Take what you will from this piece, as Burma resurfaces in the Zioinist War Daily.
"Devastation in Burma is far starker than portrayed; Thousands get very little aid" by Associated Press | August 10, 2008
RANGOON, Burma - A rare bird's-eye look at Burma's Irrawaddy delta shows the devastation still left from Cyclone Nargis - broken levies, flooded farm roads, the shattered remains of bamboo huts, and trees strewn like matchsticks along the coast.
Conditions are far starker than reflected in assessments from Burma's government and in the optimism of some UN officials, the Associated Press has concluded from a review of data, a private flight over the delta, and interviews with victims and aid workers.
AP, huh? Hey, what about PALESTINE, AP?
Three months after a disaster that claimed nearly 140,000 lives, thousands of villagers are still getting little or nothing from their government or foreign aid groups.
Then WHERE did all that western largesse go?
And now the toll is 140k? They were reporting it as 80k just a few weeks ago?
Some areas have received help in the delta, Burma's rice bowl set amid a lacework of waterways. During a flyover, brand new metal roofs atop reconstructed homes glittered in the tropical sunlight, farmers in cone-shaped hats worked in green rice paddies, and gangs of workers struggled to remove debris from canals and repair broken embankments.
But progress is slow and behind where it should be.
Oh, like in Iraq and Afghanistan? Or New Orleans, for that matter?
I'm so sick of the "journalistic style" of the shit Zionist MSM, folks!!!!
More upbeat assessments have come from other quarters. Some have noted that a second wave of death from disease and starvation anticipated by some relief agencies never occurred.
But the jewsmedia will bash-bash Burma anyway!!!
"It has gone much better than anyone expected," said Ashley Clements, a spokesman for World Vision, an international Christian relief and development agency, citing the resilience of the victims and the speed of the aid response.
"The message I want the world to know is that the government, UN agencies, and other organizations . . . are making good progress," said Ramesh Shrestha, a UN representative in Rangoon.
Almost at the same time the UN humanitarian news service, IRIN, published a report about conditions in the delta titled "Life is totally bleak." Chronicling the plight of several families, it noted that many people lack food and shelter. Some foreign aid workers caution that their agencies refrain from exposing problems for fear the government will curb or halt their access to victims.
"Our operations are contingent on having a positive relationship with the government," Kaye said. "So we have to work out a fine balance, so that the difficult issues are dealt with, but in a spirit of cooperation."
Gee, that sounds SO MUCH LIKE what AMERICA DOES around the world, doesn't it? I guess it is only a problem when it is "enemy" of USrael, huh?
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