Myanmar regime accused of hoarding cyclone aid

[hongsien]

What some were afraid would happen appears to be true:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080513/ap_on_re_as/myanmar

Still, we need to keep continuing helping the NGO's as they will eventually get the supplies there......

HS

 

[Leong23]

What some were afraid would happen appears to be true:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080513/ap_on_re_as/myanmar

Still, we need to keep continuing helping the NGO's as they will eventually get the supplies there......

HS

This is expected, history had shown that lots of warlords are using aid supplies for them to consolidate their power. Somali is one of the example.

But we must still give, a least there still chances that some of the folks will beneifit from it.

 

[agentmonkey]

what do you guys think are the reasons for the burmese government to with hold aid to their people? everytime i read an article about the cyclone issue, i can't seem to think of any logical reasons..pride?

 

[agentmonkey]

This is expected, history had shown that lots of warlords are using aid supplies for them to consolidate their power. Somali is one of the example.

But we must still give, a least there still chances that some of the folks will beneifit from it.

ah a reply to my question before i even asked! lol... i'm not a student of history, so i'm quite ignorant about any similar precedents

 

[cmeptb72]

what do you guys think are the reasons for the burmese government to with hold aid to their people? everytime i read an article about the cyclone issue, i can't seem to think of any logical reasons..pride?

To feed their soldiers. There's nothing worse to the junta than starving soldiers who will be unable to prop up their regime.

The other country doing the same thing for decades is North Korea.

 

[SNAG]

An interesting article that sums it up quite a bit:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/world/asia/12myanmar.html?ref=todayspaper

 

[Exposure]

their combat rations will be those aid packets ? :sweat:

 

[Ramius75]

why, those bas******....

the world leaders should really come out a way to punish these idiots...

 

[TMC]

Give the US of A a reason to invade them lor.

 

[kcuf2]

Give the US of A a reason to invade them lor.

Myanmar dun have oil....they invade them for wat.....