Burma Completes a Year of "Democracy"
One year ago, Burmese Senior-General Than Shwe’s former military regime orchestrated a general election that all objective observers agreed was neither free nor fair. Ironically, this sham election and Than Shwe’s concurrent efforts to protect himself and maintain the military’s grip on power have created an environment where the small steps toward refo…
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