I've read and seen a lot of bad things in this life. Thankfully, much more of the read than the seen. And when you read history, you know there are tons of ways for human beings to hurt each other.

But on the list of things that have happened in my lifetime, the actions of the Myanmar/Burmese government have to rank pretty damn freaking low.

UN suspends aid to Burma

The headline is somewhat misleading -- the UN has suspended aid, but that's because the military government in the region has confiscated all supplies and equipment already in the ground, is refusing outside experts and volunteers to come in, and is saying the 'best way the aid can be distributed is through our own military.'

And what reports that are getting out (which aren't many, because of the control the junta has on the press and on the regions) is that very little of the stuff is being distributed; most of the aid is aiding the military in maintaining control of the country.

I think I just added a bunch of people to my "If I Had a Rocket Launcher" list...

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