tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6725396603205530908.post2818993853553904571..comments2022-03-29T14:56:28.819-07:00Comments on Oregon Socialist Renewal: Aja Barber: Do Not Expect Black Folks To Cry Hard For Otto Warmbier---and some context and analysisHDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04797998577645466719noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6725396603205530908.post-28952503996723298922017-06-26T18:32:10.644-07:002017-06-26T18:32:10.644-07:00Some context on the Otto Warmbier situation: the U...Some context on the Otto Warmbier situation: the US doctors that initially examined him did not find any evidence of physical trauma (neurological trauma- which the media has been hyping- is a RESULT of the coma, not the cause), and noted that his symptoms were consistent with an overdose of some kind. The fact is, we simply do not know what happened to Warmbier while he was in custody, nor do we know much of anything about the circumstances of his arrest. Needless to say, the savage treatment of the DPRK by the United States, the systematic killing of the civilian population during the Korean War, and the seemingly endless rounds of sanctions designed to inflict maximum suffering on the Korean people, must also be kept in mind.strannikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00532464960144087283noreply@blogger.com