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Thursday, May 22, 2008 |
| Burma’s humanitarian aid saga is entering a final, significant period, a test of the UN, Asean and Western nations’ resolve to aid survivors of Cyclone Nargis. |
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008 |
| Asean’s decision to become a middleman between the Burmese generals and the world’s offer of humanitarian aid bodes ill for the desperate cyclone survivors. |
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008 |
| We’re all running out of words and ideas about how to get adequate relief supplies to Burma’s storm victims. It’s time for new ideas and actions. |
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Friday, May 9, 2008 |
| The United States should immediately make air drops of aid into the most devastated areas of the Irrawaddy delta. It’s time for humanitarian intervention. |
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Tuesday, May 6, 2008 |
| Burma is undergoing a national disaster that is beyond politics. It’s time to make relief aid and rebuilding the No 1 priority. |
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008 |
| The Burmese people are likely to vote “No” in the May 10 constitutional referendum, creating a possibility—albeit slim—for talks. |
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008 |
| Despite occasional purges, there is little to suggest that the Burmese junta is in any danger of falling apart. |
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008 |
| The vote “No” referendum campaign has clearly gained momentum, but how will we truly know if the outcome represents the people’s will? |
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Tuesday, April 1, 2008 |
| The debate surrounding the constitutional referendum is focusing on small gains that might come from passing a flawed document that grants the military dominant power. |
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008 |
| This week marks six months since the 2007 people’s uprising. It’s been a rough six months, but the road ahead could be rougher. |
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008 |
| “Burma’s leaders meditate,” the Thai premier said, but he failed to answer a key question, “What are the generals meditating on?” |
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008 |
| The UN tries to give the junta a new lease on life, but the regime mixes a political cocktail designed to poison the people. |
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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 |
| No matter what voters choose in the May referendum, it isn’t going to be good for Burma. |
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008 |
| Aristotle has it right: Politics is compromise, but it takes two sides to find a middle ground. |
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008 |
| No understanding of Burmese politics is complete without some knowledge of the role of assassination in its often tragic history. |
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008 |
| Eighteen years ago our votes vanished like water in the desert. Will it happen again in 2010? |
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Tuesday, February 5, 2008 |
| My heart sank last week when I heard the words of pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi: “Let’s hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.” |
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008 |
| The junta no doubt views the new prime minister, Samak Sundaravej, as a proxy for deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Sinawatra, as does most of the Thai public. Thus, they probably anticipate much smoother—and more supportive—relations with Thailand’s new government. |
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008 |
| Who remembers her now? Actually, she was well-known about four months ago. But today few seem to remember her. Four months is a long time in today’s fast-moving world. |
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Thursday, January 3, 2008 |
| “Let us rejoice at the independence which has come to us today, the result of sacrifices undergone by us and those who preceded us in the years that have passed.” |
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