"When Thein Sein was picked by his fellow generals to lead Myanmar a little over two years ago, the country was a pariah state, ostracised by the West, shut off from the mainstream of Asian prosperity and ground down after decades of brutal, corrupt and inept military rule. Yet this week Mr Thein Sein was welcomed to the White House, chatting with Barack Obama and soaking up the American president’s praise for Myanmar’s bold and fast-moving reforms."
Read : http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21578395-its-commitment-reform-has-been-impressive-stern-tests-lie-ahead-myanmar-ultimate.
Why do I find it difficult to believe that things have changed that much ? Or is it the smell of easy bucks which permeates the atmosphere ?
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Voor de super-democraten in de VS was en is geld belangrijker dan mensenrechten.
Twee voorbeelden : China, Saudi Arabië.
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