james_woods - "The society had nothing to gain from the poor Malawians - so throw them to the dogs. *(unlike the Mexicans who owned property)"
Similar to my thoughts (I posted on Snowbird's thread). The WT wants to make a profit (it's a business). Supporting these Malawians would possibly leave them out of pocket, with no return. Making Martyrs of them could benefit the WT in other ways - eg., all the letter writing, re-inforcing its more affluent members that the persecution is real.