Taken together, these three developments hold out the promise of more reliable data and greater clarity about the US Government’s views regarding Burma’s relationship with North Korea — including the complex problem of Naypyidaw’s nuclear ambitions. This is to be welcomed, for the public debate sorely needs an informed and objective official view to balance the more sensationalist stories that periodically appear on this subject.
- Extracted from Andrew Selth, “Burma and North Korea: Reality Checks”, The Interpreter, 27 April 2011.
Previous New Mandala coverage of this issue is available here and here, among other places.
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1 planB // Apr 30, 2011 at 5:02 am
Nich
Almost seems like a round #2 to this one:
http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2010/11/25/burmas-nuclear-ambitions-redux/#more-11737
Changes since then?
Neither in terms of attitude of the west towards Myanmar nor the more important one the attitude of present governing body, which we all know well are just SOS.
The significance?
Knowing well:
1)The generals NEVER make the same mistake twice.
2)The incredible degree of DEFIANCE shown sine JADE, 2º to the:
a) Flush with wealth from their ill gotten loots.
b) Eternally reliable protection from the like of Uncle Wen in the international arena.
3) Repeatedly SNUBBED by the west 2º to west favored now clearly marginalized Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
4)The proven KNAVERY and TENACITY of the generals ability to near complete ending of any reliance on anything that need to be provided by the west.
5)Others
The 3 development described by A Selth will just be another round of an extension of the useless careless present policy at best, at the worst motivate the proud generals to march towards their goal of respectability through nuclear capability!
Using the Nuclear ambition of the general is still nothing but:
Viewing Myanmar within the present useless paradigm at best playing from the same deck since JADE with the generals clearly as the dealers at worst.
The answer to Myanmar quagmire, posted here at New Mandala, clearly, should be to follow the recommendation of their own, L Hayden’s on the ground assessment:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-embassy-cables-documents/161881
Aiding the CBOs within in Education and health care.
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