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...expected to reach 50,000. Around the country flags flew at half-staff and citizens observed three minutes of silence in memory of the dead. But in Yingxiu there was little time for rest. At an office of the local electric power plant, troops were still trying to save a man in his early 30s who, remarkably, remained alive but was imprisoned by wreckage of a collapsed building. Orange-suited rescuers stood on top of the debris pile, looking for ways to pull him out as if trying to solve a gigantic concrete puzzle. "He's trapped but not crushed...
...known as Myanmar, no one outside the paranoid clique of Burmese generals imagined that foreign agents would be attacking anytime soon. But as the junta blocked foreign aid for cyclone victims and provided little relief of its own, some outside Burma considered a radical solution: a unilateral intervention to save Burma's beleaguered citizens. "I want to register my deep concern and immense frustration at the unacceptably slow response to this grave humanitarian crisis," said U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner referred to the U.N.'s "responsibility to protect" and hinted that international action should...
...distribute supplies. And given the junta's xenophobia and insecurity, it's a safe bet any outside troops--or worse, foreign relief workers--would be viewed as hostile forces even if the U.S. and its allies made clear that their actions were strictly for humanitarian purposes. To save the Burmese people without their rulers' consent, in other words, we may not have much choice but to shoot...
...clearly acts contrary to the best interest of its citizens. As a long-term goal, the international community should aim for a regime change in Myanmar, seeking a government that will take better care of its citizens and will accept aid when it lacks adequate resources. The opportunity to save human lives cannot be stalled by politics. The United States and the rest of the global community should deliver aid to the people of Myanmar by whatever means necessary, even if the Burmese government attempts to refuse their help. By working with non-governmental organizations, garnering support from the United...
...respect won't save the Amazon; after all, few people were more respected than Silva. And after five and a half years of sticking her finger in holes, she eventually decided enough was enough. If Minc is to stand any chance of succeeding where Silva failed, then his presence in Brasilia will have to be more than symbolic. Nothing suggests it will...