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“Maybe Rambo should be the next special envoy to Burma”

March 10th, 2008 by Nicholas Farrelly · Add a Comment

In The Irrawaddy, David Paquette’s take on this week’s Burmese barber-shop conversation has a darkly comedic touch.  Recent news from Burma about street vendors, the KNU, Ibrahim Gambari, Air Bagan and the USDA all get a mention.

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