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Crisis in Burma

mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
edited May 2008 in Strut Central
I, for one, am just absolutely astounded at how the "official" death rate went from 350 --> 2500 to the most recent announcement by the gov't that it's around 22,500, with more than 40,000 still missing. Somber wishes of safety to those missing and homeless, especially if anyone here has family out there. And, oh yeah, fuck the junta.

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  • RerogRerog 569 Posts
    I think they quickly realized their emergency response capibilities were very overwhelmed and knew that to actually get the help they needed, the true numbers had to be reported.
  • CousinLarryCousinLarry 4,618 Posts

    And, oh yeah, fuck the junta.
  • karlophonekarlophone 1,697 Posts
    closed dictatorships have a knack for underreporting problems, until they decide they could use some help after all. Help = outsiders seeing whats really going on = bad for dictatorships control.
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