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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - World - Sep 29, 2008
UNITED NATIONS -- In the days after Georgian and Russian troops marched into the separatist province of South Ossetia, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon frantically telephoned key leaders and offered the United Nations' …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Asia/Pacific - Aug 16, 2008
RANGOON, Burma -- For the crowds of young Burmese outside the Immigration and Customs Office here, the commodity of choice is a shiny, tomato-red, cardboard-stiff new passport.
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themoderatevoice.com » The Moderate Voice - Aug 8, 2008
Despite being ruled by the “glorious and wonderful government” of Than Shwe and his cronies things continue to get worse and worse in Myanmar. According to the United Nations there is still little progress towards …
washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Letters to the Editor - Jun 24, 2008
In a June 22 Outlook commentary, "The Only Answer to the Mugabes of the World May Be a Coup," Paul Collier advocated encouraging coups to topple dictators and achieve "improved governance" in "such sad little states as …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Sunday Outlook - Jun 21, 2008
OXFORD, England The government of Zimbabwe recently ordered foreign aid groups to halt their operations within its borders, thereby blocking the food aid that the United Nations funnels through such organizations from …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - World - Jun 13, 2008
Just seven days after Cyclone Nargis devastated Burma last month, the ruling military junta parceled out key sections of the affected Irrawaddy Delta to favored tycoons and companies, including several facing sanctions …
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newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - May 29, 2008
For the last month, the world has been disturbed by reports that Burmese leader General Than Shwe and his military junta are resisting relief efforts for the millions affected by Cyclone Nargis. Their apparent …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Asia/Pacific - May 27, 2008
BANGKOK, May 27 -- Burma's military junta on Tuesday extended the house arrest of Nobel Peace Prize-winning democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi for another year, drawing softer criticism than usual from foreign …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Asia/Pacific - May 27, 2008
BANGKOK, May 26 -- Foreign relief workers began filtering into Burma's Irrawaddy Delta on Monday, as aid agencies tested whether the ruling military junta would keep its promise to permit a major international effort …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - World - May 26, 2008
BANGKOK, May 25 -- Donor nations on Sunday promised military-ruled Burma a significant increase in financial support for survivors of Tropical Cyclone Nargis if the junta keeps its pledge to allow aid workers …
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