Posted on 05/17/2008 2:46:29 PM PDT by Dawnsblood
Myanmar's junta kept a French navy ship laden with aid waiting outside its maritime border on Saturday, and showed off neatly laid out state relief camps to diplomats.
The stage-managed tour appeared aimed at countering global criticism of the junta's failure to provide for survivors of Cyclone Nargis, which left at least 134,000 people dead or missing.
The junta flew 60 diplomats and U.N. officials in helicopters to three places in the Irrawaddy delta where camps, aid and survivors were put on display. The diplomats were not swayed.
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Maybe we should send Obama there to talk with them. Nah, he’d probably be impressed by the show the officials put on and come home crooning all was well.
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