Invasion of Myanmar on Humanitarian Grounds

It has been 2 weeks since this cyclone hit. The government of Myanmar, by not acting proactively, by blocking aid, has essentially contributed to the deaths of what is probably a population in excess of 100,000 and these totals will surely rise as the status continues.

The reaction of the Chinese stands in stark contrast, as their own government forces have rushed thousands into the earthquake area to help and try and save lives, and in a further unprecidented move for the Chinese are bringing in foreign aid rescuers to assist with the effort to help people stricken by the earthquake.

But the situation in Myanmar is painful and without precedent. It would have been dramatically easy to let in aid workers.

Its just horrendous.

 

2 million people face starvation. But the Burmese government is more interested in hording aid to feed their troops and dependents than helping the victims.

 

Many of the inhabitants of the Irrawaddy Delta hit by the cylone are christian Karen ethnic minorities that the government has been fighting since 1949. It's more than likely that the burmese military junta is discriminating against the Karen.

 

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon is traveling to Burma this week. Lets hope it gets aid moving to the cyclone victims.

 

The military junta realizes that there is a lot of international outcry. It's in their interest not to isolate themselves and face possible sanction on their regime. But I agree that it's going to be a hard sell for the UN on this one.

 

You seem to know so much about how the military junta thinks ....... hmm

 

I am from BUrma and I still love my country because people are still innocent
and it deeply hurts me to see all the suffering and pains going on.

Cyclone victims, have no where to stay and getting no aids.

Aids Junta claimed:

1- to their pockets
2. - repackaged with their junta logo and give tot hose who agree to vote for them

sad thing is
they even give to take pictures and TAKE BACK the goods/aids the next day!

and junta also kicked out people staying in monasteries and sent them back to the flooded areas.

and what are the chances that Junta's supplied boats carrying cyclone victims to the city SINK every single time they transport? poor survivors, survive cycloner but murdered by junta's trap.

i dont wish to bring politics to bring in aids but Junta Than Shwe and fmaily are living with MANY $ and they also dug up almost all jades, jewels, and stones and sell them for themselves. Not sharing any for the citizens.

also you may not have heard but Than Shwe believes he thought he was reincarnation of our king "A Laung Pa Ya" and since in history, "Kyan Sit Tha" became King after A Laung, THAN SHWE wedded his 50 years old wife to ACTOR of Kyan Sit Tha Historical movie recently!!!!!!!!!!

 

Forget sending in Carter, he probably would be scared to go there. Lets send in Obama and hilary and see which one can do anything and give that candidate the democrat candidacy.

 

It looks like the UN is getting the situation sorted out and Burma is accepting aid.

 

Myanmar's junta has a bad history of breaking promises to top U.N. envoys. We will have to see what happens.

There's thousands of tons of aid on Fremch and US warships that are sorely needed and the junta refuses the ships permission to unload their cargo.

 

This is a complete waste on time. There are others out there more worthy of this (?)