Western Powers Dismiss Myanmar Election As Fraud

[hanuman1]

What? Does Burma really think by withholding 25% of the seats and saying there must be a 75% majority vote on issues, the world does not look straight through that and laugh? How stupid and moronic and reflects the management of the country which is archaic, greedy and totally corrupt. I would edict a total blockade of all assistance with Burma for 6 months and reassess after that.

Maybe Thaksin could be contracted to become an advisor and show them how to manage their financial affairs more covertly.

Thaksin has already done his deals with Burma hasn't he? He got Thailand to lend them about 4 billion baht so they could by products and services from his telecom company.

You guys just can't keep Taksin out of a thread, can you? What on earth will you chat about once he's out of the picture?

[Thai at Heart]

What? Does Burma really think by withholding 25% of the seats and saying there must be a 75% majority vote on issues, the world does not look straight through that and laugh? How stupid and moronic and reflects the management of the country which is archaic, greedy and totally corrupt. I would edict a total blockade of all assistance with Burma for 6 months and reassess after that.

Maybe Thaksin could be contracted to become an advisor and show them how to manage their financial affairs more covertly.

Thaksin has already done his deals with Burma hasn't he? He got Thailand to lend them about 4 billion baht so they could by products and services from his telecom company.

You guys just can't keep Taksin out of a thread, can you? What on earth will you chat about once he's out of the picture?

His ghost

[hanuman1]

What? Does Burma really think by withholding 25% of the seats and saying there must be a 75% majority vote on issues, the world does not look straight through that and laugh? How stupid and moronic and reflects the management of the country which is archaic, greedy and totally corrupt. I would edict a total blockade of all assistance with Burma for 6 months and reassess after that.

Maybe Thaksin could be contracted to become an advisor and show them how to manage their financial affairs more covertly.

Thaksin has already done his deals with Burma hasn't he? He got Thailand to lend them about 4 billion baht so they could by products and services from his telecom company.

You guys just can't keep Taksin out of a thread, can you? What on earth will you chat about once he's out of the picture?

His ghost

Or 'his money', which will linger long into the future, funding anything which threatens the stability of a stagnant societal structure.

[whybother]

You guys just can't keep Taksin out of a thread, can you? What on earth will you chat about once he's out of the picture?

One can only wish.

[hobanse]

Regime change is the solution and the only option in Birma. Regime changes in Afghanistan and Iraq is already perfect.

[lee68]

Burma - an entire nation of people suppressed under tyrannical rule.

Iraq ten years ago - an entire nation of people suppressed under tyrannical rule.

The latter merits a full scale invasion and total regime change by outside forces. The former gets a couple of soundbites each time they hold a rigged election. Welcome to the world.

That won't happen because there is nothing for the USA to gain. What natural resources does Burma have for the US. Nothing, zip, Nil. Human rights mean little to the US unless they can reap the spoils of war. Sadly Burma will plod along as a 3rd world country for another 100 yrs or so.

They have oil and gas.but the americans, as said before will not step on chinas toes.

[lee68]

theres gas!

Burma - an entire nation of people suppressed under tyrannical rule.

Iraq ten years ago - an entire nation of people suppressed under tyrannical rule.

The latter merits a full scale invasion and total regime change by outside forces. The former gets a couple of soundbites each time they hold a rigged election. Welcome to the world.

Let's consider that, why should there be a different approach??

Oh yes there are no massive oil reserves in Burma