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They didn't use
any of the footage, but they did show an image of my first article about the SPDC's nuclear program, from 2006. I believe the reason they didn't use my footage is that they changed the Another part is that it was easier. It would have been tricky to Finally, PBS is big American media. The documentary featured Hillary The ProPublica journalist even took the CIA at its word. The hypocrisy is The documentary was designed to appear objective, but it was really Roland Watson Suu Kyi: A Hero of Our Time What's noteworthy about the 6 issues that Aung San Suu Kyi should deal with is that they're all political in nature. Beyond embracing democratic reforms, Burma needs to jump start its economy—which needless to say, is a total disaster. The military junta's obsession with staying in power at all costs has all but destroyed the economy—and just about everything else as well (except the hope that Aung San Suu Kyi has provided). The military's obsession with staying in power has blinded them to the rapid economic growth among their South Asian neighbors—along with that of China. When democratic reforms take hold in Burma, the next step is to improve its economy. The Burmese people deserve nothing less. Despite the injustice that this brave and courageous woman has suffered for the past 20 years, her tireless pursuit of democracy for Burma is nothing short of amazing. In an age where merely being famous makes you a hero, Aung San Suu Kyi is one of the few genuine heroes of our time—and perhaps of all time.
Thank you for your response to our editorial, “Burma Betrayed?”. The Irrawaddy has no wish to continue a public debate on the matter of funding from the Danish Embassy. The debate was made public however prior to The Irrawaddy publication - via a leaked copy of the email from the Danish Embassy, appearing on a blog-site of the Burmese regime (see link: http://padaukmyay.blogspot.com/2010/10/blog-post_1952.html). The military's mouthpiece the New Light of Myanmar, subsequently exploited the misinformation and allegations from the Danish Embassy in order to discredit The Irrawaddy publication. In this context The Irrawaddy was forced to respond publicly to the allegations in the Embassy email (see link: http://www2.irrawaddy.com/article.php?art_id=19696). 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 COMMENTS (0)
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