Burmese Katrina
6 May, 2008 — RickBA couple of interesting quotes, did Than Shwe learn his disaster management technique from George Bush? Or is it simply he cares as little for his people as Bush does?
(Reuters)”The myth they have projected about being well-prepared has been totally blown away,” - political analyst Aung Naing Oo, who fled to Thailand after a brutally crushed 1988 uprising. “This could have a tremendous political impact in the long term.”
“The regime has lost a golden opportunity to send the soldiers as soon as the storm stopped to win the heart and soul of people.” - a retired civil servant in Yangon.
Except in America, a (slightly!) less militarily controlled nation, it didn’t result in an overthrow of the regime, hmmm.
8 May, 2008 at 6:31 pm
What a clusterfuck! First the military dictatorship bleeds its nation dry, then mother nature stomps across the land and finally the survivors are left to their own devices.
Beyond horrible!
8 May, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Yeah I know, hey wait is this the US or Burma you’re talking about(!)
Ahem. Well the scale of it suggests the junta cannot continue as before, this is significant event.
Hope things went well with the op too.
9 May, 2008 at 1:33 am
Both I guess….
As for the op, went well, Dad is recovering fine should, should be back home tomorrow (Friday).
9 May, 2008 at 2:14 am
That’s good, it’s always nice to get out of hospital and back to your own surroundings and less stressful for everyone I find.