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		<title>Irrawaddy: With neighbors like these&#8230; – Dr. Zarni</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2010/07/28/irrawaddy-with-neighbors-like-these-%e2%80%93-dr-zarni/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again India has rolled out the red carpet for Burma&#8217;s aging despot Than Shwe, whose sleep has reportedly been disrupted by his deep seated fears of being hauled to The Hague for his alleged crimes against humanity.And yet leading Indian newspapers such as The Hindu and the Times of India have come out in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democratic Voice of Burma: Retaking power in Burma (pt. 3) – Elliott Prasse-Freeman</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2010/07/28/democratic-voice-of-burma-retaking-power-in-burma-pt-3-%e2%80%93-elliott-prasse-freeman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=21652</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The first two parts of this article suggested that an alternative politics could be fashioned in Burma by focusing on socioeconomic idioms. But it remained vague on exactly what this alternative politics would look and feel like in practice. Part three turns to an example from Burma’s own recent past, exploring in more detail the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Irrawaddy: An open letter to Than Shwe – Bamagyi</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2010/07/27/irrawaddy-an-open-letter-to-than-shwe-%e2%80%93-bamagyi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Snr-Gen:
I write this letter to highlight the fact that our country needs a break.
The current situation in Burma is very similar to what happened in 1988. At that time, Gen Ne Win was in charge and controlled everything. If he had wished, our country could have adopted a democratic form of government and we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democratic Voice of Burma: Retaking power in Burma (Pt. 2) – Elliott Prasse-Freeman</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2010/07/27/democratic-voice-of-burma-retaking-power-in-burma-pt-2-%e2%80%93-elliott-prasse-freeman/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2010/07/27/democratic-voice-of-burma-retaking-power-in-burma-pt-2-%e2%80%93-elliott-prasse-freeman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part I demonstrated how in Burma peripheral state agents engage in fragile bargains with local societies, resulting in space at the margins for civil society activity. Juxtaposed with this somewhat optimistic reading, we also saw how these bargains only hold because ordinary Burmese have been trained to be silent – and thus civil society space [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Khonumthung News: Burma’s 2010 elections reveal ugly truths – Lin Myat Thaw Tar</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2010/07/26/khonumthung-news-burma%e2%80%99s-2010-elections-reveal-ugly-truths-%e2%80%93-lin-myat-thaw-tar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=21626</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Burma’s military junta is enjoying being a media celebrity in the build-up to elections it previously announced would be held at the end of this year in an attempt to “guide flourishing democracy”. With the people of Burma lacking freedom for five decades and experiencing so many wrongs since 1990, the mere advertisement of an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democratic Voice of Burma: Retaking power in Burma (Pt. 1) – Elliott Prasse-Freeman</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2010/07/26/democratic-voice-of-burma-retaking-power-in-burma-pt-1-%e2%80%93-elliott-prasse-freeman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=21623</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Prevailing current opinion is that Burma’s elections this year will be a charade and the opposition is right to condemn them. Burma, commentators say, is a totalitarian state controlled by a military clique that has ruled the country for nearly half a century. But the myth of totalitarianism should be challenged, as should the assumption [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Irrawaddy: Than Shwe may free Suu Kyi before election: Former spy – Wai Moe</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2010/07/26/irrawaddy-than-shwe-may-free-suu-kyi-before-election-former-spy-%e2%80%93-wai-moe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=21621</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[?A former CIA-trained Burmese intelligence officer suggests that Burmese junta supremo Snr-Gen Than Shwe will only release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and some political prisoners as a last tactic before the election if he faces strong international pressure.“If the US and other countries exert strong pressure, he [Than Shwe] may change in mind [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Post: Obama&#8217;s failure in Burma – Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2010/07/23/washington-post-obamas-failure-in-burma-%e2%80%93-paulo-sergio-pinheiro/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=21605</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attending the ASEAN Regional Forum this week, it is an opportune moment to examine U.S. efforts to engage with Burma (also known as Myanmar). When President Obama was inaugurated, many in the international community were particularly enthusiastic about a return to U.S. multilateralism to address global problems. Nowhere was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Post (Canada): The world ignores Burma’s torture – Jonathon Narvey</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2010/07/23/national-post-canada-the-world-ignores-burma%e2%80%99s-torture-%e2%80%93-jonathon-narvey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=21603</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Remember the 30-Day Campaign by celebrities like Kim Kardashian to draw attention to the brutalized and enslaved population of Burma (also known as Myanmar)? It was called “Burma: It Can’t Wait”. Of course, that was back in May 2008.I guess they’re going to have to keep waiting after all. It’s not like much has changed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democratic Voice of Burma: ASEAN ups the ante, but who for? – Larry Jagan</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2010/07/23/democratic-voice-of-burma-asean-ups-the-ante-but-who-for-%e2%80%93-larry-jagan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=21601</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Burma’s foreign minister Nyan Win has left Vietnam early and is back in Naypyidaw relatively relieved that he has escaped further criticism from his counterparts at the series of regional meetings in the capital Hanoi this week. The foreign minister will not be representing his country at the regional security ministerial conference – the ASEAN [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Irrawaddy: Burmese FM&#8217;s conflicting messages – Ba Kaung</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2010/07/23/irrawaddy-burmese-fms-conflicting-messages-%e2%80%93-ba-kaung/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=21599</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After giving vague answers to questions on Burmese issues during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Foreign Ministers meeting in Hanoi, Burmese Foreign Minister Nyan Win left for home on Thursday, missing Friday&#8217;s 27-member Asean Regional Forum.It is believed that Nyan Win left early to avoid questions at the forum from the United States [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Australian Magazine: Publish and be damned – Paul Myers</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2010/07/23/the-australian-magazine-publish-and-be-damned-%e2%80%93-paul-myers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=21597</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a tricky business, publishing a newspaper in a country ruled by a military junta. But Australian Ross Dunkley thrives on taking calculated risks, writes Paul MyersIF ROSS DUNKLEY WORRIES ABOUT BEING DEPorted from Myanmar and the military junta closing down his flourishing newspaper business, he doesn&#8217;t show or admit it. Eleven years in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Irrawaddy: More of the same at Asean meeting – Kay Latt</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2010/07/22/irrawaddy-more-of-the-same-at-asean-meeting-%e2%80%93-kay-latt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=21574</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Six years ago before an Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) meeting in Hanoi, Nguyen Dy Nien, then Vietnam&#8217;s foreign minister, promised that “Asean is trying to democratize Myanmar.” This time in Hanoi, the Asean Regional Forum (ARF) will have yet another look at Burma&#8217;s newsest  problems: the planned elections and its nuclear ambitions.The 43rd Asean ministerial meeting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jakarta Globe: In Burma, silent parties gather no votes – Htet Aung</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2010/07/21/jakarta-globe-in-burma-silent-parties-gather-no-votes-%e2%80%93-htet-aung/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Burma’s 2010 election, like it or not, will end military rule and result in the emergence of a new form of military-controlled civilian government. The junta has done everything to ensure election success—a constitution in favor of military supremacy, a set of restrictive election laws and the assumption of the role of a referee in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Korea Times: Myanmarese mourn death of democracy – U Aye Myint</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2010/07/21/korea-times-myanmarese-mourn-death-of-democracy-%e2%80%93-u-aye-myint/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On July 19, few in Myanmar (Burma) were allowed to commemorate Martyr&#8217;s Day. On this day people usually remember the brutal assassination of Myanmar&#8217;s father of independence, Bogyoke Aung San ? also the father of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi ? in 1947.Amid the bloodied bodies of Aung San and his Executive Council, something else [...]]]></description>
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