To the Myanmar junta's top generals in their bunkers in the secluded capital Naypyidaw, far away from the devastated Irrawaddy Delta, their much-maligned aid distribution policy is one of political survival at all costs. With rice crops destroyed, bases wiped out and soldiers running out of food, the military leadership is scrambling to preserve control by commandeering relief supplies to channel to its own members |
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Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.