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A Tale of Two Devastated Countries

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John Berthelsen
May 13, 2008
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Nothing underscores the criminal nature of the Burmese junta more than the contrast between its neglect of its people and China’s immediate reaction to the massive earthquake that devastated large parts of Sichuan province on Monday, killing as many as 10,000 people.

Within three hours of the quake, which measured 7.9 on the Richter scale, Premier Wen Ji…

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