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May 30, 2008

Myanmar Criticizes Inadequate International Aid

Myanmar’s junta said Thursday that cyclone survivors didn’t need foreign aid but criticized foreign governments for pledging only up to $150-million for relief efforts, reports the Associated Press. The junta said it needed $11-billion to rebuild.

The Myanma Ahlin, a government-run newspaper, said cyclone victims from the worst-hit areas could survive without foreign assistance.

“People from the Irrawaddy delta can survive on their own, even without bars of chocolate donated by the international community,” it said.

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Comments

1. You could just see the greed that pervades the junta and their utter disregard of the plight of the people who suffered the effects of the Nargis cyclone. Such people have no right to lead a country.

   — Erlinda    May 30, 03:19 PM    #

2. Propoganda at its best! Shameful to say the least.

   — Nikki    May 30, 04:17 PM    #

3. The junta wants $ so they can rebuild and take all the credit, not caring for the people and their needs..

   — Marguerite    May 30, 05:20 PM    #

4. Now is the time to overfly and drop the aid packages where they will do some good – “Just say “Oops”

   — INOV8TN    May 30, 06:16 PM    #

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