Myanmar
We get drunk and yell about politics on the weekends here. I was drunk enough to advocate the slaughter of the wealthy elite in this country (the kind of people that fix elections.) My roommate said it was unAmerican and barbaric, which it would be. I retorted that the guys in smoking jackets who really run America are evil and deserve it.
He asked if we were evil like the government of Myanmar. I had to say no. The junta leadership is not allowing aid into the country in the wake of a devastating cyclone that has claimed the lives of over 30,000 people and that is a very conservative number at this point. This is petty dictatorship. There is no excuse for this kind of wanton negligence.
Because foreign aid is being blocked, the dead are not being collected. The diseases that will be caused from this could be far more deadly than the storm itself in the long run.
The military leadership of Myanmar is either undeniably wicked, or REALLY has something to hide. Or both, perhaps.
Here is a link where you can donate to Unicef’s fund for the victims:
http://www.google.com/myanmarcyclone/
Pray that it actually gets to people that need it.
