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Aid for Burma faces funding crunch
International efforts to help millions of people in Burma (Myanmar) left homeless and destitute by a lethal May cyclone are running low on funds, exposing political divisions among donor nations toward the isolated country's military rulers.
http://digg.com/world_news/Aid_for_Burma_faces_funding_crunch

Burma (Myanmar) boots medics, citing no need | csmonitor.com
Authorities have ordered Asian doctors in the cyclone-hit south home. The urgent need is for volunteers who bring basic care to far-flung villages, some aid workers say.
http://digg.com/world_news/Burma_Myanmar_boots_medics_citing_no_need_csmonitor_com

A personal note on the crisis in Burma/Myanmar
U.S. citizens buy good's that puts money into China's pocket, that money is then spent in Burma to provide for their military needs, then the military launches it campaign's of genocide, systematic mass rape of women and children, torture in prisons, and children losing their legs stepping on landmines as they run to escape the Burmese army.
http://digg.com/world_news/A_personal_note_on_the_crisis_in_Burma_Myanmar

Burma/Myanmar, Victim of the War on Terror
She was referring to the huge oil and gas companies, Total and Chevron, which effectively hand the regime $2.7 billion a year, and the Halliburton company (former CEO Vice President Cheney) that backed the construction of the Yadana pipeline.
http://digg.com/politics/Burma_Myanmar_Victim_of_the_War_on_Terror

Slate Magazine - Who's in the Junta?
Gives the best estimates on the number of people in the junta that rules Burma/Myanmar, and something about the major members. Links to other stories with more in-depth information.
http://digg.com/world_news/Slate_Magazine_Who_s_in_the_Junta

Understanding Myanmar
"In Burma [Myanmar] there is a joke that Orwell wrote not just one novel about the country, but three: a trilogy comprised of Burmese Days,Animal Farm, and Nineteen Eighty-Four...It is a particularly uncanny twist of fate that these three novels effectively tell the story of Burma's recent history."
http://digg.com/world_news/Understanding_Myanmar

Support the human aid in Burma/Myanmar with just $1
I launched this tonight, and I hope to raise $5000 to aid the Burman cyclone. All donations will be matched by Google.
http://digg.com/world_news/Support_the_human_aid_in_Burma_Myanmar_with_just_1

Explanation of Why Aid is Being Refused in Myanmar Burma
Pod cast analysis and explanation as to why the junta in Burma / Myanmar will not allow aid into their countyThe basic problem is that for many years the government and military do not control these areas - private armies and warlords do. The junta does not want this information to become known to the world .
http://digg.com/world_news/Explanation_of_Why_Aid_is_Being_Refused_in_Myanmar_Burma

Starvation warning for Burma/Myanmar's Children
Save the Children reports that thousands of children impacted by both Cyclone Nargis and their government's neglect face imminent starvation -- within DAYS, if aid is not allowed to reach them.
http://digg.com/world_news/Starvation_warning_for_Burma_Myanmar_s_Children

Burma Global Action Network - May 17th Global Day of Action
HUMANRIGHTS!', conflict, asia, corruption, Refugees&Relief, Refugees&Relief, UnitedNations, violence, humanrights, BURMA, MYANMAR, BURMA CYCLONE, BURMA MONKS, MYANMAR CYCLONE, MYANMAR NEWS, AUNG SAN SUU KYI, CYCLONE NARGIS
http://digg.com/world_news/Burma_Global_Action_Network_May_17th_Global_Day_of_Action