Burma

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President Barack Obama is trumpeting the stern criticism he gave the military generals who hold dominion over Burma, the resource-rich South Asian nation now known as Myanmar, at a meeting of Asian leaders on Sunday. The Burmese junta is one of the most loathed regimes in the world -- a posse of...

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Last week, in the break-room at my wife's office, there was a little jar marked "Chinese Earthquake Relief Fund." While it was there, her coworkers quietly and anonymously filled it with bills and change. At the end of three days, the jar contained $400. Her boss agreed to double all contributions,...

I'm not sure what's more heartbreaking about Cyclone Nargis, the military's junta's failure to forewarn residents of Myanmar about the deadly storm or the regime's reluctance to allow western governments and relief groups into the country to provide assistance during the crucial early days when...