AID TO BURMA
"The cyclone could be a paradigm-changing event for Myanmar, one
of the world's most closed and repressive regimes, as the ruling
junta has apparently decided to accept international assistance. On
the other hand, [an] Al-Jazeera report notes that the junta has not
given the green light to nongovernmental organizations, and that it
plans to go ahead with a May 10 referendum aimed at strengthening
its repressive grip."
DAN KENNEDY
Medianation.blogsport.com
"Aid agencies normally expect to get into a disaster area within
48 hours at the most, but relief teams from the UN and a variety of
countries are still stalled in Bangkok waiting for visas... The
regime appears frozen in a ...