Vexed Bermoothes

The London Times (see RG coverage) is reporting that a Washington lobbyist was involved in Dr. Brown’s controversial acceptance of the Uighurs without the knowledge of his own Cabinet, nor approval from the British Government as required by our Constitution. This would appear to be confirmed by the lobbyist’s presence in a photo with the [...]

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Not only did Dr. Brown not notify the UK that the Uighurs were coming until their plane was about to land, apparently he vaguely called them refugees without any mention of the United States or Guantanamo Bay that would have set the diplomatic alarm bells ringing. From the UK, where they have real parliamentary questions [...]

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Kim Swan’s comments on the Ewart’s Great Uighur Misadventure, apparently directed towards Americans. This is an interesting approach, as more words have been spun about Bermuda in the last week than ever in our history.  And most of them show little perspective of what is going on here. We have yet to have an explanation [...]

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Premier Ewart Brown stated in the House of Assembly on Friday that Police Commissioner Jackson had done a thorough security check on the Uighurs. Well, maybe not.  As it turns out – like everyone else in Bermuda, the Police only learned about the uighurs on the radio news on Thursday morning. “So far the Commissioner [...]

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There seems to be a breath of liberation in the air in Bermuda; people finally feel able to voice their concerns about the leadership problems of Premier Dr. Ewart Brown. International groups like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch are freely tossing around humanitarian plaudits driven by their deep concerns about Guantanamo Bay and everything [...]

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