France angered by Burmese delays

[bronxiteforever]

Source: BBC

France's ambassador to the UN has accused Burma's government of being on the verge of committing a crime against humanity by not accepting foreign aid.

Jean-Maurice Ripert made the comment during a General Assembly session, after Burma's UN ambassador accused France of sending a warship to region

A Reuters team travelling to Kunyangon, around 100km (60 miles) south-west of Rangoon, found rows of beggars stretching for miles on either side of a road.

Men, women and children stood in the mud and rain, hands clasped together in supplication at the occasional passing aid vehicle.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7405998.stm

[pinerow]

1. fyi

Myanmar...not Burma

[bronxiteforever]

2. Not me-BBC-Following the rules on accurate posting

[Zynx]

3. As the name change was instituted by a government with questionable legitimacy

I don't really care what the country is called.

[cstanleytech]

4. Crimes against humanity?

I thought that already happened though and as usual the US and other major powers did little to nothing to stop it or am I mistaken?

[madrchsod]

5. it is rumored that

the military is hiding their genocide of the dissents and others in the country...