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Armed struggle: The way forward?

July 16th, 2008 by Nicholas Farrelly · 6 Comments

So, today I learned that Noam Chomsky has come out and endorsed the moral case for an armed uprising against the Burmese military government.  And The Irrawaddy’s Kyaw Zwa Moe has added tentatively that:
Armed struggles have had an impact on Burmese politics in the past—positively and negatively.
If an armed uprising could be sustained—one which focused [...]

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