Friday, May 30, 2008
Myanmar Junta
Since May 3rd, millions of citizens of Myanmar have been displaced by Cyclone Nargis tearing through their nation. Areas where homes and crops used to be our completely flooded, people deep in the Irrawaddy delta have been stuck with no help, no food, and no shelter for weeks now, and international aid is being offered but very slowly accepted by the junta. The military leaders of Myanmar are very suspicious of western interference. They have portrayed America to be it's enemy and don't want any of their citizens seeing America help in the aid, in fear that it would skew their evil depiction of us. However they are allowing some other Asians nations to help in the recovery, but in very insignificant ways, many times not even coming close to reaching the people who actually need help. As for the supplies and food that had been sent for survivors, it is sparse at best. Some have even gone far enough to say that high quality food sent from overseas, have been confiscated by the junta and replaces with lesser quality food. All of this and now the Junta is claiming that the international aid supplied to it thus far has not been enough. The 150 million donated to their recovery is just a bit shy of the *11 BILLION* they claim they need to repair after the cyclone. Are they fucking crazy?! That 11 billion would go straight in to their pockets. How could rebuilding shack villages cost anywhere near 11 billion? The leaders of Myanmar need to start using the aid we've already supplied and are trying to add on to, with much resistance on their side, to save the people of their country who are dying *right now*. Worry about future aid after you've actually attempted to use up whats available. Save your fucking countrymen for God's sake. It is getting to the point that if other nations do not break orders from the junta not to enter, and let these people die, that will be a humanitarian crime on everyone who didn't do anything to save them. It's been almost a month, get this done!
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