His rethuglican stripes are showing re: him wanting tear gas at the democratic convention.
Rab
· 1 year ago
Government failing, I wonder if the shrub lent them "heckuva job" brownie to help out over there.
vwcat
· 1 year ago
It's so angering and frustrating that the idiot government is allowing the dying and suffering to continue while the world is wanting to help. This is just tragic. I cannot understand how this can be. How anyone can turn their back on the people this way and refuse people to come in and help the people. I wish there was a way to force the government to step aside and let the world help their people because the rulers don't give a damn.
jr
· 1 year ago
the Myanmar junta being the Myanmar junta
1billinnj2
· 1 year ago
we will pray that they change their mind and help the people that they hurt.
OlderAndWiser
· 1 year ago
Actually, 4 UN aid workers were allowed in today with aid packages, according to NPR. I can understand, though, the reluctance to allow US military into the country. The response of the Myanmar thugs to this horrible disaster is unfathomable, though.
OT, on CSPAN they showed Time mag's latest cover, with Obama on it and the caption, "And the Nominee Is..."!! David Bonior, Edwards' former campaign mgr, has endorsed Obama!
ndtovent
· 1 year ago
Awful... my heart goes out to each and every victim.
Milli
· 1 year ago
Katrina. We finally understand what catastrophe and indifferent leaders can do to innocent people..........
lilybart
· 1 year ago
This is a circumstance where I believe the world could intervene and take over the damn county for dereliction of duty. I did read the UN was considering something like this. Eliminate the Junta, reinstate Ayn Kym (sorry, can't spell her name but you know who I mean) and end the madness. Iraq was a mistake, but this is where America SHOULD intervene in a sovereign state.
OlderAndWiser
· 1 year ago
lily, I would have to disagree. No country should interevene in another. That is why we have the UN, don't we? Or is that the League of Nations...
Mrs. Dubya will be checking the results before she sends in the troops. Dubya is out "sick" this month. .
Topher
· 1 year ago
I wonder why they are not even letting China in to help. Curious, but not mind blowing. This junta has been publically killing its own citizens with impunity for years. They probably saw the cyclone as a net benefit to further tighten their grip on power and daily life. The people of Myanmar continue to suffer...
jessicahais
· 1 year ago
A short op-ed by the Vice President of the Asia Society and PSA Co-Chair, Jamie Metzl on the situation in Burma....
"As you all know, the crisis in Burma is transforming from a natural disaster to a humanitarian catastrophe due to the xenophobia, incompetence, and malevolence of the Burmese government. With every day that passes, the situation of the up to tow million Burmese people affected by this crisis, almost three quarters of whom have reportedly not received any assistance, is becoming ever more precarious. It is clear that the time has come for bold international action. My colleague, Brian Vogt, wrote an excellent piece detailing one strategy for getting aid through to those who need it earlier this week. Brian is quite right to warn that we must not to allow our disgust for the Burmese junta lead us to political posturing rather than decisive action.
Although the Chinese government stated last week that they did not think it appropriate for the Burma crisis to be brought to the UN Security Council, it is becoming increasingly clear that stronger action by the UN and the international community will be required to break this deadly impasse. French Prime Minister Bernard Kouchner was among the first to call for aid drops in Burma, even against the wishes of the Burmese regime. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is now calling for a UN summit on aid to Burma. The United States must continue to take a lead in these efforts, and to build international consensus around a more aggressive assistance agenda with the greatest amount of international legitimacy possible. Clearly, food and aid drops will not be enough as water-borne diseases begin to take their toll over the coming days, particularly on the young and the elderly. Specifically, the United States can actively support the provision of assistance under chapter 7 of the UN Charter, as was done for Somalia and other recent humanitarian crises."
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http://www.americanpolitics.com/20010808Klausut...
His rethuglican stripes are showing re: him wanting tear gas at the democratic convention.
I cannot understand how this can be. How anyone can turn their back on the people this way and refuse people to come in and help the people.
I wish there was a way to force the government to step aside and let the world help their people because the rulers don't give a damn.
OT, on CSPAN they showed Time mag's latest cover, with Obama on it and the caption, "And the Nominee Is..."!! David Bonior, Edwards' former campaign mgr, has endorsed Obama!
Hey, let's INVADE!!!
VOTE TO INVADE BURMA NOW?
Mrs. Dubya will be checking the results before she sends in the troops. Dubya is out "sick" this month.
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"As you all know, the crisis in Burma is transforming from a natural disaster to a humanitarian catastrophe due to the xenophobia, incompetence, and malevolence of the Burmese government. With every day that passes, the situation of the up to tow million Burmese people affected by this crisis, almost three quarters of whom have reportedly not received any assistance, is becoming ever more precarious. It is clear that the time has come for bold international action. My colleague, Brian Vogt, wrote an excellent piece detailing one strategy for getting aid through to those who need it earlier this week. Brian is quite right to warn that we must not to allow our disgust for the Burmese junta lead us to political posturing rather than decisive action.
Although the Chinese government stated last week that they did not think it appropriate for the Burma crisis to be brought to the UN Security Council, it is becoming increasingly clear that stronger action by the UN and the international community will be required to break this deadly impasse. French Prime Minister Bernard Kouchner was among the first to call for aid drops in Burma, even against the wishes of the Burmese regime. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is now calling for a UN summit on aid to Burma. The United States must continue to take a lead in these efforts, and to build international consensus around a more aggressive assistance agenda with the greatest amount of international legitimacy possible. Clearly, food and aid drops will not be enough as water-borne diseases begin to take their toll over the coming days, particularly on the young and the elderly. Specifically, the United States can actively support the provision of assistance under chapter 7 of the UN Charter, as was done for Somalia and other recent humanitarian crises."
For more on Burma from PSA, please go to www.acrosstheaisle.org