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Behind the Propaganda to Help Burma Victims

Mon, 12 May 2008 04:37:05 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Exposes the real agenda and reasons for the U.S. and UN to force their way into Burma, as if only they can provide help, not just their neighboring countries they trust. Big article worth reading, this clip only introduces subject.

The Bush administration is no more motivated by humanitarian concerns in Burma than it is in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Clip Source: www.globalresearch.ca

Why the propaganda campaign for international intervention in Burma?

The catastrophe wrought by Cyclone Nargis on the Burmese people has provoked an extraordinary campaign by the US and allied powers, and in the international media, demanding that the military junta open its borders to aid and aid officials as well as to American military aircraft, troops and warships. Once again an attempt is being made to stampede public opinion

condemning the Burmese regime for its inadequate aid efforts, its insularity, and its failure to accept international, especially American, aid.

One should immediately pause and recall the outcome of similar “humanitarian” exercises. In 1999, the plight of Kosovan refugees was exploited by the US and its allies to wage war against Serbia

all American assistance comes with political strings attached.

The Bush administration has made little secret of the fact that it favours “regime change” in Burma

Burma is a significant hole in US efforts to “contain” China

Tags: burma, cyclone, un, china, regime change

Burma Cyclone, "Perfect Storm", like Katrina

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:01:38 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Note the US, which has an embassy in Burma, and the UN, both now criticizing their government (which is targeted for "regime change" by the Bush administration), were monitoring the event well in advance.

Also, notably, the storm had remarkable oddities, per experts quoted here, taking an unusual easterly course, sending it over the most populated area, contrary to the typical pattern of nature--just like Katrina.

This article and others call it "the Perfect Storm". Perfect for what? Perfect in that it targeted for maximum damage in its unusual aspects. The observations in this article are remarkable.

See Clipmark for more comments on Burma Cyclone--Weather Warfare for Regime Change?

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Cyclone Nargis had all the makings of a perfect storm

Forecasters began tracking the cyclone April 28 as it first headed toward India. As projected, it took a sharp turn eastward, but didn't follow the typical cyclone track in that area leading to Bangladesh or Myanmar's mountainous northwest.

Instead, it swept into the low-lying Irrawaddy delta in central Myanmar. The result was the worst disaster ever in the impoverished country.

It was the first time such an intense storm hit the delta, said Jeff Masters, co-founder and director of meteorology at the San Francisco-based Weather Underground. He called it "one of those once-in-every-500-years kind of things."

"The easterly component of the path is unusual," Masters said. "It tracked right over the most vulnerable part of the country, where most of the people live."

"When we saw the (storm) track, I said, 'Uh oh, this is not going to be good," said Mark Lander, a meteorology professor at the University of Guam.

Tags: weather warfare, regime change, meteorology, cyclone, burma, un

Burma Cyclone--Weather Warfare for "Regime Change"?

Thu, 08 May 2008 03:52:12 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This could be a case of Weather Warfare for "regime change". Follow the comments here. It took five days to count from 1,000 to 100,000? This is similar to the Indonesian Tsunami where the death count was suppressed until days later, and then the move for military and UN posturing and pushing began. Also interesting, similar to Indonesia as well, is that there is foreign criticism of the government in the press during the aftermath, and here we see the UN pushing to force their way in "to help" (i.e. invade) WITHOUT approval of the sovereign country, invoking their hypocritical "responsibility to protect" self-proclaimed law to intervene and interfere as if no country can be responsible for themselves without World Government seeking to intrude. The UN has a "responsibility" to butt out unless they are invited.

All this makes this event highly suspicious. See "weather warfare"

Clip Source: www.ft.com

Burma death toll could exceed 100,000

The number of people dead or missing as a result of the cyclone that struck Burma at the weekend was likely to exceed 100,000, the US said on Wednesday night.

Video: Burma water
Surivors face a new struggle for water in the aftermath of the cyclone

A senior US official said the administration had been told of the likely toll but warned that any efforts to accurately estimate the number of casualties was complicated by the fact that Burma had not compiled a census for seven decades.

But the UN still awaits military permission for 40 disaster relief experts to bring emergency aid to remote areas where it is most needed.

The US official said the White House was frustrated that 36 relief teams from 18 countries were waiting in Thailand to gain approval to enter.

Bernard Kouchner, France’s foreign minister, has proposed invoking the UN “responsibility to protect” clause and delivering aid directly without official approval

Tags: weather warfare, burma, cyclone, regime change