Yet another Burma outrage: China again blocks UN action
The incomprehensible incompetence and incredulity of Burma’s military rulers has been tragically highlighted by the natural disaster which smashed into this Southeast Asian land’s rice delta sweeping a swath of death and destruction. When Cyclone Nargis came ashore in with hurricane like winds and storm surge waves, Burma was caught unprepared and unwarned. But Burma’s military junta pushed ahead with a phony referendum to validate their near half century rule, put the people in the dark, and only then realized even they could not dictate to the weather. Now the reclusive military regime appears in a daze as whether or not to accept international aid.