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  • Satire: The Military Junta In Burma Isn't All That Bad

    10/02/2007 11:14:23 AM PDT · by rob88888 · 11 replies · 64+ views
    BlogCritics.org ^ | October 2nd, 2007 | RJ Elliott
    I’m sick and tired of all the hand-wringing and whining going on in the liberal media over the supposed “crisis” in Burma. Seriously, who cares? Let the Burmese worry about Burma, I always say. Here’s a typical example of the kind of biased reporting I’m talking about, from the Daily Mail: [T]he bodies of hundreds of executed monks have been dumped in the jungle … Well, yeah, duh. There’s a perfectly reasonable explanation for that. Only the blood of monks can quench the thirst of the mighty teak tree. And teak is one of Burma's major exports, to make futons...