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Intelligence News - Burmese junta thwarts aid efforts, pushes ahead with referendum - San...
globalgeopolitics.net May 11, 2008
Burmese junta thwarts aid efforts, pushes ahead with referendum - San Francisco Gate(05-11) 04:00 PDT Rangoon, Burma -- The military junta forged ahead Saturday with a constitutional referendum intended to cement its power after a campaign of arm-twisting and intimidation, even as it continued to...
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