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A little-reported
result of Burma's cyclone
photos by Thomas J. Bleming Yes, we hear sketchy reports of six-figure counts of the dead and missing from the catastrophic storm that hit Burma, which its ruling military dictatorship calls Myanmar. We hear of US warships insisting on delivering aid and the junta telling them to go away. We hear of international aid packages being delayed so that the generals can relabel them to claim that they are getting to the people by way of the army's largesse. We hear of a sham constitutional referendum going ahead amidst the catastrophe. But what has also happened is that the military junta's position has been seriously weakened in a military sense. Burma's entire air force was destroyed by the storm. In the hill country to the north of the cyclone's devastation there was a lot of rain but little major destruction. But meanwhile on the front lines facing the ethnic rebels, many soldiers have been deserting to search for or assist their relatives in the heavily affected lowlands. Those who have stayed with their units do so with lower morale. And so the rebel armies, like the Karen National Liberation Army shown here, are going on the offensive against a weakened Burmese army.   Heavy fallout over Avenida Central chopper crash Colon vocational high school uprising 37 years after disappearance, Gallego still inspires New high court packing scheme in the works Chávez expresses annoyance with FARC Colon incinerator operators don't want photos Campaign battles over polls, on many other fronts Panama News Briefs Lots of things up in the air in early campaigning Education scandals won't go away New Penal Code, with late amendments, goes into effect Is the Merida Initiative going to bring a US base to Panama? Restless indigenous areas Burma's military situation altered by cyclone News |
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