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...Burma's top brass wasn't always so universally despised. Formerly a ragtag band of freedom fighters, the military helped the country free itself from British colonialism. Aung San, the father of democracy activist Suu Kyi, is revered both as an independence hero and as the founder of Burma's army. After independence in 1948, this group of beleaguered soldiers transformed itself into a professional force, opening the West Point-inspired Defense Services Academy. The military also burnished its legitimacy in another way, claiming to be the only force that could keep the country together. Burma is composed of more...
...state whose primary purpose is to train Burma's future ruling class. Signs of internal dissent are quickly suppressed. Khin Nyunt, the former head of military intelligence who was once hailed as a potential reformer for suggesting dialogue with long-imprisoned democracy leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, now languishes under house arrest himself. Despite scattered reports of soldiers refusing to shoot against Buddhist monk-led demonstrators last week, most of the wide-eyed recruits obeyed orders. "Burma's military is a breed apart, and its biggest accomplishment is the sense of loyalty that...
...officials say the real death toll is many times higher. Unfortunately, last week’s murders were only the latest in a long list of egregious human rights violations perpetrated by the junta. Well over 1,000 pro-democracy activists—including Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi—are now being held in prison and under house arrest. Even more disconcertingly, the Burmese military has destroyed more than 200 villages in the ethnic-minority Karen state, according to Human Rights Watch. The rights group estimates that more than 500,000 Burmese civilians have lost...
...That happened 50 years ago, almost exactly to the day of the Mets' Sept. 30 demise. I was 11 years old. My then beloved New York Giants completed their dreary 1957 season in sixth place... and simply left town, moved to San Francisco. You couldn't even say, "Wait till next year." Next year the ballpark was empty. And I was faced with an existential dilemma. Should I root for the home team, the arrogant, ridiculously successful New York Yankees? Or should I persist in my loyalty, stay up late listening to Giants games re-created on the radio...
...country's martial links began long before these two generals rose to power. Formerly a ragtag band of freedom fighters, the military helped Burma free itself from British colonialism. Aung San, the father of imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate and democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, is revered both as an independence hero and as the founder of Burma's army. After independence in 1948, this group of rather beleaguered soldiers transformed itself into a professional force. A Defense Services Academy modeled after West Point opened its doors. The Defense Services Institute took over colonial-era business concerns like shipping...