“Shame On Brookings” As Institution Fellow Denies Uyghur Genocide

O’Hanlon wrote that China’s concentration camps “have been horrendous” but tempered this with a claim that “Detentions, (..) forced sterilizations and even some forced abortions” merely “require strong pushback” going on to say “(B)ut none of this equates to genocide.”

It is not O’Hanlon’s first run in with controversy as the 59-year-old was once dubbed “among the biggest cheerleaders for the (Iraq) war” for his apparent backing of Bush administration policies in the Middle East.

“It is shameful that the Brookings Institution, a top foreign policy think tank, employs someone who is denying an ongoing genocide and providing cover for China,” says Prime Minister Salih Hudayar of the East Turkistan Government in Exile. “If Brookings has any respect for humanity, they should issue an apology and fire Michael O’Hanlon.”

As several activists living outside of China have endured and reported, Prime Minister Hudayar and his family are victims of a constant barrage of threats of extreme violence, intimidation, cyber-attacks, and more.