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Lintner analyzes the latest issues and present situation in Burma. Another period of hope for change in Burma has given way to soul searching in dealing with the latest disappointment on the missed opportunity for democracy and national reconciliation. Sooner or later a change may come to Burma, but it would have to come from a change of mind from the elements of the armed forces.
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Too Much to Hide
THE BURMESE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO EXTEND THE HOUSE arrest of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi by yet another year has caused dismay at home and sharp criticism abroad. Even the country's allies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have expressed disappointment.
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on May 29 - two days after the decision became known - that Burma's junta had 'missed an opportunity for democracy and national reconciliat...See the full content of this document
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