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Myanmar military junta has proclaimed the result of the referendum on the draft constitution, with a 99 % participation and 92,5 % of yes, even if the aeras hit by the cyclone will vote only on May 24.

Today, May 17, 2008, a French military ship bringing 1,000 tons of aid has been denied to enter in a Myanmar harbor. The military junta being afraid of an French military attack.

What a paranoia !!!!

Today, six years ago, nine French naval engineers and technicians have been killed in Pakistan. It was not an accident. There were targeted with a bomb on the bus which has collected them at their hotel. They were their to help Pakistanese Navy to use submarines. So, Why ? Are not the Islamic fundamentalists interested to have a strong and independent country ? What a shame on them !

In Myanmar, after the terrible cyclone, the military junta prefers to block the international aid than to have not a full control on it. May be, a lot of Burmese will have that in mind on May 10 referendum if their vote is free

My son is a comedian in Nice, 800 km from my home. He was here these last days with his company performing in the closed city of Vannes

So I was very busy going to the theater, dining late with the comedians, discussing full night on how to change the world and accomodating two of the poorest at my home with again long discussions

It is in this contest that arrived the forums discussions on where Tibet has to be put in the forums. I apologize for maybe too short answers. I also apologize to Warazein for not yet answer to his question on the French Doctor currently French Foreign minister on his Burma diplomacy. I will do in the week

Tomorrow morning, I early take a train to Paris and I have to work to prepare the tomorrow “On this day”

See you soon

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All the demonstrators did was to ask for better living conditions for the Burmese people. In return they got jailed. Happily the nine arrested were released again today. But the episode reminds me of my own humble experience of being trailed by two Burmese police men on a motor bike through the streets of Rangoon.
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She has already been accused of most crimes that can be imagined. Now the Burmese regime has added tax evasion to the list.
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