“It is not power that corrupts but fear.” –Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize recipient and defender of Myanmar’s genocidal actions   This is an important week This week there is a Brexit vote in the UK and impeachment hearings against President Trump in the US. These two events are consequential, to be sure, but perhaps no more so than what will be happening in the Netherlands. Brought up on charges of committing genocide by The Gambia, Myanmar goes on trail in front of the International Court of Justice. Heavy, somber, and immensely powerful words, those. In anticipation of the hearing in The Hague, I spent part of this afternoon reading the 46 page document outlining Gambia’s case against Myanmar for the genocide against the Rohingya. It begins, “In accordance with Articles 36(1) and 40 of the Statute of the Court and Article 38 of the Rules of Court, I have … Continue reading The ultimate goal of the Hydra is genocide.