2008/08/06/uighur/#comment-176996 Jeanna Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:36:40 +0000 http://www.mlah.us/2008/08/06/uighur/#comment-176996 I knew wiggers were no good!!! I knew wiggers were no good!!!

]]> By: Citizen Grim http://www.mlah.us/2008/08/06/uighur/#comment-174464 Citizen Grim Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:43:02 +0000 http://www.mlah.us/2008/08/06/uighur/#comment-174464 I'll have to temporarily set aside my disdain for China in the face of my much greater disdain for militant Islam. I’ll have to temporarily set aside my disdain for China in the face of my much greater disdain for militant Islam.

]]> By: Mark http://www.mlah.us/2008/08/06/uighur/#comment-174122 Mark Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:24:35 +0000 http://www.mlah.us/2008/08/06/uighur/#comment-174122 You have spare time? What kind of candy-ass deployment is that?! You have spare time? What kind of candy-ass deployment is that?!

]]> By: yup http://www.mlah.us/2008/08/06/uighur/#comment-174107 yup Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:28:39 +0000 http://www.mlah.us/2008/08/06/uighur/#comment-174107 Actually, Mlah, the Uighurs are very savvy about international opinion, and they have a widespread and networked diaspora -- and of course, not ALL Uighurs are "bad". Their goal (at least, the "bad" ones), under the present alert, may be to 'disrupt' the Olympics, but they would likely NOT do an Arafat and hit the Olympians per se. Instead, they might go after a prominent government venue so as to take advantage of the world's media in town. (The government, including its buildings and personnel, are just the sorts of target they've gone after in the past, such as 1991 stuff they pulled in Xinjiang, or the recent attack on Border Guard troops.) It's only the PRC's word that the "bad" Uighurs are trying to bomb the Olympics themselves. The security situation surrounding the Games may just be pretext for indiscriminate boot-heeling of the restive populace. They've done such things before, after all. Actually, Mlah, the Uighurs are very savvy about international opinion, and they have a widespread and networked diaspora — and of course, not ALL Uighurs are “bad”. Their goal (at least, the “bad” ones), under the present alert, may be to ‘disrupt’ the Olympics, but they would likely NOT do an Arafat and hit the Olympians per se. Instead, they might go after a prominent government venue so as to take advantage of the world’s media in town. (The government, including its buildings and personnel, are just the sorts of target they’ve gone after in the past, such as 1991 stuff they pulled in Xinjiang, or the recent attack on Border Guard troops.)

It’s only the PRC’s word that the “bad” Uighurs are trying to bomb the Olympics themselves. The security situation surrounding the Games may just be pretext for indiscriminate boot-heeling of the restive populace. They’ve done such things before, after all.

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