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International community considers forced aid to Myanmar

St Petersburg News.Net
Wednesday 14th May, 2008

The 1.5 million people left destitute by Cylone Nargis in Myanmar are becoming increasingly desperate with foreign aid still only trickling in to the country.

Overstretched aid workers are struggling to reach hard-hit areas and are also having to endure the hazards affecting the local people, including the fears of another tropical depression that a US advisory says could develop into a cyclone within 24 hours.

Meanwhile, in a gesture to critics who say outside aid is critical, Myanmar's reclusive military rulers invited 160 personnel from neighbouring Bangladesh, China, India and Thailand to assist in chaotic relief efforts.

US President George Bush has urged Myanmar's junta to accept disaster response teams that so far have been kept out of the country.

The US State Department has said that disaster response experts were ready to go into Myanmar but that the government would not let them in.

Bush said: 'Our message is to the military rulers: Let the United States come and help you help the people.”

Bush issued his appeal to Myanmar's military government, which is under heavy US sanctions.

Meanwhile, the Dutch government says that aid should be forced into Myanmar for the victims of cyclone Nargis.

Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen wants the UN Security Council to enter the country if a plea to the country's ruling military government. does not work.

France, Great Britain and Germany also support such a move.

The official death toll reported by the state media has now reached 38,000, with another 27,000 still missing.

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Comments on this story

jaws
05-15-08, 06:19 AM

Fight force with force ...

Let Israel handle it...let the force be with them.....

Hiddenagenda
05-15-08, 09:25 AM

Beware of lies

Aids and medical helps from neighboring countries can and have entered Myanmar with no problem. Only those imposed sanction have problem sending in their people. It is not true no aids been distributed, only no western aids being distributed due to mistrust. As always some people overestimate their worth, and always think they represent the world, only if they time to listen.

Tejas Gunas
05-14-08, 10:52 PM

International community considers forced aid to Myanmar

Is it really force?...aid the survivors. Defend the aid...“bye bye black bird, bye bye..."

Truth?
05-15-08, 01:46 PM

No hidden agenda

Interesting that some people defend the dictatoric military regime in Myanmar and also claims that help from neighbouring countries have entered the country and been distributed. Distributed to the military you mean? Why are some people so affraid that the truth from the country whould come out if non-neighbour country representatives would be allowed to enter? Probably because they know that that so much in the country is wrong.

Truth?
05-15-08, 01:49 PM

No hidden agenda

Interesting that some people defend the dictatoric military regime in Myanmar and also claims that help from neighbouring countries have entered the country and been distributed. Distributed to the military you mean? Why are some people so affraid that the truth from the country whould come out if non-neighbour country representatives would be allowed to enter? Probably because they know that that so much in the country is wrong.

Anonymous
05-15-08, 02:05 AM

Chevron will not be happy if it does not have the slave labour provided by the military rulers.
Bush is pissing in the wind.

Anonymous
05-15-08, 03:05 AM

Lets face it the military Just want them to die

Why would the military want to share the profits with the people.. Just let them die.. more for the military club house.. just delay the aid so more die.. some of the best aspects of human nature.. Mean while we can talk about how bad it is for them!

Anonymous
05-15-08, 03:07 AM

Business as usual the oil will keep flowing

and the companies will keep make their profits and we keep buying the oil for our cars.. we are all responsible.. Enjoy you meal

Helpless
06-02-08, 12:57 PM

Why not U.S.help get rid of Tthan Shwe's gang as we did Husein.

United States Got to help to get rid of those selfish,cruel,unkind and heartless
Than Shwe’s group before too late for
those survivors. Diseases will follow soon if not start to fix things.

Buddah,Christ,Mohamed,and all gods shall destroy Than Shwe’s gang!!!1 T

Anonymous
05-14-08, 11:28 PM

Is about time that they should allow help from all over.

We should give then another 24hours grace and after due time, we should enter by force.

kawahchan
05-15-08, 01:36 PM

International Community's Relief Aid to Myanmar is NOT a pet-project.

Stolen foods aid to feed Myanmar Military Junta’s 400,000 soldiers is NOT our International Community’s pet-project. Why anyone want to be a spoiler to the last remaining 7 months in White House? This is not a presidential campaigning policy just RAP to American people to say “Hi, Sweetie” or “What’s happening Babe” can deal with Myanmar’s warlord Gen. Than Shwe. The 2008 Presidential Hopeful Sen. JOHN McCAIN & Coalition “WON’T” recognize the latest phony 92.40% result of Burma’s New Constitution approval. In fact, before the US and EU to destroy the Gen. Than Shwe Dynasty for good, to liberate Burma’s democracy freedom to change Burma’s history forever, the 2009 McCAIN administration in White House will ONLY offer the last chance to urge the Myanmar’s 400,000 troops disarmament, US will allow the disarming Burmese soldiers and their families to keep their government’s housing unit if they agree to give up their Myanmar’s 1st class citizen of Soldier-status, taking off the army uniform, disarmed and return to being an ordinary citizen.

Anonymous
05-17-08, 10:49 PM

Peoples force cannot overturn Burmese Military dictators because
i) the generals and the followers are extremely cruel
ii) peoples have no weapons no guns even no sharp things to fight back
iii) they give troubles not only the person who against to the government also to the family members
iv) they give money to many informers and there are many informers near you or surrounding you
v) they give full privileges to the army personnels such as houses,cars and drivers, moneys, foods and everythings so that these persons enjoy this privileges and obey to them
Is there anyway to against them?
People are waiting outside helps to overturn this government.
China, Russia and neighboring countries get lots and lots of benefits from them.
Who will speak out the truth.
May God help us to our people

U Rin Tin Tin
05-17-08, 08:40 PM

Crimes against Humanity

Cyclone Nargis accomplished what noboby else would risk. The liberation of Burma in order to allow the true President of Burma to Set Her people free.

As this opera plays out the loss of life will indeed be staggering and the stories of injustice , criminal acts will be even more horrific than the Holacost. If Than Shwe and his flunkies get away with it, Mankind has failed to such magnitude everyone on Earth must carry machine guns and fend for themselves.

Ne Win is laughing his ass off and enjoying the show.


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