Refugee crises are difficult problems. But this level of mismanagement and miserliness is very frustrating. This isn't World War II. /aaargh
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Replying to @zeynep
Her grandma fled WWII by boat to Bodrum+walk to Aleppo. Now she helps those on reverse trek. http://testkitchen.huffingtonpost.com/1000-miles/greece/ …pic.twitter.com/ee8y2WH7p2
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Replying to @zeynep
Turkish fishermen rescue baby from sunk refugee boat. A flash orange, a baby— very cold, almost died. Fishermen cry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiJAQPysMF0 …
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Replying to @zeynep
More of the story in
#lt. "The baby in the water was stiff and very cold, we thought he had died. Then he moaned."http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/can-yelegindeki-mucize-sonu-aylana-benzemedi-40004915 …1 reply 9 retweets 6 likes -
Replying to @zeynep
The fishermen had saved 14 from that boat, but they kept looking & looking to make sure they had everyone. Hence they found the baby.
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Replying to @zeynep
According to survivors, there may have been another 15 who did drown, including pregnant women. I hear such a story almost every day now.
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Replying to @melikedkaplan
@zeynep They just pass by us: Our homes, our stores, our cars, our "normal" lives, moving quickly into the darkness. It kills me.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@melikedkaplan It's so awful and maddening. Hard to know what more to say.
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