Cyclone Nargis
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The increasingly muddied picture of a country becomes...ironically: clearer
From the cyclone hit country of Burma, an intrepid reporter wallraffs a report illegally and among other things mention of home recorded DVD's being sold on a black market.
Well, of course its a 'black market'.
Do they think we have capitalistically elevated ourselves to the point we could brand and market DVD's of mayhem in stores legally?
OK, lame jabs at military dictatorships aside, passed blocked roads, stunted aid trickling in and state controlled media there are going to be worse negative death inducing spin-offs yet as PopSci reports:
Ripple Effect in the Wake of Cyclone Nargis
including a bad shock to an already lopsided food crisis in the making as the country dwindles its own food supply to its neighbors
Cyclone Nargis devastated the countries "rice bowl'' flooding 2/3rd's of the low-lying cropland of the Irrawaddy delta, which analysts say could cause famine
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So what about aid from neighbors?
Where are Burma's neighbors?
One report called Burmas distinguished apathy and unwillingness to accept offers from its neighbors: "barbaric"
... and just who are this countries neighbors?
And not, by the by, if you believe this report.
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Furthermore its a stark observation to make , similar to saying 'Did you also notice the naked man was not wearing a shirt?' to say the Internet sure is getting more fluid for news
..just when you read a report reads that Japan could help Burma by releasing its stockplies of rice , lo, behold, faster than the click of a mouse...it gives them to the Phillipines.
This is after all commerce. Not starving people. Who starves for a living anyway?
So, as an aid worker reports in... you get the pic.
I'd watch Burma for sudden orders from its neighbors for bulldozers, face masks, rubber gloves and earth moving equipment thanks to the influx of cash from its helpful neighbors.
Posted by mach1231
at 4:32 PM PDT
Updated: Monday, May 19, 2008 5:44 PM PDT
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