Myanmar's Saffron Revolution: The Geopolitics behind
the Protest Movement
by F. William Engdahl
Burmas Saffron Revolution, like the Ukraine Orange Revolution
or the Georgia Rose Revolution and the various Color Revolutions
instigated in recent years against strategic states surrounding
Russia, is a well-orchestrated exercise in Washington-run regime
change, down to the details of hit-and-run protests with
swarming mobs of Buddhists in saffron, internet blogs, mobile SMS
links between protest groups, well-organized protest cells which
disperse and reform. CNN made the blunder during a September
broadcast of mentioning the active presence of the NED behind the
protests in Myanmar.
There are facts and then there are facts. First its a fact which
few will argue that the present military dictatorship of the
reclusive General Than Shwe is right up there when it comes to
world-class tyrannies.
Its also a fact that Burma enjoys one of the worlds lowest
standards of living. A dramatic collapse in purchasing power
resulted from the ill-conceived 100% to 500% price hikes in
gasoline and other fuels in August...
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