Burma's curse

                   
thestar.com     May 17, 2008            

Burma's Than Shwe maintains a secretive regime of fear in which he holds all power. CYCLONE NARGIS TOLL SKYROCKETS RANGOON–Torrential rain lashed survivors of Cyclone Nargis yesterday as Burma's junta raised its toll sharply to more than 133,000 people dead or missing. While Cyclone Nargis... [read full story]                

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New York Times: Shame on the Junta [Editorial]

burmanet.org     May 14, 2008          

After Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar, killing tens of thousands of people, the world rushed to offer help. Most governments would be grateful. Not this one. A week and a half later, the country’s ruling generals are still blocking large-scale foreign aid. That negligence could lead to the...                

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US lawmakers ask Bush to consider Myanmar 'intervention' (AFP)

yahoo.com     May 17, 2008          

by P. Parameswaran 57 minutes ago WASHINGTON (AFP) - US lawmakers on Friday asked President George W. Bush to consider "humanitarian intervention" in cyclone-hit Myanmar after its military rulers refused to allow foreign experts to direct relief efforts despite rising deaths. Forty-three members...                

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US supplies groups directly in Myanmar (AP)

yahoo.com     May 17, 2008          

By WILLIAM C. MANN, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 28 minutes ago WASHINGTON - Supplies from U.S. relief flights were given directly to nongovernmental organizations Friday to help with the aftermath of Myanmar's disastrous cyclone, the State Department said. Spokesman Sean McCormack said direct...                

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U.S. will bypass junta to get aid to Myanmar

cnn.com     May 17, 2008          

Shipments distributed by non-governmental organizations, U.S. official said Myanmar's ruling military junta is reluctant to allow outsiders in to distribute aid The United States continues to push for greater access to Myanmar U.S. aid may have reached 135,000 of 2.5 million people needing aid,...                

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US supplies groups directly in Myanmar

wsvn.com     May 17, 2008          

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supplies from U.S. relief flights were given directly to nongovernmental organizations Friday to help with the aftermath of Myanmar's disastrous cyclone, the State Department said. Spokesman Sean McCormack said direct distribution also was being sought for as many as five...                

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US supplies groups directly in Myanmar

iht.com     May 17, 2008          

Supplies from U.S. relief flights were given directly to nongovernmental organizations Friday to help with the aftermath of Myanmar's disastrous cyclone, the State Department said. Spokesman Sean McCormack said direct distribution also was being sought for as many as five flights during the...                

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Myanmar: U.S. hostility hampers relief

mathaba.net     May 17, 2008          

The day before Cyclone Nargis actually hit Myanmar, but when the approach of the monster storm had already being announced and tracked for a week, President George W. Bush signed a harsh new level of economic sanctions on Myanmar. by Sara Flounders (Workers World) Missing from the media’s...                

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U.S. to bypass junta to get aid to Myanmar

cnn.com     May 17, 2008          

Shipments distributed by non-governmental organizations, U.S. official said Myanmar's ruling military junta is reluctant to allow outsiders in to distribute aid The United States continues to push for greater access to Myanmar U.S. aid may have reached 135,000 of 2.5 million people needing aid,...                

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Rain pushes Myanmar death toll higher

christiantoday.com     May 16, 2008          

Torrential rain lashed survivors of Cyclone Nargis on Friday as Myanmar's junta raised its toll sharply to more than 133,000 people dead or missing, putting the disaster on a par with a 1991 cyclone that killed 143,000 in neighbouring Bangladesh. In a shocking update to a count that had...                

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UN to Burma: Drop Dead (The Weekly Standard)

yahoo.com     May 17, 2008          

The Weekly Standard - There are natural disasters, and there are man-made disasters. Cyclones and earthquakes are, of course, natural. But the devastation wrought by a government's refusal to allow aid workers entry into crisis areas; by its confiscation of aid; by its diversion of resources so...                

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