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2008-06-01 Southeast Asia

US aid ships could soon leave Myanmar coast

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Posted by anonymous5089 2008-06-01 07:06|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 A final decision still has not been made.

Ask anyone on the street corner in Peoria. You'll have your answer very quickly. Phuech Myanmar, bring em on home NOW!

Posted by Besoeker 2008-06-01 07:19|| 2008-06-01 07:19|| Front Page Top

#2 I tend to see genocide more as a purposeful elimination of people, this is more akin, in my view, to criminal neglect.

Gates is getting a little Rummified. Must be the ego trip of having the JCS report to you.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-06-01 07:59|| 2008-06-01 07:59|| Front Page Top

#3 I seem to remember the Burmese leadership is really Chinese Army remnants from WWII. I doubt they have much in common or sympathy with the native Burmese.

Posted by ed 2008-06-01 08:06|| 2008-06-01 08:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Gates is getting a little Rummified.

Nah. It's verbal backhand - a 'don't attribute to evil genius what can be explained by garden-variety thuggery' comment.

Posted by Pappy 2008-06-01 11:41|| 2008-06-01 11:41|| Front Page Top

#5 Its good to see people who like there language to be unambiguous and clear.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2008-06-01 12:15|| 2008-06-01 12:15|| Front Page Top

#6 Its good to see people who like there language to be unambiguous and clear

Sometimes you use a nuke, sometimes you use a knife.

Posted by Pappy 2008-06-01 15:02|| 2008-06-01 15:02|| Front Page Top

#7 CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > US SECRETARY GATES WARNS CHINA NOT TO BULLY [Asian/Neighboring States] REGION ON ENERGY. BE TRANSPARENT - don't use the Chin PLA.

* SAME ARTICLE > GATES INDCS THAT US HAD TRIED 15 TIMES TO GET MYANMAR TO OPEN UP ON RELIEF BUT TO NO AVAIL???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-06-01 20:33|| 2008-06-01 20:33|| Front Page Top

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