The nerve. If there was ever a case for a justified US invasion it would have to be ousting Myanmar’s military junta.
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Calling coverage of the aftermath of a devastating cyclone distorted, Myanmar’s military junta lashed out at foreign media and its own citizens Friday. The attack came after authorities detained a popular comedian who had just returned from helping survivors of the disaster and had said government aid was not reaching some victims.
Unconfirmed reports circulated Friday in Yangon that at least a dozen people involved in filming cyclone victims in the Irrawaddy delta have been arrested. The state-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper, considered a mouthpiece for the junta, accused “self-seekers and unscrupulous elements” of working in collusion with foreigners to shoot videos with made-up stories in storm-ravaged areas in the delta. More
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