Some basic facts about Myanmar

Published: September 30, 2007, 12:35 pm

Tags: myanmar, bullshit on stick, china

I noticed that people who commented on my Youtube video of the death of Kenji Nagai were erroneously stating that Myanmar, formally Burma, didn't have any oil..that's why BushCo or the US in general hasn't done anything to stem the dictatorship there.Wrong my dear readers...wrong..wrong..very wrong. From AP we get this nice, tidy explanation of things you should know about Myanmar:A look at the insular military leadership behind the recent crackdown in Myanmar:WHO THEY AREFirst among equals in the current regime is Senior Gen. Than Shwe. He is said to be superstitious and to consult with astrologers, but otherwise has a public image that is taciturn in the extreme. No. 2 is Deputy Senior Gen. Maung Aye, whose reputation is, if anything, more ruthless than Than Shwe's, probably because he has more field combat experience from fighting ethnic rebels. Soldiers in the 400,000-strong military live secluded from civilian life in isolated barracks; their families are provided with housing as

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